K is for Kellogg's Krazy Kanines

Except they were spelt properly! Cluck tells us the Crazy Canines were issued in November 1972 as premiums for Ricicles and Coco Krispies, we must have had Ricicles, as we definitely got one or two at the time, but we weren't allowed Coco Krispies as they were 'sugary American pap', which was a perfect example of adults proving to be terrible hypocrites (and lacking consistency) as we were allowed both Frosties (corn flakes with sugary pap all over them) and Sugar-Puffs - the name is the clue"!

Cluck also gives the colours as being Red, Blue, Navy (our childhood 'gun dog' was dark blue), Yellow or Brown, which is pretty much my memory, so I don't know where the purple one has come from, but Tito, Olá and others seem to have carried a lot of the same premiums in different colours, and we know some Kellogg's stuff also found its way into Tom Smith's Christmas crackers, so - on this one - your assumption is as good as mine!

Note that the Boxer is an 'odd one out', as the other five are word-plays on the working-dog's job title, while he is a word-play on his breed's name. The Racer does look like a greyhound/lurcher type though, and while the Police is very British 'Bobby' the Guard is more French-Imperial than Royal-Household!

There's better imagry on the Cereal Offers page here.