Piper the Dog(2007-2026)

Piper the Chinese Crested dog was adopted by filmmaker Jake Helgren on January 21, 2008 when she was five months old, a mere month before Jake Helgren moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film. The original owner of Piper made Helgren promise that if he made a career in film, that he would put Piper in his movie. Piper appeared in seven of Helgren's films, and posthumously in another after her passing in photos. She traveled to over a dozen states to film onset with Helgren, and was often coined the "set mascot" by all the crew members who knew her. She was beloved to Helgren and his film family, and will never be forgotten.