Simon Gerard is the head writer and treats dealer at Celebrity Pets, where he's been researching and writing about the pampered pets of celebrities, pet influencers, and other pet-related topics since 2016. He also loves deep dives into notable pets throughout history, praising hard-working professional pets, and regaling in heart-warming rescue stories.
Instead of interviewing pet parents and managers, Simon is most passionate about interviewing famous fur babies and pet influencers directly, giving them a much-deserved platform for their voice and letting fans get to know the real pet behind their celebrity persona.
And what inspires him to write? That would be his muse and fur son Higgins, an incredibly charming and well-dressed Corgipoo.
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Hero Doggo: US Marine Cena served 3 tours in Afghanistan, gets tearful sendoff after terminal cancer
Hundreds gathered in Michigan to salute and say goodbye to a true four-legged hero. Cena was a 10-year-old black labrador and a US marine who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan. In 2009, Cena served his first tour as a bomb sniffer with human marine Jeff DeYoung and again in 2010.
Meet Freddy, the World’s Tallest Dog at over 7 feet, 6 inches
In 2012, Claire Stoneman picked up a great dane pup that was the runt of the litter. Little did she know, he would end up being in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest dog at 7’6” standing upright. Credit: @freddygreatdane IG Tipping the scales at over 200 pounds, Freddy towers over his 5’4” human.
Check out these badass “sea wolves” that hunt underwater
We all love wolves for being the wild relatives of the doggos we’re proud to be best friends with. While wolves are already awesome, there is a rare group of extra badass “sea wolves” found on Canada’s Vancouver Island. Genetically distinct from the usually land-based wolves, these wolves swim from island to island and hunt sea animals for around 90% of their diet.
Instagram celeb Chloe the Mini-Frenchie is half the size, twice as cute
Chloe is half the size of the average French bulldog, but her lifestyle is anything but average. Born in 2013 and living in NYC, she’s an international flyer, foodie and fashionista with over 170,000 Instagram followers. Credit: @emmatheminifrenchie IG Credit: @emmatheminifrenchie IG Credit: @emmatheminifrenchie IG Credit: @emmatheminifrenchie IG Seth Rogan at the Sausage Party Premiere Credit: @emmatheminifrenchie IG Her style has led to working with many fashion brands and appearances in Vogue, BuzzFeed, Town & Country, People, HuffPo, Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and many more.
This cat and lynx couple prove love can be found anywhere
Even with all those dating apps, you still can’t find a special someone? As proof there is hope for all of us and you can truly find love anywhere, meet Dusja and Linda. Most people would expect these two feline residents of Russia to not get along, let alone have a loving long-term relationship together.
Meet Dachi The Shiba Inu @dachihype, the sneakerhead shiba
Dachi The Shiba Inu has a nose for copping the latest kicks and streetwear. The proof is on her Instagram, where you can see she’s a big fan of Adidas and Supreme. She also has a taste for the Yeezy Boost (because she uses one as her food bowl in her video below).
Diver Hiroyuki Arakawa and his BFF (Best Fish Friend) Yoriko have been meeting up for 25 years
We all know long distance relationships can be hard, but that hasn’t stopped the ocean from getting in between human diver Hiroyuki Arakawa and Asian sheepshead wrasse Yoriko. Arakawa runs a local dive shop and has been trusted to look after a Shinto religion shrines, which happens to be under the water in Japan’s Tateyama Bay. Over the years, he’s gotten to know the aquatic neighbors quite well, but his friendship with Yoriko is a special one.
See the winners of the 2017 Dog Photographer of the Year Awards
Think you and your pup’s Instagram game is strong? Well you’d need a lot more than your friends’ likes to compete against over 10,000 international entries submitted for this year’s Dog Photographer of the Year Awards. Hosted by the Kennel Club and judged by a range of industry experts, there are ten categories and an overall winner.
The story of Zeus: The blind owl with stars in his eyes
One day a hurt owl was found on a porch in Southern California and taken to a vet. The vet figured he had crashed into the side of the house and after looking at his eyes he could tell why. Looking like windows into the galaxy, this owl had unique black-blue eyes with little white dots, lines and clouds.
These tropical swimming pigs are your new vacation goals
It’s still a mystery how these lucky porkers retired to a leisurely life on a tropical island, but we do know we’re super jealous. Found on Big Major Cay in the Exumas islands of the Bahamas, there are two theories on their origin. Credit: @theswimmingpigs IG One is they were left many years ago by pirates, who planned to return and bbq them.