Gengaro said the district named the new dog Solo after Han Solo since Chewie was named after Solo's sidekick, Chewbacca. It's only a coincidence that the pet retailer Chewy.com has the same name.

Co-stars Harrison Ford, who flew the Millenium Falcon alongside Chewbacca as Han Solo, and Mark Hamill, known as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, issued statements to express their loss.

With the emerging demand of hyperfuel and other resources, Han Solo finds himself in the middle of a heist alongside other criminals, where they meet the likes of Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian in ...