Madison (dog)

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Madison

Born	November 1999^[1]
Official site	Rygwood Labradors
Notable roles	Vincent on Lost

Madison is a Labrador Retriever, and a animal actor best known for playing the role of Vincent on the hit television series Lost.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Trivia
2 External links
3 References

[edit] Biography

Madison is from Hawaii,^[2] and her owner is Kim Stahl, an accountant and part-time dog trainer.^[1] Before becoming a performer, Madison worked as a tracking dog and obedience competitor.^[3] In 2001, Madison ranked eighth among the best obedience dogs in Hawaii.^[1] Even though she is female, she plays a male dog on the TV show Lost.^[1]

Stahl also owns relatives of Madison,^[4] including two of her daughters, Byrddee^[5] and Jane.^[6]

[edit] Trivia

To honor Madison, the folks at Rygwood Labradors (the home of Madison) sponsored a video contest. The top three winners received authentic Madison "PAW"tographs courtesy of Rygwood Labs in Hawaii.[1]
Of all her costars, Madison bonded with Ian Somerhalder the most, and was especially sad when he left the show.^[7]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rittmeyer, Brian C.. "Dog learns new tricks for star turn", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2005-09-01. Retrieved on November 1, 2006. (in English)
^ LOST - Season One (English) (PHP). Rygwood Labradors. Retrieved on November 1, 2006. “Visitors at the Pet Expo are surprised to find out that Madison is the only member of the shows cast actually from Hawaii.”
^ Tsai, Michael. "It's doggone great being part of 'Lost'", The Honolulu Advertiser, 2004-11-08. Retrieved on July 27, 2006. (in English)
^ Our Labs (English) (PHP). Rygwood Labradors. Retrieved on November 1, 2006. “Madison at around 8 months old takes a nap with her older brother Rygleigh.”
^ Our Labs (English) (PHP). Rygwood Labradors. Retrieved on November 1, 2006. “Byrddee (CH Rygwood’s Genie In A Bottle) is one of Madison's daughters and the youngest here at Rygwood.”
^ Our Labs (English) (PHP). Rygwood Labradors. Retrieved on November 1, 2006. “Jane, another of Madison's daughters, takes a break from playing in the sprinkler.”
^ LOST - Season One (English) (PHP). Rygwood Labradors. Retrieved on July 27, 2006. “Madison always had plenty of kisses for Ian [Somerhalder], who was her favorite. Everyone was sorry to see Ian leave the cast, but nobody misses him more than Madison.”