As an owner of a Jack Russell,this passing hits home.
This dog was really something,Rest in Peace.
Uggie, the dog who starred in the 2011 Oscar-winning film The Artist, has died.
The Jack Russell terrier, who hit it big by starring in Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon's 2011 movie Water for Elephants, was put down last Friday in L.A. after battling a prostate tumor, according to TMZ. He was 13.
Uggie, who was owned by animal trainer Oscar Von Muller, won the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for his work in The Artist. He also won the Golden Collar Award for the role. Sarah Clifford, who trained Uggie for his scenes in The Artist, told TMZ that he was "a perfect little terrier. I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hot dogs."
Uggie was the first dog to have his paw prints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he also was also Nintendo's first spokesdog. His memoir Uggie, My Story, was published in 2012. At the time of its release, Von Muller told USA Today, "He goes from being asleep to action instantly. He's like, 'Let's do this.' Uggie is a true star." The book's co-author, Wendy Holden said, "There's just something about Uggie. He was born to be a star. The fact he ended up being a dog is sort of by-the-by. And he wasn't some pedigree dog born into this. He was destined for the pound. He has this extraordinary story."
The pooch appeared in commercials before starring opposite David Boreanaz in 2006's Mr. Fix It. "Mostly I had to sit and look interested and cock my head as if listening," he wrote of his first major movie. "It was no sweat."
It was Witherspoon, though, whom Uggie loved working with most. "I adored her," Uggie wrote in his book. "At the ripe old age of 56 in human years I had fallen in love for the first time...and boy did I fall."
"They were very close," Von Muller told USA Today of Uggie and Witherspoon. "When Uggie would come on set, he'd be all over her. She was a real animal lover. And he likes to kiss a good-looking girl."
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@ all the Ugie references.