Pope Francis Suggests Heaven Is Open to All Dogs
Published at(ROME) — Maybe it’s true: All dogs really do go to heaven.
At least that’s what Pope Francis recently suggested when he consoled a young boy whose dog had just died, telling him “paradise is open to all of God’s creatures.”
Here’s a look at some other dogs who we would like to think are up there, too:
Lassie
Lassie is arguably the most famous dog to hit the big screen. But there have been many dogs we’ve come to know and love as “Lassie,” as the story spanned several decades and films.
The first, Lassie Come Home, came out in 1943.
Beethoven
Who doesn’t love the slobbery St. Bernard we met in the 1992 film Beethoven?
Taco Bell Chihuahua
Gidget, better known as the Taco Bell Chihuahua, died in 2009 after a successful career as the star of the fast-food chain’s ad campaigns.
She became famous when she debuted in a 1997 commercial as a male dog who proclaimed, “Yo quiero Taco Bell.”
Buddy
One of Hollywood’s most popular golden retrievers, Buddy was famous for playing Air Bud in the Disney film, and Comet, the family dog, in the Full House series.
He died in 1998, according to his IMDb page.
Marley
Our hearts broke for Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson when Marley died at the end of the 2008 film Marley and Me. We’d like to think the lovable lab is in Heaven with that little boy’s dog, too.
Wishbone
Known as Soccer the Dog in real life, his claim to fame was playing Wishbone in the PBS series. But the perky Jack Russell terrier died in 2001, according to his IMDb page.
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