The rollercoaster marriage between Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole, and his pop star wife Cheryl Cole, seems to be heading to the dogs – quite literally. After Ashley’s much publicised extra marital activities, Cheryl has finally done what many thought she should have done long ago and said adios to Ashley. This has left one problem however, who gets the dogs?
Girls Aloud singer and X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole has repeatedly stated in interviews recently that the most important things in her life are her two pet Chihuahuas, Buster and Coco. The problem is that Ashley also loves the two little dogs, meaning the couple could have a struggle on their hands deciding who gets to keep the dogs.
According to a close source however, the couple have [read more]
Dogs get everywhere nowadays, so much so that it seems we are fascinated by famous dogs – and this fascination has been tapped into by the latest advert from whisky brand, Famous Grouse; a brand renowned for its adverts.
The latest Famous Grouse ad spot broke earlier this week on Monday and according to Campaign Live aims to:
tap into the cultural fascination with fame and its transient nature by presenting a brand to which fame actually does apply
A Chihuahua represents the pampered star with fleeting fame – suitably so, considering the fascination with ‘handbag pooches’ and the rather disconcerting growing popularity of the Chihuahua breed.
The diamonte dressed-Chihuahua struts across the screen accompanied by flashes of paparazzi cameras until it meets the Famous Grouse. When they meet, the dog points its nose in the air and struts off screen, leaving the grouse to raise a rather quizzical eyebrow, shake its head and shiver before the words appear on screen:
Famous for a reason – Scotland’s favourite whisky
The ad is created by AMV BBDO and directed by Gerry O’Donnell.
No doubt there will much laughter generated by this great new advert, but also several dog owners rushing out to buy a diamonte dog coat for their dog… Watch the advert here:
One of the worst parts of going on holiday for any dog owner is leaving your beloved dog behind. Sadly, the realities of trying to take your dog with you when you fly are very troublesome, which is why one dog owner tried to smuggle his Chihuahua through airport security at Dublin airport.
The dog was concealed in a handbag (as Chihuahuas tend to be these days) which was then put through the airport scanner. Airport officials believed the small shape inside the handbag to be a stuffed toy, but on closer inspection found that it was a live dog – albeit a very small one.
The dog, and his owner, had just arrived at Dublin on a flight from [read more]
1 – Obama’s dog Bo – Portuguese water dog
Top of the list at the moment, according to the Telegraph, is Obama’s dog Bo. We reported every step of Bo’s journey from when Bo was returned to his breeder to his welcoming as First Dog Bo. Bo’s addition to the Obama family has rocketed the Portuguese water dog breed to instant fame worldwide.
2 – Tinkerbell Hilton – Chihuahua
Hot on the heels of Bo, Paris Hilton’s Chihuahua is [read more]
One lucky little Chihuahua made a miraculous recovery after she was stepped on by her best friend, Clydesdale horse weighing 900 kilos.
Cheeky little Berry the Chihuahua pictured here was playing with her best friend, a 900 kg Clydesdale horse named Leroy when the huge horse accidentally stepped back onto Berry’s little head.
Tilly could be Britain’s smallest dog. She was born on 15th January and is a Chorkie, a cross between a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier. Tilly is now fully grown and stands just six inches tall and measures eight inches from nose to tail.
Tilly’s owner, Karen McPhearson of East Kilbride, said:
“Tilly is so boisterous and enthusiastic for someone so small. We took her to the vets last week and we were told that she will not grow any more. She has not got any bigger since she was four weeks old and now weighs just one pound four ounces and is just eight inches long and about eight inches tall from head to floor or six inches from her back to the floor.”
Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke may be in line for an Oscar for his performance in ‘The Wrestler’, but he’s more concerned at the moment about he pet Chihuaha, Loki. Loki died recently, aged seventeen-years-old, peacefully in his sleep, and Mickey Rourke is deeply affected by the loss of his beloved dog.
Rourke took Loki everywhere with him, even to the Venice Film Festival, where Loki walked up the red carpet.
Rourke spoke about Loki’s death:
Loki fell asleep peacefully in my arms.
Loki is deeply missed but with me in spirit.
Rourke has owned Chihuahuas all his life, and even thanked his dogs in his acceptance speech when he [read more]
The latest Disney dog movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, is released on January 16th in the UK. Beverly Hills Chihuahua is about a posh, pampered Chihuahua named Chloe (whose voice is provided by Drew Barrymore) from Beverly Hills who gets lost in Mexico. Papi (brought to life by George Lopez), another Chihuahua who is crazy about Chloe, sets off to find his true love and enlists the help of a German Shepherd (voiced by Goodfellas actor Andy Garcia).
The film has blends live action with animation as only Disney can, and follows in the footsteps of great Disney dog related movies, such as 101 Dalmatians and Lady and the Tramp.
It’s been a while since Disney have made a decent movie about dogs, as ‘Lady and the Tramp’ and ‘101 Dalmatians’ were quite some time ago now. Dog lovers need not worry though because the Disney magic is going to the dogs once again, this time to chihuahuas. Beverly Hills Chihuahua was released on Friday in the US and features Paris Hilton’s favourite accessory, chihuahuas.
The reason Disney has made so many doggie related films is simple, their founder and grand master, Walt Disney, was a dog lover [read more]
Tilly could be Britain’s smallest dog. She was born on 15th January and is a Chorkie, a cross between a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier. Tilly is now fully grown and stands just six inches tall and measures eight inches from nose to tail.
