Brigitte Bardot
The renowned animal lover relaxes with her pet dachshund at her villa in St. Tropez, France in 1962.
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Ian MacKaye
Best known as the frontman for influential bands Minor Threat and Fugazi, here’s the man himself on the yuletide porch avec pooch.
Paul Lynde
Paul Lynde’s laugh always cracks me up when I see him on re-runs, he had a cheeky sense of humour. I reckon he loved this dog a lot, they make quite a pair.
Adam West
Here’s Batman himself at the height of his fame in 1967 with his aptly named pooch, Batdog.
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Todd Rundgren and Bebe Buell
Here’s Todd and Bebe living it up with a small pooch. His album Something/Anything is bloody great, by the way!
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Frank Sinatra
Ole Blue Eyes looks like he gets on well with his pal Ringo. Here they are in a swell pad in Palm Springs.
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Sarah Jessica Parker
Long before SATC there was Little Orphan Annie. SJP took the starring role in Annie to Broadway with this beautiful pooch who played Sandy.
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River Phoenix
Here’s the much-missed actor having a swinging time with a doggie friend. That’s quite the treehouse there.
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Ted Nugent
Here’s The Nuge in his natural environment with some fresh kill back in 1978.
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