Asta

 

When this dog was born his name was Skippy. He was a Wire Haired Fox Terrier, and is very famous for his acting in The Thin Man. This was a detective comedy in the year 1934. His owners, Frank Weatherwax, Gale Henry East, and Henry East trained him.

 

Other films in which he made notable appearances were The Awful Truth in the year 1937, Bringing Up Baby in the year 1938, and Topper Takes a Trip in the year 1938. Because Asta became so famous, people began to take a lot of interest in terriers. Asta also appeared in the various sequels of The Thin Man.