The Walk of Fame is a tribute to famous dogs in

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. The initial six inductees were announced in November 2007. The honours were sponsored by

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and television channel Sky Movies. Candidates included Lassie, Toto from '' The Wizard of Oz'', cartoon dog

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, and

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's companion, Snowy. Some of the candidates are fictional and some are no longer living. There are 15 dogs being considered.Movie Dogs Get Walk Of Fame (from This Is Local London)
/ref> Announcing the proposed tribute, Kennel Club Secretary Caroline Kisko said, "To immortalize these dogs within Battersea Park, a place intrinsically linked to dogs itself, is very important to the Kennel Club and promotes the importance of dogs within our lives".

Location

Permanent plaques for each inductee were placed in

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in London, which is on the south bank of the

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. The former Battersea Dogs Home, now called the Battersea Dog and Cats Home, Britain's largest home for abandoned dogs is situated nearby and a well-known landmark. BatterseaDogsHome 2004

Judging panel

Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies; Sarah Wright, Editor of '' Your Dog''; James Christopher, Film Critic from ''

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''; and Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Secretary are among the panel.

References

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External links

Battersea Dog and Cats Home
Individual dogs Dogs in the United Kingdom