Ford Dog, The - Floppy-eared, shaggy dog who acted as the commercial
spokes-dog for the Ford Motor Company in the 1950s. Designed by animator
Adrian Woolery, the Ford Dog drove about the animated commercials in an
automobile shaped like the Ford Company logo. The J. Walter Thompson
Agency created the campaign in 1952. The Ford Dog was the first
commercial character to inspire merchandising spin-offs, such as the Ford
Dog doll bank.
