dogs name from...?

Question

What is the dogs name in petticoat junction?

Answer 1

his real name was higgins but on the show he was called dog or boy

Answer 2

The dog on Petticoat Junction, whose real name was "Higgins", was named simply "Dog" on the show. They did occassionally call him "Boy", such as "here, boy!", when looking for him, but his official name was "Dog".
Frank Inn told me that during the summer of 1964, Paul Henning was going to hold a nation-wide contest to name the dog but he was so busy with "The Beverly Hillbillies" that it never came about.

In the fall of 1962, a show by the name of "Our Man Higgins" debuted on ABC-TV. It starred Stanley Holloway as Higgins, a British butler. From the article in this Nov. 3-9, 1962 TV Guide:
"I like the character of Higgins," announces Holloway, settling himself into an armchair. "Higgins is a splendid fellow, really. He's a typical English butler - civilized, pedantic, old-fashioned about life. He's a good servant, a member of the family, yet he knows his position. A man about the house who is both butler and valet, who takes complete charge. A most useful person." Holloway nods vigorously. "Most useful."
Around this same time, Frank Inn was the trainer for the dog named "Smiley" on the show "Hazel". Frank liked the maid/butler shows and really liked the name "Higgins". He wanted to use the name for the most extraordinary dog he had ever worked with, but decided not to do so if the show was successful.
Well, the show didn't make it; hence, Frank's special dog was named "Higgins".

Answer 3

A pure cut and paste. I'm getting lazy in my old age.

One Petticoat cast member went on to stardom after the series ended. His name was Higgins. You don't remember Higgins? One of Morty's most asked questions is: "What was the dog's name on Petticoat Junction?" His name on the series was just plain "Dog" and sometimes "Boy." There's one episode where Lori Saunders slips and calls him Higgins, but it was purely by accident. Higgins was a mutt rescued from an animal shelter by animal trainer Frank Inn. I met Frank in 1977 and he told me that he preferred working with mutts, rather than pure breads because they were not so high strung, making them easier to train. Frank was in a car accident when he was a teenager. Confined to a wheelchair he befriended a dog named "Jeep." He realized he had a way with animals and began working with other trainers including Rudd Weatherwax, owner and trainer of Lassie. Frank became one of the biggest trainers in show business with more than two thousand animals on his Sun Valley California ranch. In 1974 Higgins went on to star as "Benji." In 1977 Higgins once again appeared as Benji in the movie "For the Love of Benji." By now Higgins was a very old puppy and he required the assistance of two of his sons to work as doubles and stunt men. By 1987 Higgins was in retirement and the role of Benji in the feature film, "Benji the Hunted" went to Higgins offspring, trained of course, by Frank Inn. Frank Inn provided and trained all the animals used in TV shows and movies filmed at General Service Studios including: Arnold the pig on "Green Acres," Tramp on "My Three Sons," all of Elly May's critters on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and a hound dog named Stretch that Jed Clampett called "Ol' Duke."

Answer 4

His name on the series was just plain "Dog" and sometimes "Boy." There's one episode where Lori Saunders slips and calls him Higgins, which was the dog's real name. It was purely by accident.

Answer 5

His name on the series was just "Dog" or "Boy" but his name in real life was Higgins.

Answer 6

In real life his name was actually Frank per his trainer that I am personal friends with.

Answer 7

big bird?

Answer 8

HIGGINS

Answer 9

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