Top 10 Dog Stars of 2009
December 16, 2009 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Celebrity Dog News, News
DogTipper.com readers have fetched their favorite dog stars of 2009! In a survey of DogTipper.com web readers, Twitter followers, and Facebook fans, dog lovers have selected their top 10 choices in the field of dog entertainment, including dog-related television shows, movies, books, and celebrity dogs.
Top 10 Dog Stars of 2009
Animal Cops. This popular Animal Planet reality series takes a look at animal welfare in some of the country’s largest cities.
A Dog Named Christmas. A Hallmark Hall of Fame production, this TV movie based on the best-selling book of the same name by Greg Kincaid has inspired a nationwide effort to encourage fostering of dogs and cats over the holidays.Dog Whisperer. This popular National Geographic Channel series follows Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan as he works to rehabilitate dogs and train people.
Dogs 101. Dogs of all shapes and sizes are the stars of this Animal Planet series that each week examines the characteristics of several breeds.
DogTown. This National Geographic Channel series takes a look at DogTown, the dog facility at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in southern Utah.
Hotel for Dogs. This movie adaption of the Lois Duncan book of the same name centers around two orphans that hide their dog–and soon many other dogs–in an abandoned hotel.
It’s Me or the Dog. Dog trainer Victoria Stilwell stars in this Animal Planet reality series that uses positive reinforcement to train troubled dogs.
The National Dog Show. Broadcast by NBC on Thanksgiving Day, the television broadcast of this conformation show in Philadelphia is hosted by John O’Hurley.
Ricochet the Surfing Dog. Trained as a service dog, Ricochet is now a SURFice dog, surfing and fundraising for charitable causes like spinal cord injured Patrick Ivison.
Up. Dug, the talking golden retriever, steals the shows in this animated comedy-adventure movie produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
Runners Up:
Coming in just a paw short of the top 10 list are four honorable mentions:
Bo (star of Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Doggy Blogger by Bo Hoefinger, the first memoir written by a dog ever published as non-fiction)
Cinnamon (star of Saving Cinnamon: The Amazing True Story of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Mission to Bring Her Home by Christine Sullivan)Nubs (star of Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery, and Kirby Larson)
Tillman, the Rose Bowl Parade skateboarding dog
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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