Animals With Jobs | Real Stories of Working Cats, Dogs and Famous Animals | Furrend

Animals with jobs

Animals have held all kinds of jobs over the years, official and unofficial. This page collects stories about working cats, dogs and other famous animals from history.

Cats with jobs

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Chief Mousers of 10 Downing Street

A century of chief mousers: The cats who ruled 10 Downing Street

Simon the ship's cat

Simon the ship's cat

Bodega Cats of New York

Bodega cats of New York

Larry the Cat: The Real Power Behind 10 Downing Street

Larry the Cat: The real power behind 10 Downing Street

Snooky of City Hall

Snooky of city hall

Beerbohm the Theatre Cat

Beerbohm the theatre cat

Tibs the Great, Britain's post office cat

Tibs the Great, Britain's post office cat

Smudge, the Museum Cat Who Joined a Trade Union

Smudge, the Museum Cat Who Joined a Trade Union

Baker and Taylor, the Library Cat of Nevada

Baker and Taylor, the library cats of Nevada

Dogs with jobs

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Rin Tin Tinog

Rin Tin Tin: The silent film dog who saved Warner Bros.

Owney the postal dog

Owney the postal dog: The stray who rode the rails and visited more than 200 cities

Laika the dog

Laika the dog who reached for the stars

Judy the dog

Flying Officer Bush

Flying officer Bush

Bing the dog

Bing, who jumped into Normandy

Petra the TV dog

Petra, Britain's busiest TV dog

Jet the dog story

Jet, the rat-catching dog who learned to pull pints

Lady Greyhound story

Lady Greyhound, the dog who worked in PR

Famous historical animals

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Wojtek the Soldier Bear

Wojtek the soldier bear

Lala the Penguin

Lala the penguin with a backpack and a job

Cher Ami and the Lost Battalion

Cher Ami and the lost battalion

Unsinkable Sam

The Bear Behind Winnie-the-Pooh

The bear behind Winnie-the-Pooh

Herman the Cat Expert Mouser

Herman, expert mouser

Towser the World’s Greatest Mouser

Towser the world’s greatest mouser

Takeshi the Cat Who Went South

Takeshi the cat who went south

Andrew the London Air Raid Cat of World War II

Andrew the London air raid cat of World War II

The Félicette the Cat story

Félicette the cat who touched space

Ham the Astrochimp

Ham the astrochimp

Sergeant Siwash

Sergeant Siwash

Lady Moe the Donkey

Lady Moe the flying donkey

Achilles the museum cat

Achilles and his three careers

Spar the Coast Guard dog

Spar, the Coast Guard dog in dress blues

Minnie the mouser

Minnie, a highly effective mouser

Koo Koo, the Charity Seal of the Cross Keys Pub

Koo Koo, the Charity Seal of the Cross Keys Pub

Sergeant Reckless

Sergeant Reckless