Editing Minnie Mouse (section)

===Introduction of a pet===
[[File:Vintage Minnie Mouse Character Watch With Plastic Statue by U.S. Time, Circa 1958 (9289446395).jpg|thumb|Vintage Minnie Mouse Clock c. 1958.]]
In ''[[The Picnic (1930 film)|The Picnic]]'' (1930), Minnie introduces her boyfriend to her new pet dog, Rover. This is actually [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]] making his first appearance as an individual character. Two unnamed bloodhound guard dogs strikingly similar to him had previously appeared in ''[[The Chain Gang (1930 film)|The Chain Gang]]'' (August 18, 1930)<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/chaingang.html The Chain Gang] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410221545/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/chaingang.html |date=2008-04-10 }}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=2008-03-23 }}. Retrieved on March 17, 2008.</ref> which featured Mickey incarcerated in prison without Minnie at his side. Otherwise, the short features a typical picnic excursion harassed by forest animals and brought to a premature end by a sudden rain.

The final appearance of Minnie during the year was ''[[Pioneer Days (1930 film)|Pioneer Days]]'' (November 20, 1930).<ref name=ultimate />{{rp|63}} The short featured Minnie and her mate as pioneer settlers heading to the [[American Old West]] driving a [[Conestoga wagon|covered wagon]] in a [[wagon train]]. They are unsurprisingly attacked by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] on their way, this was a stock plot of [[Western movie]]s at the time. While their fellows are either subjected to [[scalping]] or running for their lives, Minnie is captured by the attackers. Mickey attempts to rescue her, only to be captured himself. In a reversal of their usual roles, Minnie escapes her captors and rescues her mate. They then dress as soldiers of the [[United States Army]]. Their mere appearance proves sufficient to have the entire tribe running for the hills. The Mouse couple stands triumphant at the end. The short has been criticized for its unflattering depiction of Native Americans as rather bestial predators. The finale has been edited out in recent viewings for depicting the "braves" submitting to cowardice.

In several shorts, comics and TV shows, Minnie owns a black and white kitten named [[Figaro (Disney)|Figaro]], who had originated in the Disney animated feature ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]''.