the dog


the dog was called Pippin in the show but i cannot remember what s/he was called in real life. Does anyone know whether the dog is still working, or even still alive?

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As far as I know, the dog's name really is Pippin. She is owned and trained by a lady called Ann Head, who has owned/trained a succession of Pippins over the years, I think they are all related but I could be wrong about that bit.

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Yeah I think she did I saw a programme about it once.

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Is the show out of production now? Are the shows running on Cbeebies from 1994?

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I don't know if the show is still in production but I doubt it - my OH pointed out when we were watching it the other day (well, the children were...) that the cars in the street were oldish, so I reckon they are still showing the 1994 episodes.

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its still shown on television yes
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Does anyone know, was the dog a pedigree breed and if so what wasw it?

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Pippin was a tibetan terrier, and all the Pippins were related to each other and trained by Ann Head.

I believe there were 4 Pippins over the years and used in various TV shows including this one and "Woof!". If anyone remembers Woof!?!

If this Pippin was working in 1994 and lets say he was 2 when filming, chances are, 13 years later, that he is dead. Shame, but its probable. Maybe he's stuffed and in Ann's lounge? lol.

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The original Pippin was a mix of poodle, terrier and other crosses.

Pippin's real name was Higgins, he died early this year.

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comeoutside was originally shown between 1993-1997

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Actually, although it says 1994 here on IMDB, Come Outside started in 1989. I remember because my daughter was born in 1990 and it was definitely on TV before then. Plus, some of the episodes show MCMLXXXIX at the end, which is 1989 in Roman Numerals.

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Wrong...it started in 1993 and finished in 1997. 3 season and 40 episodes in total. It's not hard to research it really!!

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Why do people not research before posting.

Pippin was a mixed breed dog, possibly part Tibetan Terrier, possibly part Bearded Collie, roughly third generation descended from the famous American acting dog Benji and was owned and trained by the award-winning animal trainer Ann Head. Pippin was quite old at the start of the first series in 1993 and so she performed the slower but complex moves while her grandson, Mr. Higgins, performed any physically demanding actions. Pippin retired at the end of Series 1 and Mr. Higgins took over the role of 'Pippin' entirely for Series 2 and 3. The only time a puppet was used was in the flying sequences when the plane was actually in the air. At all other times the real dog was used. Mr. Higgins also starred as the Bakers dog for Bakers Complete pet food commercials and is still pictured on the products.



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