A troublemaking, Witherspoon-adoring, bit of a diva dog, but an ordinary dog at that. Uggie became the first dog to leave his paw prints on the infamous ground outside of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.īut when it comes down to it, Uggie is just an ordinary dog. On top of that, Scorsese called Uggie “a nice little mascot who does tricks” after the Doberman in “Hugo” named Blackie was snubbed from a Golden Collar Awards nomination.īlackie eventually got the nom, but Uggie beat out both contenders. Plummer claims, “Between Cosmo and Uggie, I think our Cosmo was more human…Uggie was just a trickster…Our dog had soul.” Ouch. In a fortuitous turn of events, he was turned down, and another Jack Russell terrier named Cosmo was chosen instead, thus opening his schedule up for The Artist. Uggie was up for the part of Arthur in Beginners. He’s got a beef with Christopher Plummer and Martin Scorsese. And not to mention, he’s gotten into many scuffs with other animals, which he calls cat-gate, cockatoo-gate and zebra-gate, to name a few.Ĥ. He’s also notoriously curious: He’s broken into his family’s fridge and trash can countless times. To put it lightly, Uggie is Jack Russell territorial.Īnyone who messes with Witherspoon or his family – dad Omar, mom Mercy, sister Terry and a slew of other pups – will surely receive the bite.

Just don’t get in between him and Witherspoon. He’ll do tricks for attention and to please a crowd, and has proven to be quite the scene-stealer on and off set. Hanging out with George Clooney, Charlize Theron and Katy Perry will do that to you. Lassie was pretty famous, and this is probably just a case of jealousy.Īlso, Uggie got used to the limelight. Uggie played the female role of Queenie in Water for Elephants, people. He calls Pal, who played the infamous Collie, an imposter for taking on a female part. Atta boy.įirst off, this dog is not impressed by Lassie. Witherspoon remarried, but Uggie has remained loyal, though he did manage to sneak a kiss at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He goes so far as to say the lack of chemistry between Witherspoon and her co-star Robert Pattinson can be attributed to the fact that she only had eyes for her furry friend. From the opening dedication – “For Reese, my love, my light” – it’s pretty clear that Uggie has it bad for – hold for the pet name – Miss W.Īfter working with her on Water for Elephants, Uggie could never shake his undying affection for the blonde bombshell.