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LEADER OF THE PACK

STAR TREK IS GOING TO THE DOGS – and it’s all Sir Patrick Stewart’s fault. When it came to Jean-Luc Picard’s most trusted second-in-command for this new series, the leading man had very specific ideas about his new Number One.

“My wife and I are passionate about pit bulls,” he explains. “We have fostered, I think, five of them, one of whom – Ginger – has become a worldwide star. Dogs can give you so much, I’m beginning to learn. Since we fostered Ginger three years ago, we just look for those opportunities to come back again.”

It’s this love for the breed which meant Stewart specifically requested

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