From the foggy shore of Ocean Beach, Garbo Chang texted a close friend a picture of his beloved dog, Benji, happily trotting across the sand. It would be the last time his friend would ever hear ...

The first canine movie star was Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, a winsome collie who starred ... in their pawprints in film and TV, from Lassie to Benji to Eddie from Frasier, is simply testimony to ...