Are there really 101 Dalmatians? There aren't actually 101 Dalmatians But it's true. In the 1961 animation, there are only a handful of dogs on a loop for the background scenes. Is the Tramp a Schnauzer? Larry Roberts as Tramp, a Schnauzer mix of apparent Terrier ancestry, with a knack for dodging dog-catchers. He calls Lady "Pidge", short for Pigeon, which he calls her owing to her naivety.