Slinky Dog

Slinky Dog, better known as Slinky and often called Slink (or Slinkykins by Hamm) is one of the protagonists in the Toy Story series. He is a toy dachshund with a graveled Southern accent. Slinky's head, feet, and tail are plastic and he is missing his pull string. Slinky is One-Eyed Bart's "Attack Dog with a Built-in Force Field" and protects the bad guys with his shield in Andy's western play sequence. Slinky also has a green collar. Slinky Dog is based on Slinky, a pull toy by James Industries, which was popular in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. With the permission of James Industries, Slinky Dog was partially redesigned for the film by Pixar artist Bud Luckey to make him more appealing as an animated character. In Toy Story 3, Slinky has a smaller role compared to the previous two films. He is the only original character that had to be re-cast (due to Jim Varney's death), and was replaced by Blake Clark in this film.