Mr. Winkle

Mr. Winkle was rescued as a stray in 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.{{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}}

After a long retirement, Mr. Winkle died of kidney failure in November 2017.{{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}}

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 – drew over 500 fans at each location, 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{{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}} and Time for Kids.{{cite magazine|title=Doggone Cute|magazine=Time for Kids|date=15 December 2000|volume=6|issue=12|pages=4}} Time also named Mr. Winkle "Best Internet Celebrity of 2002" in their online supplement "On."{{cite magazine|title=Best Internet Celebrity|journal=On|date=Jan–Feb 2002}}{{verify source|date=July 2022}} By 2006, mrwinkle.com had garnered over 65 million hits.{{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}} Mr. Winkle came to be known as the first animal celebrity meme whose fame was sparked by internet culture.{{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}}{{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}} 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.

• What is Mr. Winkle? (2001–2009) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
• Winkle's World (2002–2005) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
• A Winkle in Time (2004–2007) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
• Mr. Winkle: The Complete Character Collection (2012) {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

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• 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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