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Dog of the Geek: Bullet the Wonder Dog!
Breed: German Shepherd
Original Appearances: The Roy
Rogers Show (1951-1957)
Other Appearances: Various
books, comics, coloring books, and even a Give-A-Show Projector slide
or two!
Biography: Bullet the Wonder Dog
actually played himself on the show, he was a family pet owned by the
show's married stars, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Bullet was portrayed
as a master of knowing who the bad guys were.
Powers: Bullet was a
highly-trained German Shepherd, and a credit to his breed!
Group Affiliation: Roy Rogers
family
Miscellaneous: After
Bullet died, Roy Rogers was stuffed and mounted. For 40 years, he and
Trigger (Roy's horse) were located in the Roy Rogers Museum, but were
later sold in auction. Bullet realized $35K in the auction. They were
purchased by RFD-TV, a rural cable company, who planned to air old
Roy Rogers movies, introduced by Roy's son, with Bullet and Trigger
behind him.
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