Strongheart the Psychic German Shepherd & The First Dog Star

Strongheart and his mate, Lady Julie, dine in style at the Hotel Statler in New York City. Strongheart's manager, press agent, publicist and personal railroad representative sat at another table.


The handsome face of Strongheart was the top grossing Hollywood attraction for his entire film career. In his after life, he became famous as the icon of the modern animal communication movement. J. Allen Boone's Kinship With All Life
featured stories of Boone's introduction to the world of telepathic communication with animals as tutored by the great German Shepherd Dog.


Once Upon a Time, the Biggest Star in the World was a German Shepherd Dog Named Strongheart

I'm really proud of my newest article on Associated Content about Strongheart the German Shepherd Dog.

This dog was the first dog star, a star of the silent movies. And from 1921-1927, he was the biggest grossing star in Hollywood - the biggest star in the world! And if you know me very well, you know that Strongheart is the reason why there are two rescued GSDs living at Bright Eyes Sanctuary.

Strongheart would posthumously become famous through J. Allen Boone's book, A Kinship With All Life. Boone's stories of pet sitting Strongheart in between films were a life changing experience for Boone. Just through his sheer presence, Strongheart imparted the knowledge and skill of telepathic communication to the self-admitted bumbling human. It's no wonder that Strongheart had won the hearts and minds of so many movie goers way back then for his physical prowess on the screen.

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