This Old Toy's Original Little People "Dogs" Identification List

The Little People dogs were first introduced in 1968 with the #915 Play Family Farm, and discontinued in 1991. During this time span, Fisher-Price made several different dogs:

The first dogs have a metal rivet through their belly and no words, meaning they were made in the USA.
The 2nd version has a metal rivet and the words "Made in Hong Kong", click here for an illustration.
The 3rd version has a circular depression where the rivet used to be and the words "Made in Hong Kong", click here for an illustration.
The last version has a smooth belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong", click here for an illustration.

At first glance, it appears as though there are only 3 variations of the dogs: a black dog, a brown dog, and a white dog. Thankfully, the four above mentioned variations (rivet or non-rivet) do not apply to the black nor the white dog because they were only made during the early 1970's...they always have a metal rivet and no words. The brown dog, however, has been around for a very long time and lived through several variations. In addition to the rivet or non-rivet variations mentioned above, the brown dog also has color variations, either light brown, dark brown, or shiny dark brown...click here for an illustration. Although we cannot pin down whether the light or dark brown dog came first, we do know that the shiny dark brown dog was the very last variation, and always had a smooth belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".

Confused? Don't worry, we have all of the variations listed below in alphabetical order, first by body color, then by ear color. If you have a variation that is not on this list, then please send and e-mail (and a picture if you can) to us at info@thisoldtoy.com.

Animal and Body Color	Ear, Mane or other Head Color / Ear, Mane or Other Description	Facial Features (only if noteworthy) / Feet or Base Description / Other Features	Type of Animal / Comments	Applicable Set (s)	Part #	Image
Dog (Black)	Black / Droopy ears	White painted eyes, nose, and spots on body / 4 movable legs and a white flexible tail / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and no words.	Farm animal / known as "Spot".	#915 ('71 JC Penny's variation)	US	Larger Photo
Dog (Black)	White / Droopy ears	White painted eyes, nose, and spots on body / 4 movable legs and a white flexible tail / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and no words.	Farm animal / known as "Spot".	#915 ('71 JC Penny's variation)	WS
Dog (Dark Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and no words.	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#117, #915	WU
Dog (Dark Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#117, #915	WV	See Above
Dog (Dark Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / Front left leg is very dark brown / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#117, #915	UI
Dog (Light Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	White painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and no words.	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#915 - This dog is pictured in the 1968-1970 Dealer Catalogues	UJ
Dog (Light Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a circular depression on his belly where a metal rivet used to be and the words "Made in Hong Kong".	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#915	WW
Dog (Light Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a smooth belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#915	UK	See Above
Dog (Shiny Dark Brown)	Black / Droopy ears	Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a smooth belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#915, #2501	WX
Dog (White)	Brown (medium) / Droopy ears	Brown painted eyes, nose, and spots on body / 4 movable legs and a brown flexible tail / Has a metal rivet* through his belly and no words.	Farm animal / known as "Spot"	#915 (early 1970s variation)	WY

Animal and Body Color

Ear, Mane or other Head Color / Ear, Mane or Other Description

Facial Features (only if noteworthy) / Feet or Base Description / Other Features

Type of Animal / Comments

Applicable Set (s)

Part #

Image

Dog (Black)

Black / Droopy ears

White painted eyes, nose, and spots on body / 4 movable legs and a white flexible tail / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and no words.

Farm animal / known as "Spot".

#915 ('71 JC Penny's variation)

Larger Photo

Dog (Black)

White / Droopy ears

White painted eyes, nose, and spots on body / 4 movable legs and a white flexible tail / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and no words.

Farm animal / known as "Spot".

#915 ('71 JC Penny's variation)

Dog (Dark Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and no words.

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#117, #915

Dog (Dark Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#117, #915

See Above

Dog (Dark Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / Front left leg is very dark brown / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#117, #915

Dog (Light Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

White painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and no words.

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#915 - This dog is pictured in the 1968-1970 Dealer Catalogues

Dog (Light Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a circular depression on his belly where a metal rivet used to be and the words "Made in Hong Kong".

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#915

Dog (Light Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a smooth belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#915

See Above

Dog (Shiny Dark Brown)

Black / Droopy ears

Black painted eyes and nose / white spots on body / 4 movable legs and a black flexible tail / *Has a smooth belly and the words "Made in Hong Kong".

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#915, #2501

Dog (White)

Brown (medium) / Droopy ears

Brown painted eyes, nose, and spots on body / 4 movable legs and a brown flexible tail / *Has a metal rivet through his belly and no words.

Farm animal / known as "Spot"

#915 (early 1970s variation)