Sexiest Man Alive 2012

Sexy Guys Who Love Their Dogs

Ryan Reynolds! Matthew McConaughey! George Clooney! A canine companion makes for a sexy man's best friend

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JAKE OWEN

Meet the country crooner's No. 1 fan! And we're assuming expectant wife Lacey Buchanan admires bulldog Vern (who shares Owen's affection with fellow English bulldog Merle). "You've got to like my dog if you're going to be with me," he told PEOPLE in 2010.