Dog Stories
Dog Stories
Musicians
4 articlesFamous Musicians and Their Dogs
From Elvis Presley's Graceland pack to Lady Gaga's French Bulldogs and Ariana Grande's dozen rescues, a look at the dog breeds that share life with the biggest names in music, and why some of those stories carry real consequences for the breeds themselves.
Get Lo, the Chow Chow Elvis Presley Chartered a Learjet to Save
The true story of Get Lo, Elvis Presley's Chow Chow in the mid-1970s, and how the King chartered a private Learjet to fly the dog to Boston for kidney treatment.
Ariana Grande and Her Rescue Dogs
Toulouse, Myron, Lafayette, and the rest: the full roster of Ariana Grande's rescue dogs, where each one came from, and the role they play in her life.
Lady Gaga's French Bulldogs Koji and Gustav
In 2021, two of Lady Gaga's French Bulldogs were stolen and her dog walker shot in Hollywood. The case became the highest-profile pet theft incident in modern US history and exposed the underground market in designer breeds.
Actors & TV
4 articlesBrutus and Hobbs, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's French Bulldogs
Dwayne Johnson raised two French Bulldog puppies, Brutus and Hobbs. Brutus died in 2015 after eating a toxic mushroom in the yard. His story doubles as a safety lesson for any dog owner.
Actors and Their Dogs
From Audrey Hepburn's Yorkshire Terrier to Chris Evans and his Boxer mix from a Georgia shelter: the dogs that share life with actors and what their choices reveal about breed culture in Hollywood.
Mr. Famous
The real story of Mr. Famous, Audrey Hepburn's Yorkshire Terrier, his cameo in Funny Face, his tragic death on Wilshire Boulevard, and how one actress turned a working-class rat-catcher into the world's most fashionable handbag dog.
Chris Evans and Dodger
How Chris Evans adopted Dodger from a Savannah shelter during a film shoot, what breed mix Dodger is, and why his story has changed the public image of adult dog adoption in the United States.
Athletes
4 articlesMarcelo Vieira and His Dogs
The Brazilian left-back lived with four very different breeds. When his French Bulldog Uly died in 2017, Marcelo grieved openly, a rare gesture in professional soccer that validated millions of pet owners who mourn in silence.
Pierre, Novak Djokovic's Poodle
Pierre, Novak Djokovic's white Toy Poodle, has traveled the ATP tour since 2008, carries what his owner jokingly calls 'three passports,' and in 2011 was barred from Wimbledon by UK pet-import rules. The story of tennis's most-traveled dog.
Famous Athletes and Their Dogs
From Lionel Messi to Novak Djokovic, from Cristiano Ronaldo to Neymar: the dog breeds that share life with the biggest names in sport, the stories behind them, and the special cases worth their own chapter.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Dogs
Abelhinha and the rest of Cristiano Ronaldo's small canine crew: why a player who relocates every few years picks miniature breeds, and what it takes to travel with a dog between Madrid, Manchester, Turin, and Riyadh.
Entrepreneurs
4 articlesMark Zuckerberg and Beast
Beast accompanied Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan from 2011 until his death in 2025. His breed, the Hungarian Puli, is one of the rarest in the world. Here is his full story and a complete profile of the breed.
Floki, Elon Musk's Shiba Inu
Floki is Elon Musk's Shiba Inu, who arrived in 2021. Every time Musk mentions him, meme cryptocurrencies spike within minutes. The history, the breed, and why a single dog can move global markets.
Bill Gates's Dogs Oreo and Nilla
Oreo and Nilla are Bill Gates's dogs. The interesting part is not the breeds but what Gates said on Reddit: he spends less time with them than his kids do. A useful lesson on owning a dog as a family.
Steve Wozniak's mini-zoo
Apple's co-founder shared a San Jose home with Siberian Huskies, an Australian Shepherd, mutts, and even llamas. When he went back to Berkeley to finish his degree, he enrolled under a fake name built from his dog's name and his wife's maiden name.
Writers
1 articlesScientists
1 articlesHistorical Figures
2 articlesHistorical Figures and Their Dogs
From Goya's painted dog to the pug that bit Napoleon on his wedding night. Twelve documented stories, from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Lord Byron and Emperor Charles V.
Pugs in History
A Pug saved the founder of the Netherlands during the siege of Mons, another bit Napoleon on his wedding night, and a third kept returning to Marie Antoinette's prison cell. The documented royal history of the breed behind the flat face.
Artists
1 articlesPoliticians
1 articlesGuides
1 articlesNames
1 articlesComplete guide
Dog Names: How to Choose the Best One (and the Most Popular in 2026)
A name is the word your dog will hear thousands of times and, chosen well, it doubles as a training tool. How to pick one your dog learns fast, the mistakes to avoid, and a broad list of popular dog names in the US in 2026.