Did Cujo Really Have Rabies?
During the Events of the Novel, Cujo Was Bitten by a Bat and Got Rabies from It. for the Next Few Days, He Became Very Bloodthirsty and Dangerous, Eventually...
During the events of the novel, Cujo was bitten by a bat and got rabies from it. For the next few days, he became very bloodthirsty and dangerous, eventually killing Gary Pervier and his owner, Joe Camber.
Was Cujo a real dog?
Cujo was played by four St. Bernards, several mechanical dogs, and a black Labrador-Great Dane mix in a St. Bernard costume. In some shots, stuntman Gary Morgan played Cujo whilst wearing a large dog costume.
Do rabid dogs really act like Cujo?
Rabies is a very nasty disease and can cause all sorts of erratic behavior, and like Cujo, animals can become aggressive. Most people think that since rabies prevention plans in the US are so good that they don't have to worry about rabies, but it is still out there.