Rock Legend Gene Simmons Talks Dogs With iHeartDogs
by Adriana Sandoval / iheartdogs.com
There probably isn’t a soul alive who hasn’t heard of THE Gene Simmons – the lead singer and bassist for the legendary rock band, KISS. Yes, Gene Simmons has many titles, including: father, husband, entrepreneur and actor. But the one you may not know, that we absolutely love, is: Gene Simmons, Doggy Dad to 4 rescue pups!
We had the privilege of chatting with the legendary rocker about his life and perspective on dogs, in our ongoing segment we like to call “Dogs of Our Lives”.
Are you ready to know Gene Simmons of KISS better than you ever have before? Check out our interview below AND wait till you see what we get to do with Gene for shelters — it rocks!
iHD: Thanks for taking the time to chat with us – we know you are a busy guy. Let’s start with your pack. How many dogs do you have and what are their names?
GS: We have four dogs. They’re all rescues. George, Squirrel – because she looks like a squirrel. Actually, looks like Yoda, from Star Wars, and has the attention span of a pea. But we love her, and she’s getting on in age, so I’m starting to call her Granny or Grandma. And we have Darby, who is also female, and then our other one is Baby, which is an unfortunate name for a dog that is very Alpha-female. George is the only male, and the rest are all female. George is a little over 100 pounds. [Alaskan Malamutes] can grow as big as 150 pounds. That photo you may have gotten is when George was about 2 years younger, when he was still a puppy. Yeah. In that photo he’s probably 8 months old (see photo above).
