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Who is there among the fans of the screen to whom Mack Sennett's canine actor needs an introduction?
Teddy — for that is the name this wonderfully clever dog is known by — is a Great Dane. He is not only the best known animal in pictures, but he was the first animal ever to be featured. He is not yet nine years of age, though he has been working before the camera for eight years.
Somehow or other, when you know Teddy, you don't class him as just "dog." There is something almost uncanny about his intelligence. He knows the meaning of every word uttered in his presence, which is proven by his method of doing things when and how he is told. He does not know a single trick, and his trainer, Joe Simpkins, will not allow him to be taught any.
Teddy is about as well groomed as any other luminary. He has his shampoos, massages, dental treatments at regular inter
Nearly every comedy company has one. What is slapstick comedy without a goat?
Every picture that Brownie has made for Century in those years has been a work of unbelievable wonderment. It is impossible to devise anything for Brownie that he cannot do. During a year's production it was noted that Brownie only repeated one exceptional stunt once. His brilliancy won for him the name "Century wonder dog." Karl K. Kitchen, an eminent journalist, once wrote an article on Brownie and called him "super-intelligent."
The first comedy Brownie made for Century was "Puppy Love," and his first starring vehicle was "A Blue Ribbon Mutt." Since then he has made over fifty two-reel comedies.
A picture in which Brownie starred is responsible for the first part Baby Peggy ever played. It was called "Pals" and a series of baby-dog pictures followed. Through her splendid acting in these pictures, Baby Peggy won her stardom.
A remarkable asset Brownie possesses is his ability to follow the orders of the spoken voice. It is seldom, if ever, that Brownie needs more than one rehearsal before the grinding of the camera. He follows his trainer's orders to the letter.
He is a mixture of bull and fox terrier and, as mentioned before, is just a common dog breed.
His recent releases are "Tattle Tail," "Rookies," "Just Dogs" and "Howling Mutts." All are in two reels and feature Brownie only.
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vals, veterinary and also chiropodist attention. About five years ago on one of his birthdays, the entire roster of Mack Sennett employees chipped in and made Teddy a present of a new harness and collar at a cost of several hundred dollars. That he appreciates the gift is shown by the easy and apparently happy manner he assumes when he is photographed in it.
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