#UGGIE, star of "The #Artist," to #retire at age 10

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          ”The Artist” star Uggie the dog to retire from acting after Oscars

Uggie the dog may have shot to fame after his award-winning turn in The Artist but it seems his time in the spotlight is over, with his trainer revealing Uggie will retire from acting after the 2012 Oscars next month.

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       The #Jack #Russell has won over audiences around the globe with his playful personality and impressive acting skills, winning the Palm Dog award for best performance by a canine at last year's #Cannes Film Festival.

       #Uggie is also nominated for two prizes at the Golden Collar awards for his roles in The Artist and Robert Pattinson flick Water For Elephants, but his trainers have revealed he won't be starring in any more feature films.

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        At 10 years of age Uggie is ready to retire, with trainer Sarah Clifford telling The Hollywood Reporter: 'We don't force our dogs to do this. And it always has to be fun for them.

'Uggie's still enjoying it but he's getting up there and he's slowing down a little.'

       It seems Uggie himself has indicated a desire to take it easy, with Clifford adding: 'He's at the stage where he just says, "I think I want to go and lay s (Picture: AP)

            The news is sure to come as a blow to Uggie's legion of fans – some of whom campaigned to persuade the Academy to nominate him for an Oscar – and X Factor boss Simon Cowell who had reportedly hoped to sign him up.

         COMMENT: I WANTED HIM TO GET AN OSCAR.

         Trainer Clifford has said that while Uggie won't be starring in any more feature films, he will still be able to do smaller jobs such as short films and commercials.

       But there may be another cute canine ready to take his place in Hollywood – Uggie's brother Dash, who has apparently been training hard to step into his sibling's pawprints.

         COMMENT: WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD, I DIDN’T WANT TO RETIRE, I JUST WANTED TO GROW UP.  BUT UGGIE, IN HUMAN YEARS, IS AROUND 70, TIME TO RETIRE.   BUT WILL HE BE PUT TO STUD?

 http://www.metro.co.uk/film/888635-the-artist-star-uggie-the-dog-to-retire-from-acting-after-oscars#ixzz1kg6Mg9xx

       “It is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts hamming it up.”  Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse