Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

Terry The Dog’s Other Films

Terry the dog, was the Cairn terrier who played Toto. She was truly a famous canine of the time and appeared in ten other films over the course of her life. Her trainer and owner was Carl Spitz, who trained her during the Great Depression. Some of her other films include Bright Eyes with Shirley Temple and Tortilla Flat where she was reunited with the director of The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming and The Wizard Himself Frank Morgan. Terry’s daughter Rommy was also a famous movie pooch in starred in various films over her life time although none as famous as the iconic Toto. Terry died at age eleven and was buried on the property of her owner Carl. The grave was destroyed when the Ventura Highway was built in the 1950s; however, years later a memorial was erected in her honor in 2011 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.