Bullwhip (Natty Gann)

Bullwhip is the secondary antagonist of Disney's 1985 live action film The Journey of Natty Gann. He is Wolf's abusive owner until Natty rescues him.

He was portrayed by animal trainer Clint Rowe.

Role
As Natty finds herself alone in an unfamiliar town, she wanders into a dogfighting ring, where she watches the violence in horror. Wolf kills his opponent and is whipped frequently by Bullwhip. Wolf manages to attack the evil dogfighter and Natty helps him escape, but is punched by an unknown man, presumably Bullwhip. She returns to sleep in a train car at the depot, and finds the menacing wolf hiding there. Natty quickly moves to an empty car, but leaves a scrap of food behind and they eventually become friends.

It is unknown what happened to Bullwhip afterwards, but he was most likely arrested for animal abuse.

Trivia

 * As his name suggests, he frequently abuses Wolf with his bullwhip.
 * Bullwhip's actor, Clint Rowe, is actually the owner and trainer of Jed, the wolfdog that played Wolf.
 * Although he is the secondary antagonist, he has very little screen time.
 * Bullwhip shares similarities from Beauty Smith from Disney's White Fang. Both are brutal dogfighters who are abusive to a wolfdog protagonist (Wolf and White Fang) who are both played by Jed.