Post A Pup Sundays!

One of the things that would be interesting to add to Post A Pup Sundays are photos of famous people and their pups, classic and contemporary. There is no shortage of celebrities who adore their canine companions. 

Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in North Carolina on December 24, 1922, and died in Westminster, London, on January 25, 1990. She was one of the Classic Hollywood era's greatest beauties and a legend during her lifetime, not just for her loveliness but for her boldness and self-possession that captivated audiences and any man fortunate enough to get her highly sought after attention. She is known for her critically acclaimed acting and love affairs, most notably her volatile marriage with Frank Sinatra. One fact about her that made her different from many other stars during that time was her support for the African American community and Civil Rights. As a child, she played with black kids and would sit with black people in segregated spaces that white people generally avoided or pretended didn't exist. Politically progressive, she would take her black assistant to white-only areas and hold her ground if anyone had anything negative to say. This femme fatale was no shrinking violet. She was intelligent, charismatic, talented, iconoclastic, and remarkable for so many reasons I could gush for hours. One of her best traits is that she was a huge animal lover and had dogs throughout her life. One breed stole her heart for the rest of her days: Corgis. One of the most famous she found upon her arrival in London was her darling Cara, who had her own chair on movie sets and was always by her side. Ava had no human children, but she was loved by her fur children and devoted so much of her life to them. 

Corgis are primarily known as the favorite of Queen Elizabeth, who can forget them constantly at her feet following her around palaces, but they are also great companions for us commoners. These pups form strong bonds with their owners and love to be as close as they can to them. With those short stubby legs, these little herding dogs are also athletic, lively, affectionate, and like most herding dogs, can be strong-willed and very intelligent.