Rufus

‘Rufus’, is CH Rocky Top’s Sundance Kid and was Best in Show at the 2006 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Rufus worked as an ambassador for his breed. To the very end of his lifee continued to greet his fans who wait in long lines for their ‘turn’ to spend just a minute with their hero. Rufus also carried the AKC certification as a Canine Good Citizen and was certified with Therapy Dogs International.


Rufus will be missed by one and all.

Patsy Ann

In 1934 Juneau, Alaska’s Mayor Goldstein dubbed Patsy Ann, a Bull Terrier, as ‘official greeter’ of the town! Patsy Ann had been stone deaf from her birth just a year earlier, but somehow she could ‘hear’ the siren of a ship due to enter port, long before it even was in sight. When this happened she would trot rapidly down to the docks. She was never wrong!Fifty years after her death, her statue was commissioned by the ‘Friends of Patsy Ann’. Sculptured by Anna Burke Harris the bronze statue was installed on the wharf she knew so well. Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Juneau from cruise ships and are greeted on the dock by Patsy Ann, as she would have in the 1930s.

Willie

The most famous bull terrier owned by General Patton was purchased on 4 March 1944. He was named Willie, short for “William the Conqueror.” When General Patton bought Willie, he wrote in his diary, “My bull pup…took to me like a duck to water. He supposedly had his own set of “dog tags” too. Willie was devoted to General Patton and followed him everywhere. After General Patton’s death Willie was sent home to the United States, and lived out the rest of his life with the General’s wife and daughters. There is a statue of Patton and Willie at the General Patton Memorial Museum.

Spuds Mackenzie

Spuds MacKenzie spent the late 1980’s as the official Party Animal for Bud Light. There was never any comment as to when or why the business relationship fell apart.
Some say that the fun loving Bull Terrier just got to the point where he just couldn’t stop the party…

Rumored sightings continued for several years; most recently on a well known resort beach in Mexico.

Bullseye

Bullseye is the trademark of the Target Brands, a subsidiary of the Target Corporation. He has a pure white coat, and has Target Corporation’s bullseye logo painted around its left eye. He is featured in Target’s commercial campaigns and in store sale signing. Bullseye is also used in various marketing campaigns and employee recognition programs.
In 2005, the Target Corporation gave the Bull Terrier Club of America a generous $20,000 grant. It was given in support of the club’s Bull Terrier rescue program. In the film Oliver!, Bill Sykes owns an English Bull Terrier named Bullseye.

Bodger

Bodger, is a White Bull Terrier, in the children’s book The Incredible Journey. The book by renowned Canadian author Sheila Burnford was first published by Hodder & Stoughton in London in 1961.

The tale tells of the magnificent adventure shared by three domestic animals as they travel in the wilderness, searching for their beloved masters. It reveals the suffering and stress of an arduous journey together with the loyalty and courage of the three animals.

Bodger

The Walt Disney Corporation released the film version of The Incredible Journey in 1963.

Blue

Blue, a female, white bull terrier, was Hockey legend Don Cherry’s loving side kick for many of his coaching years. Blue was a gift from the team he used to coach, the Boston Bruins.


To hockey fans, she is still the most famous dog in Canada!

Ronnie

Ronnie was featured on the cover of Rick Springfield’s 1981 release of Working Class Dog.

The album cover (credited to Mike Doud) was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Album Package” in 1981.

NOTE: Look carefully and you will see he has a mis-mark on his left leg.

Sparky

Sparky belonged to Victor Frankenstein in the movie Frankenweenie. Victor is a young boy who creates movies starring his dog, Sparky. After Sparky is hit by a car, Victor learns at school about electrical impulses in muscles, and gets the idea to bring his pet back to life.

Floyd

Floyd is a high spirited Bull Terrier who is featured along with Maxine on Hallmark greeting cards and other products.

Jimmy Choo

When Brazilian illustrator Rafael Mantesso his and his ex-wife separated, she took all of the furniture with her, leaving behind an empty house with white walls. All he had was Jimmy Choo, his Bull Terrier. Mantesso started painting and illustrating again, which is when his cute dog lent him a paw by posing for some funny drawings.

Fritz

Fritz is a white bull terrier character based on a real dog owned by Chris Van Allsburg’s brother-in-law, appearing in all seventeen of his subsequent books following his debut in The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1979). Known for being hidden in illustrations as a cameo or toy, Fritz serves as a tribute to the original dog, Winston.