Back in May of last year, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Brad’s film, Tree of Life. It was a big moment, with the international entertainment press lapping up all of the Brangelina they could get. A curious thing happened on the day of Brangelina’s big night in Cannes, however. Jennifer Aniston curiously released the information that her dog Norman had passed away… several weeks earlier. It was odd timing, to say the least. Not that I didn’t doubt that Jennifer loved and adored her fur baby and I didn’t doubt that she was likely devastated by the loss. My point then – and now – is that Aniston should have been less obvious with the timing of the announcement.
Anyway, Norman has gone to doggy heaven, and Aniston still has her German shepherd fur baby Dolly to keep her company. But according to this report, Aniston is itching for a new puppy!
Jennifer Aniston is finally adopting. No, not a baby – the actress is bringing home a furry friend!
“Jennifer decided to give herself a New Year’s present to start the year off right – a new dog,” a source tells Star. Since the passing of her Welsh corgi-terrier mix, Norman, last spring, “Jen has been mourning,” explains the source.
Norman was 15 years old when he went to the Great Kennel in the Sky, and Jen has memorialized him with a tattoo of his name on the inside of her right foot. While the 42-year-old actress is still the proud owner of a German shepherd mix named Donny, “Jen is ready to give another needy dog a home.”
Jen found the new pooch, also a shepherd mix, at the Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society last month.
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
Oh, I had forgotten about the dog tattoo too. As for the idea that this is a “needy dog” – really? Isn’t LA full of animal shelters? Did she want a specific breed or mix? Why go all the way to Utah? It’s weird, but whatever. God bless. Aniston loves her puppies, and whoever she adopts will be living the A-list puppy life.
Archive photos of Aniston, Norman and a stunt dog, courtesy of Elle, Vogue and EW.
Cute dog
Seriously? We haven’t seen hide or hair of her for months and they release this pablum?
Diverting the attention from her unconfirmed pregnancy or just back to friends with the media?
Why waste time by analyzing everything? Leave all that thinking up to the folks at celebitchy. Jen is just getting a damn dog there’s no conspiracy. Move on with your life.
@Anna: I never said there was a conspiracy. This is how good PR is done; keeps celebrities “relevant” and the public focused where they want them.
I’m so glad that she did use Best Friends.
After Hurricane Katrina Best Friends stayed months after the other big organizations left. The offical rescue of animals was ended on October 15 2005. (There were no more animals trapped in houses, and there were no more animals on the street.) This was not true. Best Friends stayed months into the next year. And only left after a number of offical city-wide reviews. Best Friends supported those stalwart rescuers who stayed. They hunted around for a facility to rent and staff in the metro area to continue to help vet and transport out animals who were wandering the flooded buildings. They also continued to help displaced residents get their animals. Find them, capture or humanely trap them.
They were the silver lining in the mess that was animal rescue after the storm.
E.B.,
I’m also an E.B. and you wrote exactly what I was going to write! Best Friends is the BEST!
E.B.
Hey, she’s adopting from a shelter, not buying from a breeder or a pet store, and that’s a wonderful thing, given the horrific situation of extreme overload at animal shelters. And if this gives Best Friends a boost in donations or adoptions (which I doubt), that’s all to the good of animals nation-wide, as BF pulls from all areas’ shelters, with a special focus on the West, due to logistics. They’re the group that took in and rehabbed the Vick Pits, and while I’m sure they’re not perfect, their work in that regard, and in general helping publicize what wonderful dogs Pits are, is commendable. Now if only Jennifer would adopt a Pit…that would be extra-wonderful.
co-sign.
Best Friends is a fantastic organization; they also took in a bunch of Katrina dogs after the flood. Plus this is the charity her and Justin donated to for Christmas so it makes sense she would go there for her next pet. Not an Aniston fan in general but I would rather see this than all of these little designer dogs many celebrities own (I am looking at you Blake Lively). And finally, yes, Pits ARE wonderful dogs to own!
ITA on all counts! Pits are wonderful.
Ughhh I want a Pit really bad. But around here, I don’t trust them per say. There’s been a lot of issues with inbreeding, and temperament around here… I would have a hard time pulling one from a shelter. But my god, they’re beautiful dogs.
Erinn –
I got mine from a Pit bull/Am-Staff specific rescue. My puppy was 6 weeks old starved with cigarette burns and initially dragging her back legs because she was confined to such a small area her hind leg muscles could not develop. The most charismatic dog I have ever had!
Jen did have a “Pitt” and he bit her so to speak so maybe she’s just off them!
I know, I know totally corny but I just couldn’t help myself.
On a serious note I love my pound puppy (he’s about 10 years now) and I like people who like dogs. I also loved both my chows and they were sweet as sugar so I know how you feel about the animal prejudice against certain breeds.
She was the one who ‘bit’ (or neglected) the ‘Pitt’.
would not surprise me if she announced she adopted a needy puppy from Cambodia and named him Naddoxs….or a black lab puppy from Ethiopia and named her Sahara….
Your comment made me lol so hard.. Tanx 4 d laugh
Not funny
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is a unique No-Kill sanctuary for several kinds of animals from dogs & cars to birds, horses, and reptiles. They supervised the rehabilitation of the most broken dogs rescued from the Michael Vick raid. It truly is a beautiful location and place for animals. I agree with Shelley, if JA adopting from Best Friends give more attention to them and their wonderful way of saving and providing for animals, Excellent.
And I think she and JT put Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on their Christmas Card…highlighting their donation or to encourage others…something like that.
Best Friends also focuses on taking in dogs that are considered “unadoptable” and tries to rehabilitate them or if they are not suitable for adoption, gives them a safe place to live out their lives.
It’s a wonderful organization Kaiser, and I don’t think it’s at all odd that she would choose to adopt a dog from Dogtown rather than a dog in LA. I’m an East coast girl, and if I could adopt another dog right now, I’d drive to Dogtown or even Villalobos (outside LA) to meet some of the dogs I’ve fallen in love with there.
I wish I was that dog. Love you Jen.
Oh for god’s sake.
Is it news every time this boring woman does anything?!
Tabloids should totally write about the time the crazy old lady in my building who wears a bathrobe and rusted costume jewelery discovered a way to lock out all the other tenants. More compelling story and characters.
🙂
LOL! One time the crazy lady in my building carved the glass in her doors peephole out so there was a giant hole and yelled at every person who walked by. Apparently the aliens were out to get her.
I would buy the sh*t out of “Crazy Lady Weekly.”
LOL! Me too! Think we can petition for that magazine since the Karthrasions blew their deal?
Geez, I can’t believe how many of us have crazy old lady neighbor stories! I’ve had a couple of memorable ones myself.
I agree… And all I can see in the first pic is chin and more chin 😉
Are you sure you find her boring? I mean, you’ve taken time out of your day to read the article and the trouble to write and post your comment, something about her obviously does interest you…lol.
Yeah, I’m out of a job in a week, so I’m pretty much phoning it in here. I’m commenting on everything possible on the company’s dime 😉
The dog is adorable (RIP) and I LOVE that top photo of Jen and Norman!
I love all the dogs in these pics! I just started watching Downton Abbey and the dog is the best part!
Can you clarify which dog is Norman? In top photo ELLE? EW too? Thanks.
I assume that JA wanted to get new animal friend from Best Friends to help them, raise awareness about them – all good – although I also think adopting from an LA or NYC shelter (as someone mentioned) would have been great. NY in particular has a very high kill shelter system – the ACC, “Animal Care & Control”.
Don’t Shop, Adopt. So glad she is adopting. I really appreciate her looking out for animals.
ps I never saw those photos in the black gown.
Six months pegnant in one story adopting a pet in the next? For a woman who is supposed to be elated about her first prgnancy at her age and at long last she adopts a dog? They are a lot of work. Sure JA is expecting?
Lovely photos!
Good for her adopting a dog. All 4 of my dogs were adopted, I love them all dearly and wouldn’t trade them for the world. Also my sister has a pitbull and it is a big oaf, real friendly and spoiled rotten. She wouldn’t trade it for the world, he’s a good dog.
Justin also has two dogs… thats gonna be loads of dogs in that household, are they planning to raise a army of dogs lol
Best Friends is a wonderful place and hopefully this type of publicity will allow them to get more donors and money.
Hi Ladybert!
Great comment.
I agree, and it should apply to others who support a good cause and should not be called “pimping themselves out”. Same rules for everybody!
It’s been almost a year since my dark haired golden passed away and I am still mourning – so I get how Aniston feels. We are contemplating getting a new furry family member, and adoption does seem like the way to go.
P.S. Kaiser – I ask respectfully – why did a story about Anniston have to begin with stuff about Jolie/Pitt? For all of you fans on both sides (of which I am neither) – I constantly read in these comments that you wish the tabloids would stop with the “triangle” thing – but it seems to me that the most die-hard fans perpetuate this. Even if what you say is true that Aniston did blah blah, by reacting to it, you give it importance, which then theoretically gives her the attention she wants and the triangle continues.
In the above photo….mmmmm, which one is the dog?
you blind Lucy? or just stupid. Sorry folks but I love my rescue puppy a beautiful Austrailian sheppard, horribly neglected and abused. It took a long year of treats, gentle voices and constant positive reforcement..now he’s a beauty, a happy, playful boy. And yes I do love the black dress, I could rock that dress with my new clarks..
Chill out rosalee…I was just kidding…I am a dog lover…I have two doggies I love to death…
Lol 🙂
I’m so glad she went to a shelter for her dog. We could really do something about the stray problem, if people would not buy from puppy mills or home breeders and just searched the internet for rescues and shelters. With all the foreclosures, the shelters are full with all breeds.
SO that’s as far as her humanitarian efforts go…to dogs! blah! while in Africa, thousands are dying of hunger and aids…TEAM JOLIE ALL THE WAY!!! Angies’ humanitarian efforts reach other HUMAN BEINGS in REAL need, not pooches to satisfy a personal neediness…can’t stand NEEDYSTON!
Oh for godssake. I guess helping dogs is something that the woman considers meaningful. Why does it necessarily mean she’s thumbing her nose at hunger and AIDS?
Cirque28-To *certain* people, this woman can’t do anything right. I swear, if she takes a sh*t people will say it has to do with Angie & Brad.
I’m sure HA! is out there right now, volunteering and making the world a better place.
If JA were to try to do ANY international humanitarian work people would be all over her trying to be like AJ.
Animals are important to her, just like Betty White. I love her for raising awareness as I have a huge soft for furry beings.
Exactly, Roma. Why criticize her for supporting a good cause that is meaningful to her? People are just so pissy sometimes.
@HA!-What humanitarian efforts have you accomplished?
What’s wrong with helping animals in need, especially when a lot of them are in need due to humans treating them so badly?
Forget the puppy story. I want that black dress! Oh, shit, I have nowhere to where it though.
Uh Julie, it’s called party crashing. My friend and I are always doing that. You just need to know someone who can get you in. 🙂
p.s. I have a bad habit of commenting and then reading comments, thus the p.s. I agree with the comment above about why start this with Angie & Brad. Really. Very petty and again, shows your complete bias.
very cute dog.
The first picture of her is with her dog Norman. The second is a photo shoot when she was promoting Marley and Me. Oh, and the article said her german shepherd’s name is Donny, but it’s Dolly.
And to me anyone who adores dogs can’t be half bad 🙂
Fans of Brad and Angie have to always talk about Jen and Brad and Angie together otherwise they just have to look at Angie and Brad and realize how pathetic they really are. For example if they were actually just watching Brad and Angie they would realize that Brad was using the cane just for show and call him out about it. However as long as they have Jen to talk bad about they don’t have to deal with how pathetic and boring the other two are. Without Jen no one cares about the other two. Jen becomes the brunt of the hate so that Brad and Angie can look like saints. It has been happening for years and will continue. It is the Brad/Angie fans that keep the triangle going. Would I love for Brad and Angie to stand on their own without Jen. Oh yes all Jen fans would. However even though Jen fans and Jen herself has moved on and is much happier then she ever has been – Angie/Brad fans can not let it go. Really sad. the only thing that I find funny is that Angie is desperate for the connection between the three of them to stop – and it is her fans that continue with it. To funny.
Admit the awards season has been boring without Jen that is why people are so desperate for stories about her. Really adopting a dog (which is probably a lie) makes huge news? See desperate for Jen and stories about her. What I am waiting for is her promotion of her next movie. Think she is pregnant? Would that not be amazing?
You are really, really delusional.
hate to break it to yo but Jennifer has NEVER been involved with awards season because she hasnt been nominated for anything since Friends..also have you ever visitied a site called femalefirst, these ladies have spent 7 years making thread after thread dissecting ever single pic and interview of the Jolie-pitts(they also believe Angie used voodoo to get brad, she is in the CIA, the twins have down syndrome, and Johnny lee is the real father of vivenne)..these ladies are aniston fans and are obsessed with the JPS..so sorry your conclusions are wrong..there are rabid fans on BOTH sides..and Angelina Jolie hasnt uttered jennifers name since her Vogue interview that came out dec 2006..you must be crazy to thing that Angelina and Brad need Jen i think its the other way around..if she wasnt connected to them, the media would be talking about her as much as they talk about Sarah Jessica Parker or Courtney Cox..every Jen article mentions Brad but every Brad article does not mention Jen
You really need psychological help and your post is absolute proof-positive that its only the Jen fans who can’t let it go. Lets face it, without Brad and Angelina and their coattails that Aniston clings to, Aniston would have ceased to have a career, hence why the loonistons are so obsessed with linking Jen with the JPs. Pathetic.
All that post proves is that one person can’t let it go. One person’s rambling thoughts do not represent all of Aniston’s fans.
Both groups of fans have people who overdo it with connecting them together, not just Aniston’s.
It is overwhelmingly the Aniston fans who can’t let it go more than Jolie fans.
Sally, there is no feasible way to quantify that.
You are entitled to your opinion of course but that is not a verifiable fact.
@Susan
I hope that wasn’t a one-way ticket you took here from Crazy Town. Time to go home now, dear.
i LOVE that black dress. if she dressed like that more often, instead of her Real Housewives outfits, i would have more respect for her.
Is the Norman the first dog? What a sweet photo. Well, my dog is so special to me (I was never a dog lover. It was a manic decision). She just went through a misdiagnosis and went blind in one eye with all kinds of problems. It’s been hell. I never thought I could love a dog so much. So I cannot say one bad word on this article except congrats on adopting a new doggie.
That black dress is gorgeous on her. I love the look.
You guys are right…that black dress is to die for. Must have it. All of these pics are adorable. Jen has always been a huge dog lover & I think her efforts are commendable.
That’s great she’s adopting a dog, especially from a shelter and a great organization like that.
They do have a shelter in Los Angeles and NY. All the article says is that the group is Utah-based.
Wealthy and even famous people lose dogs and adopt dogs every day. except we don’t have to hear about it.
Does she actually have to pay money to have these ‘stories’ come out? I’d love to know about all that. How the publicity machine works celebrities and how they have to make it look there’s no strategy, timing and planning to all of this.
It’s really apparent when people like her staff pump out boring crap like this just when somebody or everybody else is getting attention.
I don’t think JenA and Jolie time everything they do to beat each other out. I mean really.. it’s too much ALL the time now.
Jen get a pedicure.. right before Jolie gets a manicure — she did it on purpose! please.
It’s too much. Media needs to calm the EFF down.
Well, I usually don’t like anything she does but I’d like to give her the thumbs up on this one. Norman sure was a cutie and I’m sure that any pet she has will be very loved.
Please Jen, don’t start a phony story just before the Oscars and maybe I’ll even like you a little bit more.
so basically instead of adopting one of the millions of dogs in the LA county shelters, she’s gonna go to a breeder like every other hypocrite that poses for a PETA ad, or other organization for publicity.
Wow Jennifer, you’re the real bitch.
Umm, did you not even read the article? It clearly states she adopted from Best Friends, a very well-known Utah-based shelter. I think she should have stayed more local, because Best Friends already gets lots of help and attention from celebrities, but she still chose to adopt.
And here’s the winner of the stupid bitch comment of the year. Goddamn.
It’s nice to adopt from a shelter. However, where do you think the dogs in shelters come from? Irresponsible breeders.
I’m not saying adopt from irresponsible breeders. But if people would only get dogs from RESPONSIBLE breeders, there wouldn’t be a market for puppy mills (and the number of dogs sent to shelters would decrease). Also, responsible breeders will minimize the chances that genetic problems get passed to the next generation. IF you want a certain breed, check out an organization of that breed in your area, attend a few dog shows, and look for the responsible breeders.
Bravo! I have two West Highland terriers and they don’t have any behavior problems. The breeders are well respected and I couldn’t adopt them until they were 10 weeks old.
I’ve had shelter dogs before and some were great and some not. I applaud people that get rescue dogs but I shouldn’t be criticized for the way I adopted my dogs. I even had to do a resume.
i’m not surprised… but why is this news??
Good for her for adopting a shelter pet!
We adopted our Staffordshire from Best Friends. What a fantastic organization.
I dont get all the hate she dont do anything other the live her life the best way she can and she dont hurt anybody she seems to be a very nice and classy lady
daymmmm, even photoshop can’t make that chin shorter. i thought it was a scuba fin!
You know you’re dull when the most interesting thing they can think to report about you is that you got a new pet…
it’s funny ’cause it’s true
Why is a dog adoption newsworthy?
My thoughts too.
I mean its a nice story, but its not really news of any relevancy!
I like that first pic, I forgot her old hair color. She should go back and get away from the bleach-blonde look. That golden color was much more flattering on her. Good for her for adopting from a shelter.
Norman was adorable. Jennifer looks beautiful.
Maybe she adopted a dog from Utah because it is a pro gas chamber state.
Love her hair color in that top pic.
I know – it’s beautiful. And she really does look golden. Honey colour or dark brown look best on her.
I would really like it if a celeb adopted a cat for a change and encouraged others to give homeless cats a home. There is way too much attention on dogs. Cats need homes too, often moreso considering the over-breeding feral cat population.
In related news, guy who played Urkel is adopting a kitten.
World, now you can sleep better.
Now THAT, is excellent news! 🙂
YOU GUYS ARE MAD. Stop fighting about people either of you know personally. You have no flipping clue how they really are; you are assuming. These are all assumptions. You are projecting the reality you have chosen to believe upon total strangers. Angelina this – Jennifer that – do you actually take into accountability that either of those women are not as you imagined? IF she adopted a dog that is lovely; there are a lot of dogs and other animals in need of a home. Stop with the triangular spat. You do not know any of what you say for certain; it’s speculation. For all you know all three people are assholes. They all wealthy successful people with the world at their feet. With all of their money, I find it highly unlikely they spend all day thinking of each other when they could do quite possibly anything they want. It is the bored and dull that without money that fantasize about this; not them. It’s gossip, that should be taken lightly for amusement; not seriously. Move on.
so aniston is raising awareness by adopting a shelter dog – what’s the big problem? i say fair play to her. will it change the world? no, but it will certainly change one dog’s world.
Do we even know if this is true? There’s just so much that is peddled as fact in the tabs these days, so I’m curious why this one is given so much weight?
Also, MIA Aniston is really dull for gossip. People can complain as much as they want here about her ‘going away’, but the fact that CB continues to have so many posts even though there is absolutely no new pictures or projects to go with it (i.e. she’s not promoting ANYTHING right now)just proves the opposite.
And the pregnancy thing- meh. she just went skiing (apparently). How pregnant can she be?