It's Not A Contest, But...
All dogs are cute...but these celeb pups are just as good-looking as their owners, if not more. There's nothing more endearing than learning that a person loves dogs, which makes these stars all the more interesting.
Amanda Seyfried
The Mean Girls actress rescued Finn, an Australian shepherd, when he was just a puppy and she was a single gal in her 20s. Now she’s 37, married, and a mom of two—and Finn celebrated his 14th birthday in September 2023. Seyfried is positively obsessed with Finn, and runs an IG account for the pooch.
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Tom Holland
Few Hollywood actors are as dedicated to their dog—and to dogs in general—as Tom Holland. The Spider-Man: Homecoming star even dresses his dog Tessa, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, up as the comic book character who made him famous.
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Britney Spears
Shortly after the singer’s divorce from ex-husband Sam Asghari, she adopted Snow, a tiny white pup. Snow joins Spears’ other dogs, an Australian shepherd named Sawyer, a Yorkie named Hannah, and a Maltese, Lulu.
Tom Hardy
All the way back in 2015, a Vanity Fair writer decided to look into every time Tom Hardy had even mentioned dogs—and found that they actually had enough material to publish an entire oral history. The Venom actor simply won’t shut up about his love for dogs.
Sadly, Hardy’s dog Woody, who occasionally accompanied the actor to red carpet events, passed away in 2017—but since then, Hardy has adopted Blue, an incredibly cute French bulldog.
Katy Perry
The “Birthday” singer loves dogs so much that she has not just one, but two teacup poodles, named Nugget and Butters. Nugget has a career of her own—not only did she appear in Perry’s video for “Small Talk,” she also starred in an ad for Citi.
Oprah Winfrey
The talk show icon is a living legend—but should the worst happen, her dogs are set for life. Winfey has a $30 million trust fund set up for her dogs, to take care of them should she pass on. She has a cocker spaniel named Sadie and two springer spaniels named Sunny and Lauren.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal is truly dedicated to his German Shepherd Atticus Finch. How dedicated? Well, after he had the dog neutered, he got him prosthetic testicles, AKA “neuticles”. According to the product’s website, they can help the dog "retain its natural look and self-esteem.” Sure!
Glen Powell
Shortly after filming Twisters, Glen Powell went out and treated himself for his hard work on the movie—by getting a new best friend, Brisket. He adopted the tiny, adorable terrier-poodle mix from LA rescue the Labelle Foundation in July of 2023.
Shania Twain
The country songstress may have a busy schedule touring the world, but she’s never far from Sapphire, her Pomeranian. And even after a long night performing, Twain takes the time to take Sapphire out for a walk herself.
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Barbra Streisand
Speaking of A Star Is Born, this star of the 1976 version is incredibly attached to her Coton de Tulear dogs—so much so that when her pet Samantha passed on, Streisand had cells taken from Samantha’s mouth and stomach so that she could have the dog cloned.
Streisand now has three dogs, two of whom were cloned from Samantha’s cells.
Chris Evans
The MCU headliner regularly features his rescue dog, Dodger, in his social media posts. He adopted the pooch in 2016 after visiting a rescue and falling in love with the little guy.
Sandra Bullock
After losing her two dogs, Poppy and Ruby, in quick succession, the Miss Congeniality actress adopted a two-year-old poodle from a rescue in 2019 to mend her broken heart.
Bradley Cooper
When Cooper directed A Star Is Born in 2018, he pulled some strings to get someone very close to him cast—Charlie, his labradoodle. Charlie appeared in several important scenes in the film and was lauded for his performance.
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Ariana Grande
The singer and star of the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked really can’t resist a cute dog. Case in point: She has nine dogs—Coco, Toulouse, Cinnamon, Strauss, Lafayette, Pignoli, Myron, Snape, and Lily.
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Gabrielle Union
The Bring It On star lived every dog owner’s nightmare when her Yorkshire Terrier, Bobby Hurley, was diagnosed with cancer. Luckily, Union and Bobby had some great vets, and he survived!
Union also has a pit bull named Pink.
Hilary Duff
It took Hilary Duff a while to find her happy ending after her 2016 divorce from Mike Comrie, but it looks like she’s finally there. Not only has she remarried to musician Matthew Koma, they’ve had three daughters together and also adopted a dog, Lucy, from Love Leo Rescue in Santa Monica.
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Michael Phelps
The Olympic legend has two jolly French bulldogs, Juno and Legend, who share an Instagram account with 15.2k followers. No word on whether or not they love swimming as much as their dad does.
Justin Theroux
The heartthrob is often spotted walking his dog Kuma around NYC—though he’s also known to take her to red carpet events. Theroux adopted Kuma from A Chance To Bloom Dog Rescue in Conroe, Texas in 2018.
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Jennifer Aniston
Loving dogs is definitely one thing Theroux had in common with his ex, Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star has three: Clyde, Sophie, and Lord Chesterfield.
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen’s got the 4-1-1—and he’s also got a love for dogs. For years, the King of Bravo had a pup named Wacha that he’d rescued from a kill shelter. Sadly, as his son grew up, he realized that the dog showed signs of aggression. Though he tried to address them himself, he ultimately chose a route that was best for everyone involving, rehoming Wacha with dear friends that the dog already knew well—and taking the time to visit when he can.
Nicole Kidman
In 2019, before the pandemic puppy craze of 2020, Nicole Kidman adopted her poodle, Julian. He’s not just her first puppy, he’s actually her first dog, and when the actress got him, she said it was a moment that she’d waited her whole life for.
Katharine McPhee
It speaks a lot to a person’s good will when they adopt a senior dog—and McPhee adopted her chihuahua, Wilma, when the dog was 12. As McPhee shared, she only ever expected Wilma to live a year or two, but she kept on going. Sadly, Wilma passed away in 2022.
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Henry Cavill
It only takes one look at the Witcher star’s Instagram account to know that he really, really, really loves his dog Kal, an American Akita. The dog goes everywhere with him and Cavill has called him “my best friend.”
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Hugh Jackman
Few actors in Hollywood are as famous as the Deadpool & Wolverine star, but thanks to their presence on his Instagram account and in his paparazzi photos, Jackman claims his dogs Dali and Allegra are “way more famous” than him. Sadly, he lost Dali, a French bulldog, in 2022, but Allegra lives on.
Catherine, Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales has been a dog lover since the very beginning, as they’ve always been a part of the Middleton family. Her brother James first gifted she and William an English Cocker Spaniel pup named Lupo, who was born to Kate’s mom’s dog, in 2011 as a wedding present.
As Lupo got on in years, he gave them another puppy, though Lupo sadly passed on in 2020.
Jennifer Garner
There are good girls, and then there’s Jennifer Garner’s dog Birdie. The golden retriever first came into the Garner family’s life when Jen’s daughter Violet turned 10. Birdie recently turned 8 and has worked as a therapy dog for the Children’s Hospital LA.
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Chelsea Handler
The talk show host rescued a pair of Chow Chow siblings, Bert and Bernice, in 2018. Earlier this year, she adopted another Chow Chow, fluffy black Doug, who took to his new home right away, opting to sleep in Handler’s bed on his first night. Bold!
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Bryan Greenberg
One of the breakout stars of HBO’s How To Make It In America, Bryan Greenberg went on to appear on The Mindy Project. He also has a super-cute miniature Schnauzer-Shih tzu named Ewok who he once, you guessed it, dressed up as an Ewok.
Jenny Slate
Slate grew up with a Bichon Frise named Wally and had her own named Reggie for many years. The actress, who voiced Gidget, a Pomeranian, in The Secret Life of Pets, now has a rescue dog named Sally.
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Kylie Jenner
There are a lot of pets in the Kardashian family, but Kylie is the dog-lover among them. She has four Italian greyhounds: Norman, Bambi, Rosy, and Harley. Norman, AKA Normie, and Bambi have their own IG account with 321K followers.
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Lisa Vanderpump
It’s no surprise that the one time Beverly Hills Real Housewife is a dog lover—anyone who followed the “Lucy Lucy Apple Juicy” drama knows that that dog came from her Vanderpump Dogs rescue center. Though her beloved Giggy passed away in 2020, Vanderpump and husband Ken Todd still have a slew of dogs—frankly, too many to track down.
Patrick Stewart
In recent years, the Picard actor has been a huge advocate for pit bulls, adopting one named Ginger and casting another as his sidekick, “Number One,” in his hit show.
Jason Momoa
Momoa isn’t just a dog lover—he’s an all-around animal lover. On top of two dogs, he also has a snake, a donkey, and a pet pig.
Dwayne Johnson
The wrestler-turned-actor has always been a big dog lover—and he adopted the most recent addition to his family, a rescue named Turbo, in 2022, at the behest of his daughter.
Jasmine, then 6, fell in love with the dog on a trip to Wagmor Pets in LA and eventually convinced her dad to bring him home.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger is a huge animal lover and in 2022, he adopted a new puppy he named Schnitzel, after his favorite dish. Aside from Schnitzel, the former governor also has dogs Dutch, Noodle, and Cherry; miniature horse Whiskey; and a donkey named Lulu.
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Channing Tatum
The Magic Mike actor—and, appropriately, star of the film Dog—have two dogs, both Dutch shepherds: Rooklin and Cutie.
Margot Robbie
Robbie and husband Tom Ackerly have two beautiful dogs: a mix named Boo Radley that they adopted in 2017, and a pit bull named Belle they rescued a year later from Wags & Walks. Boo is named after Boo Radley, the To Kill a Mockingbird character.
Matthew MacFadyen
The Succession star wasn’t going to let an allergy stop him from getting a dog. MacFadyen and wife Keeley Hawes adopted a hypoallergenic giant red standard poodle they named Buster in the summer of 2020. Later, they expanded their family with the creatively-named Dog.
Travis Kelce
The NFL star (and one half of celeb-dom’s hottest item) is dad to not just one but two rescue dogs: Chauncey, a Pomsky adopted in 2017, and Rambo, a Goldendoodle adopted in 2018. The big question is…do they get along with Taylor Swift’s cats?
