Uggie walks the red carpet outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre to cast his paw prints in cement during a ceremony marking his retirement from show business
Was there a more adorable movie surprise this year than the emergence of Uggie? If the Oscars gave out awards to furry co-stars, surely this would have earned a nod for Best Canine. In case you didn’t make his acquaintance, the Jack Russell Terrier made his indelible mark in the multi-Oscar winning The Artist, as the faithful friend to Jean Dujardin, an actor coming to terms with silent movies being usurped by talkies. As for Uggie (who also cropped up in Water for Elephants), it was proof that every dog has his day, as his trainer Omar von Muller later confirmed that the pup retired after The Artist wrapped. “He may do a couple of little things here and there because he enjoys them, but I don’t want to put him through long hours anymore. He’s getting tired,” von Muller said.