Dennis Quaid Brings Bulldog As Red Carpet Date -- and She Steals the Show
Most celebrities bring a date to their red carpet events. Dennis Quaid levels up and brings Peaches.
People magazine's TikTok shows exactly what that looks like: the actor arriving at a premiere with his miniature English Bulldog, Peaches, who immediately becomes the star of the show. Cameras flash. Dennis gets down on the floor with her. Peaches does what Peaches does best-she sploots.
For those unfamiliar with the word, a sploot is when a dog lies flat on their belly with their back legs stretched out behind them. It's adorable. Bulldogs are notorious splooters. It photographs adorably and Peaches knows it.
@people #DennisQuaid never leaves his best friend Peaches behind. The star brought his dog as his date to the red carpet.
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The caption reads: "Dennis Quaid never leaves his best friend Peaches behind. The star brought his dog as his date to the red carpet."
The comments loved every second of it:
"This is the right way to do red carpets."
"Oh look peaches love his fathaaaa."
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"Dennis actually had the best date!"
"The red carpet sploot."
That last one captures the moment perfectly. While other celebrities posed in designer outfits, Dennis Quaid was on the floor with his bully, making sure she got her moment in the spotlight too.
All About Dennis Quaid's Bulldog 'Peaches'
Dennis Quaid's bond with Peaches runs deeper than red carpet appearances. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Quaid explained that Peaches reminds him of Gertrude, the Basset Hound who was his constant companion from age 12 to 19.
"I still get choked up when I think about her," Quaid said of Gertrude. "She was just totally devoted to me. She was my best friend."
He found Peaches while serving as grand marshal in a parade in Branson, Missouri. Quaid saw her brother in that parade as a puppy and immediately asked where the family got him. They said he couldn't have their dog, but that dog had a sister. That was Peaches.
"Peaches is kind of like Gertrude revisited. She's my buddy," Quaid told the LA Times.
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The actor takes Peaches practically everywhere with him-she's a designated comfort dog who flies with him and visits sets during filming. She even appeared on the set of the Amazon series Goliath and became the mascot.
"I actually do have anxiety if she's not there," Quaid admitted. "She just comes on the plane. She knows where to go and where to sit, and she's easy."Good girl, Peaches.
She has her own Instagram account (started by Quaid's daughter) and now, has more followers than the actual actor himself. She's living proof that sometimes the best red carpet date isn't another celebrity-it's a mini English Bulldog who knows how to work a camera angle.
And based on those red carpet photos? She's a total natural.
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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM.