# The most famous dogs in history

Faithful Hachikō, Laika the astronaut dog, Balto and Togo with the Alaska vaccines, film star Rin Tin Tin: the dogs who went down in history. Which one moves you most?

- 45 votes · 10 items
- Mar 23, 2023 · Francisca Pérez
- https://even.best/en/l/2614/the-most-famous-dogs-in-history

## Top 10

1. **Laika** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The Moscow stray who was the first animal to orbit the Earth.
2. **Tasha** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The boxer whose whole genome was sequenced, key for research.
3. **Barry** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The St Bernard who rescued more than 40 people in the Alps.
4. **Hachikō** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — The Akita who waited for his dead owner for ten years at Shibuya station.
5. **Balto** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The husky who carried diphtheria vaccines to Nome in 1925.
6. **Togo** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The real hero of the serum run: he covered the longest stretch.
7. **Rin Tin Tin** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — He made 27 films and has a star on the Walk of Fame.
8. **Lassie** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The most famous collie in film and television.
9. **Belka and Strelka** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The first dogs to come back alive from orbit, in 1960.
10. **Marjorie** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The diabetic dog who helped test insulin in 1921.

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