Before She Was Famous

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Remember when Julia Roberts was in Mystic Pizza? This is sort of the dog-food-advertising version of that.

The pooch shown here was a relative unknown when she was cast in this breeder-targeted ad for Purina in 2002. She was an up-and-coming German shorthair pointer whose résumé was impressive but hardly a blockbuster—winner of a handful of All-Breed Best in Show and Specialty All-Breed Best in Show awards and a fan of Purina Pro Plan food.

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