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Petey the pup - White American Pit Bull Terrier (registered with the UKC in 1936 as a Staffordshire Terrier) seen in Hal Roach's Depression era Our Gang and The Little Rascals comedies. Petey ("Pete") the Pup sported a  thin black circle around its right eye (sometimes left). He appeared in such comedy shorts as Lazy Days (1929); Fly My Kite (1931); For Pete's Sake (1934); and The Pooch (1932).  Over the run of the Our Gang Comedies, a number of dogs played the role of Petey the Pup whose character appeared through 1938. Other sources have described Petey as a Pit Bull, and a Bull Dog. Pete the Pup also appeared in 1930s ad campaigns as Tige the Dog for Buster Brown Shoes. ("I'm Buster Brown. I Live in a show. That's my dog, Tige. He lives there, too.") Pete is buried at the Aspen Hill Pet Cemetery, 13630 Georgia Avenue in Silver Springs, Maryland (some claim he's buried in Calabasas, California). Roadside America - Petey the Pup Webpage

 
 

 

 
 
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