The dog featured in the Junkyard Dog logo is a real dog named Cody. He’s an Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie/Catahoula Leopard Dog/Australian Kelpie – in other words, he’s a mutt – rescued from the animal shelter in Greenville, Texas. Cody really does have a lightning-shaped tail; the vet thinks it must have been broken in utero or as a young puppy.

It doesn’t appear to bother Cody; he lives a full life with his one-of-a-kind tail. Cody resides in Rockwall, Texas, with his family and canine siblings, Ellie, Gabe, and Catori and his cat brother, Owen. Cody’s hobbies include chasing squirrels and ducks, playing with his siblings, and eating anything within 10 feet of him.