Laravel: How to get last N entries from DB

Dogs::orderBy('created_at','desc')->take(5)->get();

You may try something like this:

$dogs = Dogs::orderBy('id', 'desc')->take(5)->get();

Use orderBy with Descending order and take the first n numbers of records.

Update (Since the latest method has been added):

$dogs = Dogs::latest()->take(5)->get();

You can pass a negative integer n to take the last n elements.

Dogs::all()->take(-5)

This is good because you don't use orderBy which is bad when you have a big table.

My solution for cleanliness is:

Dogs::latest()->take(5)->get();

It's the same as other answers, just with using built-in methods to handle common practices.