Famous Cats and Dogs


How The Grinch Stole Christmas book cover

Max the Dog - December 24, 2009

Max, the happy and good natured dog belongs to the cranky Grinch in Dr. Seuss' book How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  This book was made into a perennial ...more

Snoopy as a WWI flying ace atop his dog house

Snoopy the Dog - October 31, 2009

Snoopy the beagle is featured in Peanuts comic strip and animated specials, which was drawn by Charles Schultz.  Even though Charles Schultz passed ...more

Foss the Cat - September 07, 2009

Victorian nonsense poetry author Edward Lear had a cat named Foss.  Edward Lear died soon after Foss, perhaps partly because he was so distraught.  ...more

Lorelai Gilmore carries Paul Anka down the front steps.

Paul Anka the Dog - September 01, 2009

Paul Anka the dog (possibly part sheepdog) was on the TV Series Gilmore Girls in seasons 6 and 7.  Paul Anka is adopted by lead character Lorelai ...more

Born Free DVD Movie Cover from Columbia Pictures

Elsa the Lioness - August 26, 2009

Elsa the lioness starred in the 1966 movie Born Free.  The movie was based on the book of the same name by Joy Adamson, which chronicled Joy's real ...more

Toonces driving while distracted.

Toonces the Driving Cat - August 19, 2009

Toonces the Driving Cat was featured in skits on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1993.  Toonces was a tabby cat who was able to drive a car. ...more

Pyewacket with a bell collar and Jimmy Stewart

Pyewacket the Siamese Cat from Bell Book and Candle - August 13, 2009

Pyewacket the Siamese cat was featured in the 1958 movie Bell Book and Candle.  The movie starred James Stewart, Kim Novac, and Jack Lemmon.  In ...more

Tintin and Snowy in Cigars of the Pharaoh

Snowy the Dog from Tintin - August 07, 2009

Snowy the dog stars In the Belgian artist Herge's famous comic The Adventures of Tintin.  In the comic series Tintin is a young reporter and ...more