David Oyelowo with Maui, Marmite, Lucy & Levi

What’s the best thing about sharing your life with dogs? They give you the gift of looking beyond yourself.

Maui, Marmite, Lucy & Levi’s age and breed?

Maui is a 2-year-old Bernese mountain dog. Lucy is a teenage golden retriever mix. Marmite is a 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel. Levi is a 6-year-old Siberian husky.

Is there a story behind any of their names?

I love big dogs and my wife loves small dogs. Marmite is a very polarizing British food, so we called her that as my wife snuck a small dog into our pack. She’s grown on me though.

What are their best physical characteristics?

Marmite has cute floppy ears. Levi has a blue eye and a brown eye. Lucy has a funny walk. Maui has eye you could get lost in.

If you could ask them one question, what would it be? Why do you like sniffing other dog’s butts?

If you could tell them one thing, what would it be? Please sit when I ask you to.

If Maui, Marmite, Lucy & Levi were historical figures, who would they be?

Maui - Don King, Marmite - a female Napoleon, Lucy - Margaret Thatcher, and Levi - Brad Pitt.