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The Dogue Days Of Summer

When taking a scroll through the archives, one Vogue editor happened upon a February 1897 cover starring a labrador puppy. "His Soliloquy: To be or not to be—a dog show dog?" the cover line read. Another from July 1898 featured a portrait of a handsome collie named Drumtochty, outfitted, appropriately, in a Balmoral Tam'o shanter.

Indeed, dogs have always had a place in the pages of Vogue, from Coco Chanel, who graced the April 1931 issue with her Great Dane, Gigot, to Azzedine Alaïa, who was photographed with a Yorkshire terrier in each hand by Arthur Elgort in February 1986. These days, it's just a bit easier for a hound to go viral. When Demi Moore brought her microscopic Chihuahua, Pilaf, to the spring 2024 Versace show in Milan, the pup instantly captivated the world with her bulging eyes and exposed tongue. When she posed in Chopard on the Croisette in Cannes it only cemented her starlet status. Similarly, Glen Powell's mutt, Brisket, has stolen the spotlight every chance he gets, joining his famous dad on the Twisters press tour—occasionally in a dapper bow tie. While Pharrell Williams recently released the "Dandy Dog Walkers" collection for Louis Vuitton Men's, Thom Browne's dachshund has inspired a whole suite of Hector-shaped accessories.

We decided to celebrate the sleepy, pre-fashion month dog days of summer with a special digital cover project; but rather than Vogue covers: Dogue covers. We started out hoping to photograph half a dozen celebri-dogs, but everyone said yes and here we are with a dozen–16 if you count Anna Wintour's three doodles and Mariah Carey's trio of Jack Russell terriers.

In addition to our cover dogues we have a story about designers and their dogs throughout history, a personal essay ripped from daytime TV about a canine father reuniting with his long lost sons, Vogue editors' dog essentials, even dog-friendly spa experiences. Dig in!

Micro Chihuahua, macro charm— Demi Moore's Pilaf was born for the camera.

Billie Eilish's Shark lays down tracks at a recording studio in Los Angeles.

Tank, Sydney Sweeney's pitbull rescue, takes a dip in Los Angeles.

Ciara's teacup poodle, Love, doubles as roadie on the Out of this World tour.

Mutley tickles the ivory at home in Connecticut, accompanying his mom, Mariah Carey.

Hector, Thom Browne's dachshund muse gets comfortable at home on Sutton Place.

Ferg reunites with his Australian shepherd, KrasH, who was lost for three years.

Glen Powell's Brisket grabs a bite after the Twisters Los Angeles premiere.

Anna Wintour's goldendoodles Radley, Harper and Finch off-duty and off-leash at home in NYC.

There's nothing weird about Tim Walz's Scout, soon to be second dog.

Fendi gets her freak on backstage at mother Missy Elliott's tour.

Life is a rodeo for Ayo Edebiri's Chihuahua, Gromit.

The Nissan Rogue Dogue 2 Is A Cute, If Unexceptional, Concept

My nearly-eight-year-old black lab, Oscar, isn't a rambunctious pooch. Sure, he'll wag excitedly when you walk in the door and greet you with a beloved toy hanging from his mouth, but moments later, he'll be snoring next to you on the couch. Playing fetch? He'll take about three throws from you at an all-out sprint, but after that, you're not getting the ball back because he's lying in the middle of the yard. But there is one thing, one sole item, that never fails to rile him up: 

The Hose.

Wild man., Cait Knoll

And lo and behold, Nissan's Rogue Dogue 2—the second-generation version of the carmaker's dog-friendly prototype vehicle designed to make canine lives (and their owners' lives) easier—comes equipped with that magic water-dispensing tube in the back. With a long weekend with the car ahead of me, I knew what I had to do. 

The not-so-incognito Rogue Dogue 2. And Oscar., Cait Knoll

Before I could get Oscar into prime hose-play conditions, I needed to cart him back to New York City from New England, where he was summering on Cape Cod with my in-laws. (Okay, I'm kidding.) In all seriousness, he did need to travel in the Rogue Dogue 2 for approximately four and a half hours, giving both dog and human ample time to test the pup-mobile in motion.

As it turns out, this compact crossover's puppy area wasn't quite the right size; Oscar was a bit too big to be transported in the rear cargo area, which does come with a built-in dog pad. Little dogs, presumably, would feel much more comfortable.

Saying goodbye to a buddy prior to the road trip., Cait Knoll

While the actual driving experience wasn't my idea of thrilling—the extra weight from the canine gear such as the electronics, the retractable dog ramp for the rear hatch, etc. Choke the already-modest 170-horsepower 2.5-liter engine and clearly messed with the suspension tuning—I did appreciate how much of a conversation-starter the Nissan was. In bumper-to-bumper traffic, one passenger even held her dog up to her window and waved excitedly as we crept by.

Once parked and rear hatch popped, you notice all of the goodies they've packed into the back. Beyond the aforementioned hose, you've got a drawer stocked with a pet first aid kit, a washing accessory, Wet Ones, a leash, and a ball. There's a blower for drying fur buddies after water play, and a fold-out ramp (that is narrow and clunky as all get-out). There were no built-in bowls for food and water as in the original Rogue Dogue. In their place, our loaner had an iPad, which came with a DogTV app (that we could never get to actually work).

One wet Oscar., Cait Knoll

But as I correctly assumed, the pièce de résistance was the built-in hose, which featured surprisingly decent water pressure. As you can see in the video above, Oscar found this all-consuming—and magical. 

Despite my dog's hose-fueled glee, I can't say I would purchase the Rogue Dogue if Nissan ever put it into production. The accessories feel very much bolted on versus seamlessly built in, and as I mentioned above, the Rogue itself hasn't been upgraded or adjusted to offset the pup-friendly additions. Still, I appreciate that the carmaker actually produced some of these concept Rogues for us journalists to test in the real world, instead of leaving it on the auto show floor. And I'm going to go out on a limb and say Oscar appreciated it too.

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Base Price (Price as Tested): $32,530 for 2018 Rogue SL AWD (Rogue Dogue 2 not available for sale)

Powertrain (For 2018 Rogue SL AWD) : 2.5-liter inline-four, 170 horsepower, 175 pound-feet of torque; continuously-variable transmission; AWD

Cargo Space: 39.3 cubic feet behind the second row, but some of those empty cubes have been replaced with doggy comforts

Minutes of Uninterrupted Hose Play: Seven

Number of Times Someone Mispronounced 'Dogue': Three

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