in Awww 15 Cool Facts About Wire Fox Terriers by Judy Powell May 9, 2023, 9:14 am 2shares Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest 13 W.S. Van Dyke's "The Thin Man" features Dashiell Hammett's husband-and-wife detective team of Nick and Nora Charles, and also their dog, a wire-haired fox terrier named Asta. Credit Judy Powell 14 The popularity of the movie, due in part to the charming Asta, spawned five sequels. Canine actor Skippy, who played Nick and Nora's dog in the first two films, had his name changed to Asta in real life to reflect his subsequent stardom. Credit Judy Powell 15 The popular family movie "My Dog Skip" is based on Willie Morris' autobiographical memoir of the same name. Morris' boyhood dog, the titular Skip, was a fox terrier. However, Skip was "recast" as a Jack Russell terrier for the movie version of Morris' story. Credit Judy Powell Page 5 of 5Previous 12345Next post2shares Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest See more Previous article 15 Things You’ll Understand If You Have A Doberman Pinscher Next article 15 Reasons Pomeranians Are The Worst Indoor Dog Breed Of All Time Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.