Look up "Masturbating Dog" on IMDb, and guess how many character matches you'll get? That's right -- just one. Only Magoo has been brave enough, with the help of director Zach Braff of Garden State, to bring the masturbating dog character to the cinema. Top that, Russell Crowe!

Here, we present yet another in a series of exclusive sit-downs with celebrity dogs and other animals or imagined persons. This week: Magoo -- The Fametracker Interview.

Fametracker: Hello, Magoo. Please, sit.

Magoo: Thanks.

FT: Let's get one thing straight before we start. You are not, in fact, a masturbating dog in real life.

Magoo: I'm so glad you brought that up! A lot of my press has called me "Magoo, the Masturbating Dog," which is a total misnomer. My name is Magoo. In Garden State, I play the character of "Masturbating Dog." So calling me "Magoo, the Masturbating Dog" is a bit like calling Liev Schreiber "Liev Schreiber, the Manchurian Candidate."

FT: Ha! Right!

Magoo: You see?

FT: Of course.

Magoo: I mean, I'm not saying I didn't do some research for the part. I'm a method actor, you know.

FT: Ha! Right! "Hands-on research"!

Magoo: I get very involved. But seriously. This film was a real pleasure.

FT: How was Zach Braff? Was he as nice as he seems?

Magoo: Truth? We didn't hit it off. I mean, the casting sessions were great. All power to him. To pull off a film like this, a big Sundance hit, acting, writing, directing? Madness. I give him all the credit in the world. We just didn't click.

FT: Personality conflict?

Magoo: I found him a bit standoffish.

FT: So how did you land the part? Besides the "research" we discussed earlier! Ha!

Magoo: I just went for it. I saw dogs at that audition -- well, I won't name names, but these are dogs you'd recognize. These are household-name dogs. Me, I have one credit on my resume now: Masturbating Dog. But I read the sides and I liked the part. So I said to myself, Magoo, just go in and do what you do. Don't hold back. I could tell some of those other bitches were a bit shy.

FT: So you just went for it?

Magoo: Yeah, sure. I was all over Braff's leg, the table leg, everything. I did the scene as written, but then I improvised a few really frantic humps, just went off with some mad Serpico shit. Braff liked that. From the start, I just had the room. When I walked out, I knew I'd nailed it.

FT: Tell us a bit about your showbiz background.

Magoo: Not much to tell, really. Up until now I've just been like every other dog in L.A.: going to auditions, getting walked, taking classes, shitting in parks, hanging out in front of Starbucks, drinking from that complimentary metal dish of water. Just plugging. I would like to say, though, I'm not that other Magoo. Apparently, there's another actor out there named Magoo! Really! And he's not even a dog! He's, like, a punk rocker or something. My friends told me about it. We all laughed and laughed, and then sniffed urine residue.

FT: You must be pleased with the film's reception.

Magoo: Oh, definitely. Sundance was a blast. I got to wear little doggie sunglasses and this great doggie wool cap -- the whole bit. The whole movie star "schtick," as it were. And, I'll tell you, the attention's been great. And the bitches! Telling them I'm in a Sundance film? Hello! Doggie want a hot tub? I haven't had to be the masturbating dog lately, I'll tell you that.

FT: Ha! Right on!

Magoo: So, you know. We'll see where it goes. That's this business, isn't it? Day by day.

FT: Any particular ambitions?

Magoo: I'd love to work with the Farrelly brothers. I think the work they did with Puffy the dog in There's Something About Mary was fantastic. I mean, I'd love to do physical comedy, but also drama. You know, like Tom Hanks.

FT: Do you have dreams of being the next Benji? Or Lassie?

Magoo: Nah. Too limiting. All those kids poking at you all the time, petting you. The germs? No thanks. I don't see myself in that role. Besides, I don't think you go from Masturbating Dog to being the next Benji. Though I could tell you stories.

FT: Another time. Well, congratulations on the film, and best of luck.

Magoo: We had fun. I don't need to be the most famous masturbating dog in the country, you know? I'll just be happy if people stop confusing me with Jim Backus. I have perfect eyesight, people! Just 'cause someone's named Benjamin, you don't assume he's the guy from The Graduate.

FT: Well said. Thanks, Magoo.

Magoo: Thanks.