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Celebrity Pets

Most Missed Celebrity Pet or Celebripup of 2009?

As an animal lover, I understand that pets are important fixtures in people's lives and feel a connection with those furry faces I can recognize on sight.

As an animal lover, I understand that pets are important fixtures in people's lives and feel a connection with those furry faces I can recognize on sight. Some pups are known for their famous owners, while others are famous in their own right. From the pup that cheekily said "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" to past presidents and celebrities' furry friends like Socks and Loki, tell me which late pet do you miss most in 2009?

And don't stop voting there — check the rest of my best of 2009 polls!
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Gidget Goes to Heaven: RIP, "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" Chihuahua

Arguably one of the most recognizable commercial celebripups, she's best known for a voice that's not her own.

Arguably one of the most recognizable commercial celebripups, she's best known for a voice that's not her own. The infamous male voiceover of "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" starred none other than the female Gidget, whose huge ears and bright eyes charmed a country in the late '90s, despite the controversial ad campaign itself.
Now, sadly, PeoplePets.com reports that the 15-year-old Chihuahua suffered a stroke on Tuesday night and lives no more. Although Gidget was "mostly retired," she would still accompany her trainer, Sue Chipperton, as recently as a February "Hollywood Animals" shoot for People:

Gidget's happy to sleep for 23 hours and 45 minutes a day. She'll lay outside when it's 105 degrees. I like to joke it's like looking after a plant.

Seems like she lived a happy life right up to the end, just relaxing and hiking but her alert expression always knew where the camera was — rest in peace, little superstar!

Guess Who

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Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar!
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points!

Who played Gidget in the 1960s TV series, Gidget?

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Hotdoll: Spoiled Sweet or Spoiled Rotten?

To the untrained eye, this may just look like an ordinary sculpture, a bit mod .

To the untrained eye, this may just look like an ordinary sculpture, a bit mod . . . possibly a lamp? Oh no, no, no. This is a Hotdoll, designed for a pooch that just can't stop (sorry, there's no delicate way to put this) humping. Although I don't think this creation is available for retail purchase at this time, I know of one pup that could have used something like this . . . Samantha's lil lass from the Sex and the City movie. The dog's talents prompted Samantha to adopt her on the spot, but those talents did not come as easy as it looked in the film. This cute pet, named Gidget in real life, had her own agenda on the set . . . especially when it came to humping on cue.

Gidget may sound like a very talented pooch, but apparently she was a bit of a diva, forcing the shooting schedule to work around her. “The dog would hump best in the morning, and at one point Kim said, ‘I get it — we have to do the dog’s humping first,’” the movie's writer-director, Michael Patrick King, said.

I don't know about you, but I've never seen a humping female dog before . . . and wonder how Gidget picked up that trait? What do you think – if you could buy this product and get your pets in on the action (or stop them from getting it on with your pillows), would you?

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