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Shep (1 May 1971 – 17 January 1987) was a Blue Peter dog, a Border Collie. He was bought by the BBC to replace Patch, one of Petra's puppies, born in 1965. Shep became the main Blue Peter dog when Petra died in 1977. Shep debuted on Blue Peter on the 16th September 1971 and was named a week later.
Bonnie (3 February 1986 – 17 April 2001) was a female golden retriever dog who appeared on Blue Peter in the late 1980s and 1990s. She was the daughter of Goldie, and succeeded her mother as the Blue Peter dog. Bonnie appeared in 1,150 editions of the programme, alongside 16 different presenters, until she retired in 1999 to live with Leonie ...
John Noakes (born John Wallace Bottomley; 6 March 1934 – 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and actor.He co-presented the BBC children's magazine programme Blue Peter in the 1960s and 1970s and is the show's longest-serving presenter, with a tenure that lasted 12 years and six months.
Broadly similar to the reports he made for that programme, each episode had an adventure-based outdoor theme in keeping with Noakes's reputation on Blue Peter as a man of action. Noakes was accompanied on most installments by Shep the dog, who had left Blue Peter at the same time. One episode featured the Blue Peter pony for the disabled 'Rags'.
Former Blue Peter presenter Yvette Fielding has claimed she was bullied while working on the BBC kids’ TV show.. Fielding, 55, joined the show in 1987, aged 18, and still holds the record of ...
Dog breeds with blue eyes make our hearts sing with their piercing gazes and unique coats (yes, coat and eye color are related!). ... Australian Shepherd. Lee Jeffryes/GETTY IMAGES. Group: Herding ...
Pelphrey goes on to explain how Blue went from a scared rescue to a dog that just needed training, love and patience. "And the fearsome, snarling Blue became the most gentle ‘Shepherd’. He ...
Petra, a mixed breed, the first Blue Peter dog; the 'original' Petra died after making one appearance and was replaced by a look-alike; this was kept secret until many years after the substitute's death. Shep, a Border Collie, featured on the Blue Peter television series. Soccer, a Jack Russell Terrier, star of the PBS show Wishbone.