Carl Spitz | |
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 Carl Spitz at his kennel the Hollywood Dog Training School | |
| Born | August 26, 1894 |
| Died | September 15, 1976 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Dog trainer |
| Years active | 1926–1976 |
Carl Spitz (August 26, 1894 – September 15, 1976) was a Hollywood dog trainer, most famous for owning and training the female Cairn Terrier Terry, who portrayed Toto in the 1939 MGM fantasy film The Wizard of Oz. Spitz developed the method of using silent hand signals to direct an animal.[1]
- ^ Daryl Chen, "56 Weird and Wonderful Facts about ‘The Wizard of Oz’", Reader's Digest, accessed July 12, 2018.