[Groop] Oso the dog

[Arnold Kipper]

Sorry if this has been covered before, but does anyone know if "Oso" is 
based on a real dog?

I'm referring to the dog in Groo Marvel issues #103 and #104 (Aug + Sept 
1993).

I originally thought he was just a one-off character, but then what got me 
to thinking is that Oso also appears (along with Rufferto) in "Sergio 
Aragones' Next MAD Book" (Aug 1992), he's easily identifiable because his 
name is written on his food bowl.

So I was wondering if Sergio just drew these different depictions of Oso at 
around the same time, or does Oso also exist "in real life", like Rufferto 
does?

(Interesting trivia fact #1: Rufferto is a Blue Heeler/Queensland 
Heeler/Australian Cattle dog)
(Interesting trivia fact #2:"Oso" means "bear" in spanish, a good name for a 
Rottweiler! :D )

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