Mark National Dog Day with the 10 best movie pups

Who's the best dog ever? Well, obviously, your dog is the best dog in the entire world. Everybody knows that. But besides your dog. After pondering that eternal question, we've ranked the best movie hounds in film history.

And since Friday marks National Dog Day, why not settle in on the couch with your furry partner in crime and enjoy these canine capers?

(Of course, while it's fun to rank these pups, they're all good dogs very good dogs.)

1. Dug from Up

Dug is the best movie dog because Dug is your dog. At least, that's what it felt like when Pixar put voice to all the little quirks of your best friend. "I hid under your porch because I love you." "Squirrel!" That's how your dog thinks and that's why you love him/her.

2. Marley from Marley and Me

Marley (sob) is great (sob). He's cute (sob) and loyal (sob) and we miss him (sob) very much.

3. Beethoven from Beethoven

The perfect balance of adorable and mischievous, the St. Bernard helped a family love each other.

4. Buddy from Air Bud

He can play basketball. Buddy does not need more to make him great. You hear that, all you sequels where he played football and whatnot? Basketball was enough.

5. Hercules, aka The Beast from The Sandlot

The most misunderstood dog in movie history just really liked baseballs. Especially priceless ones signed by Babe Ruth. Plus, he was better as a team mascot than "The Beast."

6. Lassie from Lassie Come Home

The original. The movie dog all other movie dogs need to live up to.

7. Uggie from The Artist 

Uggie died almost a year ago, but not before publishing a book and becoming the first dog to leave his footprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Not bad for the scene stealer from an Oscar best picture-winning movie.

8. Toto from The Wizard of Oz

We are very, very happy the Wicked Witch of the West did not get "your little dog, too." Toto is low key the MVP of The Wizard of Oz, like when he pulls the curtain back on the Wizard himself. Dorothy would have really been lost without him.

9. Lady and the Tramp from Lady and the Tramp

What is cuter than cute dogs? Cute dogs who fall in love and eat spaghetti together.

10. Chance and Shadow from Homeward Bound

This movie taught us that our dogs love us as much as we love them. And they miss us as much as we miss them. And they always are trying to come home to us.

If you got through this list without tearing up a bit, you're probably a cat person. And we can't help you.