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February 27, 2009

Mickey Rourke's new traveling companion is his dog Jaws

 

Actor Mickey Rourke likes to travel with canine companionship. Since he lost his beloved Chihuahua, Loki, one of the actor's other dogs, Jaws, may be stepping in for roadtrips. 

The two were seen breezing through LAX the other day. (For great pictures of The Wrestler and The Small Fry at the airport, check out PetSugar.com.)

Mr. Comeback's beloved 18-year-old Loki died just days before the Oscars. In January, Rourke gave a touching speech after winning best actor at the Golden Globes, thanking his dogs "those that are gone and those still with me." He added, "Sometimes when a man's alone, all you got is your dog, and they meant the world to me."

Since Loki died, he's begun wearing a charm necklace featuring the dog's face.

Rourke, a dog lover, took Loki everywhere, including to last year's Venice Film Festival (pictured with Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky). But Jaws has had his moments in the spotlight too. He and Rourke star together in a new PETA spay and neuter ad campaign.

(Photo by Associated Press)

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About Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.
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