--- description: David Bowie's son Duncan Jones took to his Twitter to help a homeless dog named after his father find a loving home. title: David Bowie's Son Wants to Help Dog Named After His Dad Get a Home image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # David Bowie's Son Is Crowdsourcing a Home for a Dog Named After His Father  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2017 7:50 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2017 7:50 PM CUT [David Bowie’s](http://time.com/4183603/david-bowie-1970s/ "undefined") son [Duncan Jones](http://time.com/4192120/david-bowie-duncan-jones-twitter/ "undefined") is asking for people to consider welcoming a dog named after his late father into their homes. The director took to his Twitter to ask his followers to consider adopting Bowie, a 3-year-old lurcher (a dog that’s a cross behind a sighthound and a terrier) who’s currently residing at Dogs Trust Brigend in Wales, UK. [Like his rocker namesake, Bowie has two different colored eyes](http://time.com/4174988/david-bowie-surprising-facts/ "undefined") — a trait that has apparently caused him to be overlooked, according to a press release sent to [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2017/01/06/david-bowie-dog-duncan-jones/?utm%5Fcid=hp-r-3#k28Tvciyxgqy "undefined")_._ On Thursday, Jones posted a few tweets asking his followers to help find the pooch a home. > [](https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/816953171780190210) > [](https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/816953866466000896) Jones even shared a picture of his sister’s dog who also had two different colored eyes. > [](https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/816955051201753088) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4626042/david-bowie-dog-home/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4626042/david-bowie-dog-home/"},"headline":"David Bowie's Son Is Crowdsourcing a Home for a Dog Named After His Father","datePublished":"2017-01-06T19:50:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:58.075Z","description":"\"Hoping someone near that dog might be able to help him find a home\"","url":"https://time.com/4626042/david-bowie-dog-home/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","animals","celebrity","Culture","David Bowie topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4626042/david-bowie-dog-home/","name":"David Bowie's Son Is Crowdsourcing a Home for a Dog Named After His Father"}}]}] ```