The Dog is an American cartoon character created in 1926 by Fleischer Studios (Later Alfred Weiss in 1929), his first appearance was in the cartoon "My Old Kentucky Home" which is notable as the first animated cartoon to have a character to speak, with the dog saying "Follow The Ball and join in everybody"

All published appearances of the Fleischer Studios Dog from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

*My Old Kentucky Home (1926) (First Appearance)
*Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, The Boys are Marching (1926)
*Pack Up Your Troubles (1926)
*Down in Jungle Town (1929)
*Summer Harmonies (1929)

*The Dog was not named until 1929 cartoon "Down in Jungle Town" where he was named Pinkie the Pup.
*The character is often confused with other similar dog characters created by the Fleischers, such as Fitz the Dog and Bimbo, he is often cited as a prototype of the latter.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimbo_(Fleischer_Studios) Wikipedia]
*[https://www.intanibase.com/forum/Posts/t4897-List-of-Fleischer-Famous-Studio-Active-Copyright-Statuses--1927---1949 Fleischer/Famous Studio Active Copyright Statuses]
*[https://talkartoons.fandom.com/wiki/Bimbo Talkartoons Wiki]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/bimbo-the-dog/4005-84864/ ComicVine]

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