Cosmo (dog) Cosmo (dog) Cosmo is a canine actor. He is a Jack Russell Terrier that is best known for his roles in the movies "Hotel for Dogs" and "Beginners". He was adopted from a breed rescue society by animal trainer Mathilda DeCagny. Cosmo was adopted by dog trainer Mathilda DeCagny from a Jack Russell rescue society in 2007. DeCagny had previously owned and trained other Jack Russell dog actors Moose and his son Enzo, who had played Eddie in "Frasier". DeCagny described Cosmo as being skittish and lacking confidence when she first adopted him, but he was very friendly towards people
Jack Russell Terrier terriers left when he died in 1883. The Fox terrier and Jack Russell terrier type dogs of today are all descended from dogs of that period, although documented pedigrees earlier than 1862 have not been found, although several records remain of documented breeding by John Russell between the 1860s and 1880s. The Fox Terrier Club was formed in 1875 with Russell as one of the founder members; its breed standard was aspiration, and not a description of how the breed appeared then. By the start of the 20th century, the Fox terrier had altered more towards the modern breed, but