Conditions Magazine: September 2011

I never realized how many people in the entertainment field have multiple dogs, and they range all the way from elite purebred dogs to rescued pets. Drew Barrymore even rescued a couple of lab mix dogs, and even one of them saved her life by alerting her of a fire in their home.

Many of them take their dogs with them, wherever they go, even to work. So it's really no surprise that so many celebrities stick close to their Canine pals. Celebrities need companionship sometimes more than us regular folks. Many times, actors and actress's have to spend many hours alone in their trailers, waiting to do the next scene or take, and having their little buddy with them makes their day, go by, a lot quicker and happier. Another interesting aspect of celebrity pet ownership is they don't seem to mind the paparazzi taking pictures of them, with their dogs. Actually you can see them mugging for the camera. That's why there are so many pictures of celebrity's with their dogs on the internet. I also recently read on the internet, that Ben Afflek, always wanted a puppy when he was young, and never got one, and now he has five of them. I also read that Shania Twain had a custom made dog door installed on her tour bus to for her dog.

On the flip side we also have celebrities voicing their opinion on many dog and puppy related issues. One that comes to mind is this one. Do you remember Patti Page? Yes Patti Page from the 1950's, who recorded a #1 hit song called," How much is that doggy in the window". Well Patti has teamed up with the Humane Society, to redo her famous 1950's hit song, with new lyrics, after she became obsessed with how puppy mills were abusing puppies, and how they were forced to live in these filthy, tiny cages. So they got together and re-recorded the famous song and she has a video on YouTube called "Do you see that doggy in the shelter". Way to go, Patti.