We all love our pets, and not only that, most of us also love taking plenty of photos of them. With the rise of social media, we’ve seen a great trend towards celebrities creating and running Instagram accounts for their dogs and cats — some of them attract tens of thousands of followers overnight. And it’s not wonder why. Did you know that research shows that looking at pictures of cute animals can help improve your work performance and powers of concentration and makes us happy? With this in mind and with the help of leading grain free dog food provider, Feedem, we’ve rounded up some of the best celebrity pet Instagram accounts of 2018 for your enjoyment.
BERTHA
This cute golden Labrador pup is the pet of former Olympian and current reality TV star, Caitlyn Jenner. Named Bertha and adopted in June 2017, the dog has been a regular on Jenner’s social media accounts. However, in December last year, the star was left panicked when she returned to her Malibu home to find the roof of her home at been ripped off by powerful winds and Bertha nowhere to be found. Fortunately, a workman who had come to help clean up the damaged house spotted Bertha on his way to the site, and soon, dog and owner were reunited.
© Caitlyn Jenner Instagram
CHOUPETTE
This gorgeous white-haired, Birman cat is the pet of Chanel’s iconic creative director, Karl Lagerfeld. Born in 2011, Choupette was a gift from model, Baptiste Giabiconi, and is one of many celebrity pets to have her own Twitter and Instagram accounts — “Soon, people will talk more about Choupette than me!” said Lagerfeld. Choupette has apparently inspired many fashion pieces since she came into Lagerfeld’s life, and has even appeared in several photoshoots. Oddly, the fashion icon admitted that he wished to marry his pet one day, although, this has never come to fruition.
© Choupettes Diary Instagram
PEGGY
Comedienne, Miranda Hart, loves her pet shih-tzu/bichon frise cross, Peggy, so much that she even wrote a book about her: Peggy and Me, admitting that: “Owning Peggy was the only thing that qualified me as an adult,”. Hart also took her book to the stage at the London Palladium. She adopted Peggy after the pup was brought to the filming of sitcom, Not Going Out. Since then, Hart and Peggy enjoy bike rides around West London and holidays around the UK.
© Miranda Hart Instagram
MISS ASIA KINNEY
This French Bulldog is the prized pet of global star and fashion icon, Lady Gaga. Born in 2014, she has the nickname ‘BatPig’ and was given her own Instagram account by Gaga in 2015. The pampered pooch has modelled alongside her famous owner several times — including on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar — and has been snapped in the same kinds of extravagant costumes we usually see on Gaga. The star also has two other French bulldogs, Koji and Moonpig.
© Miss Asia Kinney Instagram
OLIVE BECKHAM
To really drive Brand Beckham, every member of the famous family has to have their hand, or paw, on the wheel. The Beckham’s pet, a cocker spaniel named Olive, joined the family in 2015, and since then, she’s landed her own Instagram account and a role on a TV advert with her revered footballing owner. Olive is the latest four-legged Beckham to join the famous family, following shar-pei, Barnaby, and bulldogs, Coco and Scarlet.
© Olive Beckham
SHANTI OM BB
Adopted in 2015 with around 104,000 followers on Instagram, Miley Cyrus’ cat — Shanti Om Bb — is hot property in the celebrity feline world. The name choice for the fluffy, bright-white pet cat may seem odd, but it’s meant to mean ‘peace’ — although it’s unclear whether it was Shanti or another of Cyrus’ cats that left her with bloodied scratches on her head and arm in 2016.
© Instagram Shanti Om Bb
Cyrus has such a wide collection of pets — including dogs, fish, pigs, and cats — that it’s hard to keep a track of how many animals she actually owns. So, how large a pet-family Shanti Om Bb is a part of is anyone’s guess! However, we do know that Cyrus is especially fond of looking after her pet pigs — one of which apparently receives manicures and sleeps on the sofa.
BATMAN
Singer and actress, Demi Lovato, is another proud pup owner who has created a popular Instagram account for her dog, Batman. The all-black Yorkipoo became part of the Lovato family in 2015 — though, he didn’t get his own account until March 2017! Lovato chose to adopt Batman after losing her beloved pet, Buddy, who was sadly killed by coyotes. To date, Batman has around 70,000 followers.
© ddlovato Instagram
GARY
The tragic death of Star Wars legend, Carrie Fisher, in 2016 caused an outpouring of grief around the world. But did you know that the legendary actress’ beloved pet dog, Gary, is still regularly updating his Instagram account? With a huge 195,000 followers, Gary Fisher is one of the top dogs of Instagram and now lives with Carrie Fisher’s former assistant, Corby McCoin. The pooch is also big on Twitter, and a special video — showing Gary visibly excited whenever he spotted his former owner on screen during a showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi — was liked around the world.
© Instagram Oscar Isaac Fan Account
And the French bulldog’s fame doesn’t end there. The dog also made a cameo appearance in Carrie Fisher’s final Star Wars film dressed up as an alien and sat on Graham Norton’s sofa with his owner during an interview in 2015!
SUNNY & BO
Former holder of the First Dog of the United States title, Bo and younger companion, Sunny, enjoy great lives as pets of ex-President, Barack Obama, and his family. Bo, born in 2008, was the first pet for the Obama family when they were in the White House and was presented as a gift from Senator Kennedy. He officially entered the White House in April 2009. Soon after, Bo was joined by Sunny, who was born in 2012 and was introduced by Michelle Obama on Twitter in August 2013.
Although Sunny is all black and Bo has patches of white, the two pets look very similar, and when asked if he would allow his pets into the iconic Oval Office, Obama replied “of course”. Since Obama left the White House, the two Portuguese water dogs have been spotted adjusting to life more out of the public eye at their new home in Washington D.C.
