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.

Von Muller announced Uggie’s death in Facebook post, saying, “Our beloved boy has passed away.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. “If they don’t get their exercise, they get old too fast, just like people,” the trainer said in an interview three years ago.

Von Muller made it a point to keep Uggie in shape and feeling young with exercise, including using a dog treadmill. If you guys can adopt a dog, even if they don’t make it on the big screen, they’ll be big stars at your house.” “The main message that Uggie would like to send to everybody out there is to please adopt,” Von Muller said at the paw-print ceremony. Uggie was a rescue dog, a cause that his owner championed.

He retired in 2012 in a ceremony at the famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where he became the first dog to leave his paw prints in concrete alongside the prints of human stars. Uggie’s other credits included the movies “Water for Elephants” and “Mr. Uggie shared scenes in the film with his brother Dash and another Jack Russell named Dude.