Meet Claire, the 3-year-old bull terrier travels the world with Dutch photographer Alice van Kempen, 48, and poses for photographs in abandoned buildings. Van Kempen seeks out abandoned places to photograph in pursuit of her passion for urban exploring, bringing along her globetrotting pooch as her trusted companion. Here: Claire plaiyng the piano in an abandoned Cafe in Luxembourg. (Photo by Alice van Kempen/Caters News)

Mushers and theirs dog teams during the Sedivackuv long race, Orlicke Mountains, Czech Republic on January 28, 2016. The 240 Km (150 miles) race is a multi-day event, but was canceled today, two days early, because of poor snow conditions in the region. (Photo by David Tanecek/CTK via ZUMA Press)

Flash, a golden retriever, plays with a toy following a press event for the American Kennel Club to reveal the nations most popular dog breeds in the Manhattan borough of New York, February 22, 2016. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

“The Portuguese Water Dog is a breed of working dog as classified by the American Kennel Club. Portuguese Water Dogs are originally from the Portuguese region of the Algarve, from where the breed expanded to all around Portugal's coast, where they were taught to herd fish into fishermen's nets, to retrieve lost tackle or broken nets, and to act as couriers from ship to ship, or ship to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs rode in bobbing fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the warm Atlantic waters of Portugal to the frigid fishing waters off the coast of Iceland where the fleets caught cod to bring home. Portuguese Water Dogs were often taken with sailors during the Portuguese discoveries”. – Wikipedia

Photo: Kix, a Portuguese Water Dog , enjoys a walk around the muddy fields near his home before the grooming and preparation starts for this years Crufts on March 3, 2009 in Telford, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The “Doggie moms” are women (and sometimes men) carrying dressed up toy dogs in purses everywhere they go. Through their dogs, they meet regularly, often for animal-related charity events, and for each occasion have their dog wear hundreds of dollars in bedazzled outfits.

Britain's biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy seen realxing on the sofa with it's owner Claire Stoneman at their home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. (Photo by Matt Writtle/Barcroft Media)

A woman sits with a Great Dane during the first day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, central England March 6, 2014. (Photo by Darren Staples/Reuters)

Magira, the cat, stands in a new pet cleaning machine known as the PetSpa June 21, 2002 in Miami, Florida. The side-loading washing machine features 37 spray nozzles and is capable of washing, rinsing and blow drying a dog or cat in 30 minutes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)