A glimpse into the pet-loving side of the famous: political leaders, royalty, actors and artists. Pampered pets tell us their stories and those of their famous owners.

VIPs - Very Important Pets - tells us these, as well as other stories of special pets and their famous owners from around the world.

Across the world, pets inspire love and indulgence - as .confidantes, companions and pampered family members. Any pet owner knows that pets have their own distinct personalities and quirky character traits. VIPs - Very Important Pets - gives us a glimpse into the pet-loving side of famous world leaders, royalty, actors and artists.

For generations, dogs, horses and other pets have kept the British Royals company, eating with them and travelling with them. Hollywood celebrities are not far behind.Everyone has heard stories of Hollywood's pampered pets. Some have even been immortalized on film - Lassie and Boots, to name just a few. Presidential pets at the White House have often been more popular than their owners, and have provided a treasure trove of animal anecdotes.

The sky is the limit when it comes to the lengths people will go to pamper their pets. In North America and across Europe, there are hotels,restaurants, bakeries and even fitness centres catering to pets!

VIPs - Very Important Pets - tells us these, as well as other stories of special pets and their famous owners from around the world.

INTRODUCTION

Adolf Hitler

Alfred Hitchcock

Dr. Albert Schweitzer

Audrey Hepburn

ALL THE PRESIDENTS' PETS

Betty White

Lord Byron

Christine Norman

Doris Duke

Dusty Springfield

Colette

Charles Dickens

Elizabeth Taylor

Elvis Pres[ey

Ernest Hemingway

FASHION & LIFESTYLE

Francois Mitterand

Frida Kah[o

General George Patton

Geri Ha[tiwell

Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall

HEROICANIMALS

Gertrude Stein

Joan Rivers

John Steinbeck

Liberace

LEGENDA R Y A NIMA LS

Maharaja of Junagadh

Marilyn Monroe

Martina Navratilova

Mary Tyler Moore

Oprah Winfrey

Pamela Anderson

Renee Zellweger

The Osbournes

PAMPERED POOCHES

Paris Hilton

PET CEMETERY

Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy

Rajiv Gandhi &. Family

General Robert E. Lee

ROYALS AND THEIR PETS

Sigmuncl Freud

UNUSUAL PETS

Venus and Serena Williams

Vivien Leigh

Winston Churchill