SIOUX CITY — Earlier this month, Kerry Johnson sat in the middle of a litter of 10 teddy bear bernedoodle puppies scouting for the 2023 Little Yellow Dog.
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Nixon, the 2023 Little Yellow Dog, is shown in this photo supplied by the Ancient and Effervescent Order of the Little Yellow Dogs. Nixon is a male teddy bear Bernedoodle born on Oct. 6. The order's auction club will auction Nixon at noon on Dec. 9 at the Ho-Chunk Centre in downtown Sioux City. Money raised will be used to provide Christmas toys to be distributed to children.
Bob Campbell, along with Jenna Morris and her mother Lisa Morris, react to winning the final bid for $12,200 for “Cadi” the 2022 Little Yellow Dog at the Ho-Chunk Centre.
Little Yellow Dogs: 1936 to present
A look back at the Little Yellow Dogs from 1936 including breed information, who purchased and the price paid at the annual auction.
| Year | Name | Breed | Buyer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Skippy | Mongrel | Herman Miller | $25 |
| 1937 | Midget “Mike” | Mongrel | Wax Nelson & John Kampmeyer | $200 |
| 1938 | Bruce | Oscar Hoberg for S.C. Scottish Rite Consistory | $250 | |
| 1939 | Zero | Oscar Hoberg for S.C. Scottish Rite Consistory | $300 | |
| 1940 | Happy | Abu Bekr Shrine Temple | $275 | |
| 1941 | Kit | K.A. Murray | $250 | |
| 1942 | Victory | Hugh Twohig | $310 | |
| 1943 | Palermo | Frank Pilley | $337 | |
| 1944 | Peter | G.F. Peceny | $375 | |
| 1945 | Cinderella | Charles McKenna | $390 | |
| 1946 | Dancer | Tetonia Club | $450. | |
| 1947 | Mistletoe | H.R. Scroggs | $500 | |
| 1948 | Blondie | Elks Club | $510 | |
| 1949 | Meme | Wally Wilson & Harold Jacobsen | $525 | |
| 1950 | Sir Tippet | Schaff’s Hardware, Remsen, Iowa | $565 | |
| 1951 | Soo Wing Wu | E.S. Gaynor | $575 | |
| 1952 | V-Eight | Jess Getz | $577 | |
| 1953 | Blue Boy | Fred K. Harbeck | $615 | |
| 1954 | Siouxland Coquette | Sealyham Terrier | Miles Patton | $650 |
| 1955 | Donnabelle | C.H. Brechlin | $700 | |
| 1956 | Lorrie | Dachsund | Russell Deever | $710 |
| 1957 | Little Joe | R.P. Boulay | $725 | |
| 1958 | Peggy | Bob Johnson | $765 | |
| 1959 | Nick | Sodrac Park | $800 | |
| 1960 | Happy | Carter Dennis | $900 | |
| 1961 | Little Bill | Jerry Kozney | $950 | |
| 1962 | Missy | Mrs. L.J. Kaplan | $1,000 | |
| 1963 | Little Ike | J.J. Arkin | $1,075 | |
| 1964 | Georgie | Dave Levitt | $1,130 | |
| 1965 | Maxie | Miniature Poodle | Board of Directors LYD for Mrs. Winifred Perasso | $800 |
| 1966 | Joey | Poodle | Vernon Boyers | $810 |
| 1967 | Wacuwa St. Nick | Brown and white English Springer | Sioux City Grain Exchange | $830 |
| 1968 | Paddy | Vizsla Pointer | United Order Buyers Dixon Co. Feedlots | $850 |
| 1969 | Little Maxie | Wire haired Dachsund | Mr. & Mrs. Irving Levich | $640 |
| 1970 | Little Yeller | Fawn Colored Chihuahua | Julian Torgeson | $2,310 |
| 1971 | Scottie | Black Scottish Terrier | James Gribble | $1,650 |
| 1972 | Kandy | Cairn Terrier | Northwestern National Bank, Stan Evans | $1,410 |
| 1973 | Polly | Shetland Sheepdog | David, Norman & Peter Waitt | $1,530 |
| 1974 | Goldie | Yellow Labrador | Ray E. Friedman | $2,520 |
| 1975 | Georgy | Boston Terrier | Vernon Boyers | $3,000 |
| 1976 | Buckwheat | Boston Terrier | Jim Yanney | $3,550 |
| 1977 | Sandy | Cocker Spaniel | Ray Grandle (Bill Grabau) | $3,500 |
| 1978 | Sir Nick | English Springer Spaniel | Jim Yanney | $5,000 |
| 1979 | Jingles | Miniature Schnauzer | Alan Booge & Jim Cuthbert | $7,500 |
| 1980 | Sir Tannenbaum | Wire haired Dachsund | Alan Booge, Jim Cuthbert & David Sitzmann | $8,000 |
| 1981 | Kringles | Sheltie | Ray & Todi Switzer | $5,200 |
| 1982 | Jingles | Black & White Cocker | Alan Booge | $4,400 |
| 1983 | Sir Nicholas | Samoyed | Larry Doeschot | $5,000 |
| 1984 | Sir Lord Stone | English Bulldog | Ken Opstein | $5,100 |
| 1985 | Golden Girl | Golden Retriever | Bob Hoefer | $7,500 |
| 1986 | Golden Boy | Golden Retriever | Walt E. Beggs | $6,700 |
| 1987 | Sir Vern | Buff colored Cocker | Chuck Avery | $6,000 |
| 1988 | Sir Frank | Golden Retriever | Fred Wells | $5,300 |
| 1989 | Elmer’s Girl | Black and white Cocker | Paul Meloy | $8,100 |
| 1990 | Mink’s Magic | Tri-colored Cocker | Ted & Norm, Jr. Waitt | $8,500 |
| 1991 | Miss Kringels | Yellow Chinese Shar-pei | Jerry and Kathy Weiner | $6,700 |
| 1992 | Noel | Bichon Frise | harold A. Bomgaars | $7,100 |
| 1993 | Lady Gracie | Bull Terrier | Norm and Andria Waitt | $8,600 |
| 1994 | Princess Vi | Miniature Schnauzer | Fred Wells | $6,500 |
| 1995 | Miss Amber | Golden Retriever | Tom Kurdy | $8,700 |
| 1996 | Doc Holiday | Golden Retriever | Kevin Vaughn of Fimco | $12,750 |
| 1997 | Yukon Cornelius | Golden Retriever | Ted Waitt | $15,500 |
| 1998 | Mr. Golden | Golden Retriever | Roger Miller | $15,600 |
| 1999 | Fargo | Golden Retriever | Hirsch/Wooldridge family | $9,000 |
| 2000 | Chad | Yellow Labrador | Brad Gunderson | $10,200 |
| 2001 | Miss Noel | Maltese | Mike Wells | $18,300 |
| 2002 | T-Bone | Maltese | Jim and Jameley Levich | $18,500 |
| 2003 | Seaman | Great Newfoundland | Todd and Cathy Ellison | $11,500 |
| 2004 | Colonel Harold | Boston Terrier | Bob Scott and Duane Davis | $20,000 |
| 2005 | Little Nicholas | Poodle | Tim Brown and D.A. Davis | $21,100 |
| 2006 | Belle | Westie | Dr. Ralph and Julie Reeder | $30,000 |
| 2007 | Brubeck | Golden Retriever | D.A. Davis, Roger Miller, Leonard Gill, Paul Braunger and Bill Barkley | $20,000 |
| 2008 | Boji | Cairn Terrier | Dave Marx and John Goldsmith | $20,000 |
| 2009 | Holly Berry | Yorkshire terrier | Dan Wells | $20,000 |
| 2010 | Hope | Miniature Schnauzer | Charese Yanney | $10,000 |
| 2011 | Stoney | Yellow labrador retriever | Sioux City Explorers | $45,000 |
| 2012 | Truffles | American water spaniel | Rhonda Capron | $14,500 |
| 2013 | Snickers | Liver and white springer spaniel | Patty and Eric Lohry | $15,000 |
| 2014 | Finnegan | Scottish terrier | Brad Smith | $15,000 |
| 2015 | Dasher | Beagle | Don and Linda Boyer | $10,200 |
| 2016 | Aspen | Maltese | Anonymous | $16,000 |
| 2017 | Samantha | Maltese | Darlene Erickson | $15,000 |
| 2018 | Polar | Golden Retriever | Shane Keizer and family | $15,750 |
| 2019 | Paige | German Shorthaired Pointer | Brad Smith | $15,500 |
| 2020 | Charli | Australian Shepherd | Donors w. match from Wells family | $17,000 |
| 2021 | Yukon | Goldendoodle | Andy Galinsky | $18,500 |
| 2022 | Cadi | Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier | Bob Campbell | $12,200 |
| 2023 | Nixon | Bernedoodle | Rick Grenko and wife Lynette Meyer | $13,000 |
| 2024 | Ruby Sue | Irish Setter/Miniature Poodle | Don and Cari Lemley | $18,300 |
| 2025 | Sir Loin of Bowen | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Jeffrey “JT” Myers | $16,300 |
