Model and actor Emily Ratajkowski has a Husky-German Shepherd mix named Columbo.

In the film Cujo, the title role was played by four St. Bernards, several mechanical dogs, and a black Labrador–Great Dane mix in a St. Bernard costume.

Netsuke, which are Japanese miniature sculptures that serve a practical function, often depict dogs in hunting scenes.

The Lagotto Romagnolo is the only truffle hunting breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.

A study is currently underway at University of California at San Diego to determine whether dogs can really communicate by pressing buttons that activate pre-recorded words.

Tiger the dog appeared in 19 episodes of The Brady Bunch.

The late New York Times columnist, author, and political commentator Molly Ivins had a dog named “Shit.“

Barbra Streisand has 3 Coton de Tulears.

For more than 40 years, monks and nuns at the monastery of New Skete in Cambridge, New York, have bred and trained German Shepherds.

In 1885, the first Beagle was registered with the American Kennel Club. His name was Blunder.

Studies have shown solo piano classical arrangements reduce anxiety behavior and induce calmness in 70% of dogs in shelters or kennels and 85% of dogs in homes.

There were at least 12 dogs on board the Titanic. Three of them survived.

The song “Martha My Dear” by The Beatles was an ode to Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog Martha although some lyrics may have been about McCartney’s ex, Jane Asher.