National Dog Day AND the Dog Days of Summer? Honestly, your best friend is a star all year round.
The Dog Days of Summer are so named after the very hot, uncomfortable days following the appearance of Sirius, the Dog Star, in the eastern sky. Sirius itself is very bright – just as the following stars are with leading roles in these canine classic movies:
Eponymous (Epuppymous?) films
(Air) Bud
Beethoven
Benji
Bolt
Lassie
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Marmaduke
Old Yeller
Scooby-Doo
Underdog/A.K.A. Shoeshine Boy
Sounder
(Because of) Winn Dixie
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Films with nearly a whole litter of dog stars
Best in Show: Beatrice, Champion Thank You Neil Sedaka, Hubert, Miss Agnes, Rhapsody in White, Tyrone
Eight Below: Buck, Shadow, Max, Maya, Truman, Dewey, Shorty, Old Jack
Hotel for Dogs: Lenny, Georgia, Cooper, Romeo, Shep, Juliet, Henry
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Snow Dogs: Nana, Demon, Avalanche, Little Aleutia, Chinook, Demon Jr.
Isle of Dogs: Duke, Boss, King, Rex, Chief
“Buddy” films
The Fox and the Hound: Copper
Turner and Hootch: Hootch
Marley and Me: Marley
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Homeward Bound: Chance, Shadow
Rom Coms
Lady and the Tramp: Lady, Tramp
101 Dalmatians: Pongo, Perdita
Horror
Cujo: Cujo
Frankenweenie: Frankenweenie
Best Supporting Pups
The Wizard of Oz: Toto
The Thin Man: Asta
Little Rascals: Pete
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The Sandlot: The Beast
Coco: Dante
Harry Potter: Padfoot/aka Sirius Black
Ghostbusters: the Keymaster
Honorable Mentions
Reservoir Dogs
Dog Day Afternoon
War Dogs
Was your Fido-favorite not listed here? Let us know in comments below.
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Good human!
Honorable Mentions:
Paw Patrol!
Marshall, Chase, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, Everest, Tracker and possibly a Cooper.
RIN TIN TIN!! How could you forget him?!
The Jetsons:Astro
OH, WAIT!
A Dog’s Purpose: Bailey
@Sharon – you sure know your canine cinema! Thanks for the additions.
Am looking 2 adopt female yellow lab
@Kathleen – a good source might be: https://www.aspca.org
I’m a Vietnam veteran looking for a medium sized dog female I will be training her for a service dog
@Stan – good luck with your new service dog. And thank you for your service!
You forgot Asta in the Thin Man movies.
@Bern – check out “Best Supporting Pups” section!
I love dogs 🐕
@Jackie -♥️🐶