A dog in the dock and another doing red carpet interviews: why has Cannes gone canine crazy?
Once a celebration of arthouse raunch, the film festival has had to change in the #MeToo era. Is that why, on screen and off, pooches are everywhere this year? Our writer goes walkies on the Côte d’Azur
September 2015
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Readers recommend: songs about dogs
Wild wolves to whippets, fleet foxes to patient pointers, fluffy, ferocious or faithful, give your canon of canine songs a walk - it’s time they had their day
December 2012
The Observer's faces of 2012
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The Observer's faces of 2012
Uggie: 'He likes to fly first class'
October 2012
Uggie dines out in Paris to celebrate release of memoirs
Canine star of Oscar-winning film The Artist does publicity round for book, including lunch at famous Brasserie Lipp
July 2012
Film blog
Tails of stardom: how dogs are making it big in film
Stuart Heritage: We've had Uggie, now the search is on to find the new Benji. Got a cute dog? You could be barking all the way to the bank
June 2012
Open thread
When Uggie met Lassie: caption competition
Open thread
Uggie the dog turns tail and retires
February 2012
The Artist star Uggie unleashes jack russell craze
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home braced for further surge in number of people searching for jack russells as The Artist and its canine star Uggie target Oscar success
Top dogs: pooches honoured at Golden Collar awards - in pictures
Nothing has got tails wagging as hard as Uggie this awards season. And last night The Artist's biggest star was honoured with the top gong at the inaugural Golden Collar awards
Outtakes: the week's film news in brief
Uggie feeling ruff: the reason behind The Artist dog's retirement
Blackie the doberman sniffs possibility of top dog at Golden Collar awards
January 2012
Uggie the dog to hang up his collar and retire after the Oscars
Hollywood's favourite canine actor, and star of The Artist, set to retire from movies after a triumphant end to his career, writes Ben Child
The Artist could face Hollywood backlash in awards season
• Silent arthouse film urged to play down French origins • Campaign to make canine star Uggie eligible for awards
The Artist's dog Uggie visits the Guardian - video
Uggie - alias the dog in Michel Hazanavicius's The Artist - tells Xan Brooks about his artistic ambitions and the ruff and tumble of modern showbiz
December 2011
First sight
First sight: Uggie
Cath Clarke: After labouring in obscurity for years, this Californian actor is finally making waves, and is even tipped for an Oscar. Oh and by the way, he's a dog
