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The most famous dogs in history

The top 3 according to 45 votes from people: Laika · Tasha · Barry. (Updated Mar 23, 2023.)

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?

Francisca Pérez · · 10 items · 45 votes · 0 comments

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Top 10

  1. 1

    Laika

    The Moscow stray who was the first animal to orbit the Earth.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  2. 2

    Tasha

    The boxer whose whole genome was sequenced, key for research.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    Barry

    The St Bernard who rescued more than 40 people in the Alps.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  4. 4

    Hachikō

    The Akita who waited for his dead owner for ten years at Shibuya station.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  5. 5

    Balto

    The husky who carried diphtheria vaccines to Nome in 1925.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  6. 6

    Togo

    The real hero of the serum run: he covered the longest stretch.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  7. 7

    Rin Tin Tin

    He made 27 films and has a star on the Walk of Fame.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  8. 8

    Lassie

    The most famous collie in film and television.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  9. 9

    Belka and Strelka

    The first dogs to come back alive from orbit, in 1960.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  10. 10

    Marjorie

    The diabetic dog who helped test insulin in 1921.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2

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