Cat Cardenas

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Wishbone, the little brown and white Jack Russell Terrier first bounded across TV screens on October 9, 1995.

‘Wishbone’ turns 25. A dog’s adventures as literary characters inspired a generation of bookworms

Wishbone, the little brown and white Jack Russell Terrier first bounded across TV screens on October 9, 1995.

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