<P> Spike was a lop - eared yellow Mastador ( Mastiff / Labrador Retriever mix ) and a dog actor best known for his performance as Old Yeller in the 1957 Disney film of the same name co-starring Tommy Kirk , Dorothy McGuire , Fess Parker , and Kevin Corcoran . Spike was rescued as a pup from a shelter in Van Nuys , California and became the pet and pupil of animal trainer Frank Weatherwax . </P>
<P> Spike was a lop - eared yellow Mastador ( Mastiff / Labrador Retriever mix ) and a dog actor best known for his performance as Old Yeller in the 1957 Disney film of the same name co-starring Tommy Kirk , Dorothy McGuire , Fess Parker , and Kevin Corcoran . Spike was rescued as a pup from a shelter in Van Nuys , California and became the pet and pupil of animal trainer Frank Weatherwax . </P>
what kind of dog was in old yeller
what kind of dog was in old yeller
lop - eared yellow Mastador ( Mastiff / Labrador Retriever mix )
lop - eared yellow Mastador ( Mastiff / Labrador Retriever mix )