Who is the bulldog? The scoop!

[persephonegladrags]

I received a very nice reply from Birds and Animals UK on the REAL 
Ripper-the bulldog.  Here it is for those who are interested.  Karen, 
thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

PG


Ripper is played by our wonderful "team" of Bulldogs.  The team is 
made up by Jack, George, and Winston...all of whom are great, and 
they were trained by Sue and Julie.  Each of them were rescue dogs.  
They're favourite bit was being trained the "tug"!!!!
 
Whenever we have a major animal character (i.e. Ripper, Crookshanks, 
Hedwig, Fang, Mrs Norris, Prof McGonagal, etc)  we always use 
a "team" of 2-4 animals.  The reason for this is simply for the 
animals' benefit.  That way the "work" gets shared out.  The other 
wonderful thing about using a "team" is that every animal is an 
individual, and where one enjoys something another might not.  So, 
for example, we usually have one animal that is very steady and 
will "sit and stay" for long periods of time.  At the same time, 
another one would probably enjoy the action shots more and not enjoy 
sitting still for very long.  With the Cat Teams we also will have 
one that just loves being held, and that will be our "holding cat".
 
I hope this answers your question, though it be in a roundabout way.
 
Thank you,
Jen Swallow
Administrator
 
Birds & Animals UK
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> Glad that the info was helpful, let us know if you get a name.
> As for the obsessive stuff, I understand.  I'm one wishes that JKR
> would have used a British Shorthair rather than an American 
Shorthair
> for Prof. McGonagall...:)
> 
> Karen