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Dog from ‘The Artist’ to write memoires

Uggie, the dog from award-winning French film The Artist, is set to put paw to paper – his memoires are to be released in October.

Published: 4 May 2012 15:00 CEST

The 10-year-old Jack Russell, who recently announced his retirement, will be telling all with a little help from owner Wendy Holdenas.

From his troubled beginnings as an actor, to his crowning achievement ‘The Artist’, Uggie will recount all he has seen in his sparkling career.

Publisher, Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Book, confirmed the book, “Uggie, My Life”, will tell the truth about the dog’s life, the roles he has played, and the actors he has met on the way – including George Clooney and Jessica Simpson.

Uggie has won several awards for his role in The Artists – including the “Palme Dog” at the Cannes Festival.

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Meet the German airport dog sniffing out huge bundles of cash

Money talks, they say, but for some, money also smells.

Published: 12 August 2020 12:58 CEST
Meet the German airport dog sniffing out huge bundles of cash
Here's an archive photo of Aki with some of her cash finds. Photo: DPA

Aki, a nine-year old Belgian Shepherd dog based at Frankfurt's international airport in Germany, sniffed out almost a quarter of million euros in cash from travellers in a few days.

Between the end of June and the start of July, Aki caught 12 passengers carrying a total of €247,280 ($290,540), according to the airport's customs office.

In one incident, the nosy mutt sniffed out almost €52,000 in the belt bag of a passenger.

Other cash was found in handbags, shoulder bags and inside jacket pockets.

“With her keen nose, Aki supports the custom officers… in the fight against tax evasion, money laundering and international terrorism,” said Isabell Gillmann, spokeswoman at the customs office in Frankfurt, Germany's business capital.

READ ALSO: Customs dog sniffs out €1.2 million in cash at Düsseldorf airport

All 12 travellers could face fines.

In 2019, customs officials in Frankfurt caught passengers carrying a total of around €23.6 million in undeclared cash.

According to EU laws in place since 2007, if passengers enter or leave the EU with €10,000 or more in cash, they must declare it and its origins to Customs.

These regulations are in place to help investigators detect any illegal activity involving high volumes of cash, such as drug trafficking or money laundering.

Corona dogs?

German sniffer dogs may also be put to use in the battle against coronavirus.

Researchers from Hanover's University of Veterinary Medicine found in July that man's best friend could detect Covid-19 in human samples, suggesting that in future they could be deployed in transport centres or sporting events.

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