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{{Short description|Celebrity dog}}

{{Primarysources|date=February 2007}}

{{Full citations needed|date=July 2022}}

{{For|the fictional film character|Mr. Winkle Goes to War}}

'''Mr. Winkle''' (1995?&ndash;November 2017)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100310226699010%2Fposts%2Fthe-story-of-mr-winkles-passingendless-thanks-for-the-outpouring-of-love-and-tou%2F2757216901008316%2F |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> was a very small [[dog]] of uncertain breed. His appearance made him a minor marketing phenomenon and an international cult figure representing homeless animals.<ref name=Hubert>{{cite news|last=Hubert|first=Cynthia|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|date=July 13, 2001}}</ref><ref name="della Cava">{{cite news|last=della Cava|first=Marco|newspaper=USA Today|date=December 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Pet Life">{{cite magazine|last=Wilson|first=Terry|title=The Amazing Mr. Winkle|magazine=PetLife|date=March–April 2001|volume=7|pages=36–39}}</ref>

==Life==

'''Mr. Winkle''' is the name of a very small dog of uncertain breed (possibly [[Bichon]]) whose cute and comical appearance has made it a small marketing phenomenon.

Mr. Winkle was rescued as a stray in [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]], California, by [[Lara Jo Regan]], a magazine photographer who remained his owner until the dog's death. She has published numerous calendars, books, and cards published featuring photos of Mr. Winkle in various settings, costumes, and poses.<ref name="Bettijane Levine">{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Bettijane|title=Bow wowed|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-12-et-levine12-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 12, 2003|access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref>

After a long retirement, Mr. Winkle died of [[kidney failure]] in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Lara Jo|last=Regan|date=December 23, 2019|title=The story of Mr. Wrinkle's passing|type=Facebook post|url=https://www.facebook.com/100310226699010/posts/the-story-of-mr-winkles-passingendless-thanks-for-the-outpouring-of-love-and-tou%2F2757216901008316%2F|access-date=2020-12-16|via=Facebook}}</ref>

He was rescued as a stray by his current owner, Lara Jo Regan, a professional photographer, who has published several calendars and books featuring photos of Mr. Winkle in various costumes and poses.

==In media==

Mr. Winkle has been the subject of many [[newspaper]] and [[magazine]] articles, and has appeared on various [[television show]]s, including an episode of ''[[Sex and the City]]'' (Sept. 1, 2002).

Mr. Winkle was the subject of many national and international newspaper and magazine articles and appeared on various television shows, including the September 1, 2002 episode of ''[[Sex and the City]]''. Regan's book tours with Mr. Winkle from 2001 to 2005 &ndash; drew over 500 fans at each ___location,<ref name="Bettijane Levine"/> inspiring the producer of ''Sex and the City'' to incorporate him into an episode where he upstages the character Carrie Bradshaw at her first book signing.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Mr. Winkle appeared on the cover of ''Pet Life'', ''Animal Wellness''<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Child of a Cloud, on Loan from Heaven|magazine=Animal Wellness|date=March 2005|volume=7|issue=2|pages=38–40}}</ref> and ''[[Time for Kids]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Doggone Cute|magazine=Time for Kids|date=15 December 2000|volume=6|issue=12|pages=4}}</ref> ''Time'' also named Mr. Winkle "Best Internet Celebrity of 2002" in their online supplement "On."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Internet Celebrity|journal=On|date=Jan–Feb 2002}}</ref>{{verify source|date=July 2022}} By 2006, ''mrwinkle.com'' had garnered over 65 million hits.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tiegreen|first=Mary|title=1,001 Reasons to Love Dogs|year=2006|publisher=Stewart, Tabori & Cheng|___location=New York City|isbn=1584795263|pages=90–91|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/1001reasonstolov0000miel/page/90}}</ref> Mr. Winkle came to be known as the first animal celebrity meme whose fame was sparked by internet culture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schonauer|first=David|title=Spotlight: Lara Jo Regan's Mr. Winkle Still a Star|url=https://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/3538/spotlight-lara-jo-regans-mr-winkle-is-still-a.html|url-access=subscription |publisher=Pro Photo Daily|accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="UMOCA web site">{{cite web|url=https://www.utahmoca.org/mr-winkle-object-of-projection/|title=Mr. Winkle: Object of Projection|publisher=Utah Museum of Contemporary Art|accessdate=November 16, 2012}}</ref> By 2009, Regan had created over 150 "What is Mr. Winkle" photographic characters as well as an extensive fine art series of her muse, collected in the form of published works and art prints. A major museum retrospective of Regan's Mr. Winkle photographs took place from July 7, 2012, to October 7, 2012, at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City.<ref name="UMOCA web site"/>

==Bibliography==

*''What is Mr. Winkle?'' (2001)

*''Winkle's World'' (2002)

*''A Winkle in Time'' (2003)

== Bibliography ==

==External link==

*''What is Mr. Winkle?'' (2001&ndash;2009) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

*http://www.mrwinkle.com/

*''Winkle's World'' (2002&ndash;2005) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

*''A Winkle in Time'' (2004&ndash;2007) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

*''Mr. Winkle: The Complete Character Collection'' (2012) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

==See also==

* [[List of individual dogs]]

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Mr. Winkle was also the name of the shop owner voiced by [[Tom Bosley]] in the [[Christmas special]] ''[[The Tangerine Bear]]'' starring [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] and narrated by [[Trisha Yearwood]].

==References==

{{Reflist|2}}

==External linklinks==

*http://www.mrwinkle.com/

*{{cite magazine|url=http://www.thepetpress-la.com/mr-winkle.html|title=Mr. Winkle: One's Man's Trash is Another Man's Magic|first=Lori|last=Golden|magazine=The Pet Press|date=November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116062547/http://www.thepetpress-la.com/mr-winkle.html|archive-date=January 16, 2021}}

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