Mabel(1996-2005)

Mabel was a beautiful dog owned by the Location Manager of "The Alice" pilot, Chris Tangey. She was a rare combination, a cross between an Alaskan malamut (living in the desert!) and an Australian blue heeler cattle dog. So really all she ever wanted to do in life was chase cows across the ice, a pretty frustrating urge in a sandy desert. Mabel was born in Alice Springs, and as the pilot was shot there the Producers wanted a local dog. When lead male Erik Thomson visited Chris's place one day he fell in love with her, and she with him. The pilot had got its dog. Many of the crew who had been in the business for many years said she was the best dog they had ever seen on set, obedient every time and scarily intelligent, the look in her eyes was that of a human child. Sadly, she never got to do the series.