The Poodle Partying with the Kardashians and Cher

In reality, Josephine has been played by several different poodles. At the Poodle Room début party, the eight-year-old Mochi (named for the Japanese rice dessert) alternated with the two-year-old Patrón (named for the tequila). The hotel has also bought a five-month-old puppy named Fifi—an understudy in the wings, currently in training for the role. At the party, both Josephines wore sparkly collars. No one seemed to notice or care that Patrón is actually a boy dog. His owner, Javier Torres, a former adult dancer, who wore a tux, said that Patrón is often mistaken for a girl because he looks like one: “He is a very poodle-y poodle.”