Most Famous Dogs from the Movies (Guest Post)

Today's guest post was brought to you by Adam Prattler. This brings back a lot of memories. The first movie I've seen starred Benji. I really loved that tiny dog's big adventures.

A Look at some of the Dog Stars in Cinema

Lassie Photo by Screencap

It's hard to talk about canines in cinema without mentioning one of the most famous dogs of all time. While different dogs played the character of Lassie, they were all related over the years. When it comes to dogs in the movies, it's hard to create a list without including Lassie.

Beethoven

Beethoven is probably the most famous St. Bernard - at least when it comes to movies. The first movie had Beethoven as a puppy. After escaping from a pet store, he wanders into the home of the Newtons. The rest, as you know, is history. Many people love this St. Bernard for one reason or another.

Old Yeller

This film from 1957 is probably one of the most memorable dog movies made in the last 100 years - or at least since movies have been made. The movie takes place in the 1860s - after the Civil War. The notable thing about this canine movie is that it's a family tragedy. The dog dying in the end is one of the most memorable scenes in all of cinema.

Benji

Benji was a dog star during the 1970s. Similar to Lassie in some ways - heroic dog saves the day - Benji was a lot smaller than Lassie - at least in size. When it comes to popularity, he was as big as any of the other dogs on this page. One of the things that sets Benji apart is his ability to act really well.

Milo

The star of The Adventures of Milo and Otis, this dog is another popular one in the movies. While he didn't do as many films as Lassie or Benji, the one he did do was very popular in the 1980s. What many people don't realize is that the film was originally a Japanese production. When it hit screens in America, it was just as popular.

Winn-Dixie

Two dogs played the part in the Winn-Dixie movie. Their names were Lyco and Scott, and they both did a terrific job of stealing almost every scene they were in. The movie came out in 2005. It's about a girl who moves to a new town and is befriended by the dog - who goes on to help her make friends.

Hooch

Who can forget this huge dog from Turner and Hooch with Tom Hanks. The dog is a French Mastiff, which are known for their slobbering. This actually made for a lot of laughs in the movie. This isn't your typical family dog film, but it's still worth a look if you like animals, especially big and messy dogs.

Bio

Bryan knows a lot about dog symptoms because he's worked as a veterinarian before. When not taking care of animals, he enjoys writing guest posts online to share his knowledge about pets with others.

What was your favorite dog movie?

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Dog News Friday: Amazing Mother Dogs

So I've decided to add a new segment into the blog regarding some amazing dog stories I've read this past week.

This particular post will pertain to some wonderful mother dogs who are simply awe-inspiring.

1. Dog Mom Saves Her Pups from Burning Building. I recently read about a dog who saved her puppies from a burning building. She carried them one by one from the affected area they were in unto the fire truck. Unfortunately, one of her puppies, named Amparo, who suffered severe burns wasn't able to make it.

Read more about it in the Huffington Post.

2. Mother Dog Saves Pup Struggling in the Pool. It's a short ABC news video where the pup is struggling to get out of the water and the mother tries to push him/her up. When that didn't work, the Golden Retriever mom gets out of the pool and pulls the puppy out of the water.

You can find the video at the ABC News website.

3. Stray Mother Dog Takes Care of a Human Baby Like Her Own Puppy. Now this one in particular was very heartwarming. The story has been published a long time ago (2005 to be exact). An abandoned baby, inside a plastic bag, was crying in the forest of Nairobi, Kenya. Nobody heard this baby except for a mother dog who decided to bring the baby into her litter and take care of the little one to the best of her capacity. That baby was found nestled with the mother dog's puppies under her watchful guard.

More about this heart warming story in the MSNBC Website.

I hope you liked reading about this dog news segment.

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MyDogsLove.Me takes a break from Blogging

Hey guys, it's 10 am in the morning and I had just woken up. It's my niece's birthday and the last day before I get back home. Then, it's back to the drawing boards. In the mean time, please enjoy one of my favorite videos. I don't mind watching this all over and over again.

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Garnering about 670,000+ views, I don't mind adding a thousand more watching this adorable puppy impress his master and a number of dog lovers stumbling upon his cute little howl. Feel free to watch it over and over again.

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Happy Halloween From MyDogsLove.Me

Hey guys, it's holiday. Let me just greet you a Happy Halloween. I know I'm a little too late for trick-or-treating. Just be careful. And don't scare Fido too much with your masks. He might get some really bad dreams, tonight.

Wooooooohhhh!

What? The scary masks don't work? Perhaps a picture of Julia Roberts would do.  I changed the picture to ones that I actually own. This is Peanuts, by the way. Curious dog sniffing camera.

Please drop by our latest Halloween post.

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Dog Not Leaving Dead Friend's Side

I've mentioned looking at a picture of a dog not abandoning his friend on the streets in my post Dog Saves Dog. It took me some while to recall where I had placed the picture which is why I haven't posted it soon enough.

Here's the photo now. The caption on this was that the dog kept on barking at people passing by. I forgot if it were whether for them to notice his dead friend and help him or to warn them to stay away and not hurt the poor thing.

This reminds me of the story of Hawkeye. His owner was a Navy Seal officer who was killed in Afghanistan. Hawkeye was famous for not leaving his master's side even during Tumilson's funeral service.

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Dog Saves Dog

I'm pretty sure some of you have already seen this in Youtube. I saw a Facebook picture about two dogs, the other not leaving his dead friend. And whoever came close to them was greeted by a bark. For non-pet lovers, this is quite a surprising act. But for dog owners who've taken care of their pals for some time, it's loyalty well-earned. I was hoping to find its video in Youtube. To my dismay (which will be explained later), I found this one instead.

Here's one of a stray dog saving his friend from getting killed. The other stray dog had been hit in a highway in Chile. His friend gently pulls him to the corner with his paws and not with his teeth.

Unfortunately, according to the caption of this video, the stray dog that was hit died eventually in the vet's.

Some extremists have asked what made dogs different from cows and pigs which are also being brutally killed for their meat. Here's my answer. For one, there have been dogs who've saved lives of people and pets. Second, once you take care of one and treat him like a part of your family- and not some domesticated animal like a chicken or cow, they act the part and keep you happy (sometimes, even drive you crazy).

The video above just shows how much of heart a dog could have.

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What's Your Story, Wishbone?

Ever since I watched the TV series Wishbone, back when I was a kid, I've wanted to have a Jack Russel Terrier for myself. Aside from being adorable and small, it also helped wishing mine would be as smart as Wishbone. He talks, he thinks, he daydreams. He imagines himself as the protagonist of all the classic literature and folklore stories and parallels it to his friends' and his doggy dilemmas.

Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot and is almost always doing funny doggy stuff like hiding his treasures in the neighbor's lawn or devising a plan to get food. Larry Bentley had been the voice of Wishbone. And the real name of the doggy portraying Wishbone is "Soccer". Soccer continued to play Wishbone until 1998. His death in June 26, 2001 (a month after his birthday) was when the show ended.

This particular picture is from Wishbone's daydream of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. He even uses some Old English in his script. I just love it.

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Hachiko: Loyalty at its Best

Based on a true story and portrayed by one of the famous actors, Mr. Richard Gere, the story of Hachiko is known worldwide. As to my insights on the movie, don't ask. I watched a couple of seconds in it and started to cry for no reason except knowing the gist.

"Damnit, the trailer made me cry again!"

Hachiko , an Akita dog, is famous for portraying true loyalty to his master. Most of you have probably seen the story starring Gere. In actuality, Hachiko was acquired by a professor named Dr. Eisaburo (Hidesaburō) Ueno. The both of them lived in Ueno's home in the district of Tokyo called Shibuya.

Everyday, Hachiko would accompany the professor to the train station for his morning commute and meet him in the afternoon when he comes home to walk together. In May 21, 1925, with a year-and-a-half-old Hachiko waiting at the train station, the professor never came. Dr. Ueno had suffered a stroke in the university and died that day. Since Hachiko was not aware of this, he went to the station every morning and afternoon hoping for his master to come home. He did this unceasingly for 10 years until Hachiko himself passed away on the same spot where they always met.


In memory of Hachiko, a bronze statue in his likeness was erected at the Shibuya Train station symbolizing the ultimate loyalty a dog can offer its master.

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Tang the Wonder Collie

Since I love reading about dogs, I'd encounter stories of wonderful canines who've made a name in history. One of them had been named Tang. Yes, exactly like the orange juice we so love to drink in the afternoon heat.

Tang came from an abusive owner and was luckily adopted by a family in Denison, Texas. Given his tragic past, he mistrusted humans and children alike so this family gave him love and nurturing knowing that Tang was not a hopeless cause. Eventually, the cautious collie turned into a brave ball of fluffiness who aided children in crossing the streets by stopping vehicles as he leapt in front of oncoming traffic to make them pass through safely.


In 1954, he went on a protest in front of a milk truck because it had a little girl who climbed in with no one being aware of it. Luckily, the driver finally went out to see what the commotion was. He saw the 2 year old with his cargo and had gladly removed her from it. Tang, the smart little doggie that he is, ceased his barking and finally went towards the sidewalk.

Surprisingly, this had not been the collie's shining moment. Tang was awarded for pushing two children out of the way of an automobile that year, as well. He was the first honored dog.

Note: Just a precaution. When taking care of collies, Immodium, Loperamide and Ivermectin should never be given to them because of their breed's severe reaction to it.

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Tegon: The Glowing Dog

I was browsing through Yahoo News when I found this article about a GLOWING DOG. The name of the dog is Tegon (beagle) and she's 2 years of age (born in 2009). Tegon did not come cheap, it took them 4 years and approximately US$3 Million to create her. She was created using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technology which was used to create the world's first cloned dog in 2005 named Snuppy.

No need to switch to night-mode to find the dog.

The research team headed by Lee Byeong-Chun at Seoul National University (SNU)says that Tegon's ability to glow depends on adding an antibiotic to her dog food.

Tegon's paw is glowing flourescent green under ultraviolet light after given Doxycycline.

There are 268 illnesses dogs and humans have in common. The purpose of her creation was to help cure human diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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