Celebrities and Their Pets, 5-8

In this segment of our list on celebrities and their pets you will find the World's Best and Worst Celebrity Dog Owners.

5. Oprah Winfrey

Named World's Best Celebrity Dog Owner by the readers of The New York Dog and The Hollywood Dog magazines, Oprah Winfrey plays mommy to cocker spaniels Sophie and Solomon and golden retrievers Luke, Layla, and Gracie. The five canines live with Winfrey in a super-renovated condo (formerly four separate units) in Chicago, where the talk show host has defended her pets against noise complaints and the building's pesky one-pet-per-unit rule. Oprah also gets props from pet lovers for introducing her audience to Cesar Millan, aka "The Dog Whisperer," and his revolutionary dog-training methods.

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6. Jessica Simpson

What a difference a year makes. Back in 2004, when Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were happily married and starring in the MTV reality series The Newlyweds, they acquired Daisy, a Maltipoo (Maltese-poodle). The dog's every scratch, sniff, and wag were dutifully recorded by the ever-present cameras: Daisy being toted around in Jessica's handbag, Daisy on the Dukes of Hazzard set, Daisy accompanying Jess to the tanning salon. In 2005, Nick and Jessica split up, but Daisy remains a loyal, yet slightly less photographed, companion to the blonde bombshell.


7. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

 Dogs in the White House are nothing out of the ordinary, but a dog at the signing of a war declaration? That would be Fala, Franklin Roosevelt's black Scottish terrier, who was a constant companion to the president -- even in December 1941 when the nation entered World War II. In 1944, Fala traveled with the president to the Aleutian Islands, a trip that would live on in presidential infamy. Rumors swirled that Fala was somehow left behind, and Roosevelt sent a destroyer back for him, costing taxpayers millions of dollars. FDR answered critics with the famous "Fala speech" on September 23, 1944, in which he vehemently denied the rumors.

8. Britney Spears

Call her the anti-Oprah: Britney Spears was named World's Worst Celebrity Dog Owner in the same poll by the readers of The New York Dog and The Hollywood Dog magazines. In 2004, Brit was the proud owner of three Chihuahuas: Lacy, Lucky, and Bit-Bit. But one K-Fed and two kids later, and the pop diva appears to be dogless. Apparently she gave them away to friends.

On the next page, you will find the final four celebrities on our list of famous pet owners.