[ad_1] <br><div><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bv"/><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bvd gnt_x__h"/><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Dunkin' Donuts staff does more than give a dog a donut! Watch birthday pup get pampered."><div class="gnt_em_vp_w" data-g-r="vp_tp" data-c-vt="teal" data-t-pl="teal-hero"><button class="gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a" data-g-r="vp_ap vp_tg" data-c-vpattrs="{"muted":true,"bContent":false,"an":"usatoday","pn":"USA TODAY","vidNum":1,"docking":true,"t0060":1,"cut":1}" data-c-vpdata="{"adsEnabled":true,"awsPath":"lifestyle/animalkind","byline":"Animalkind","canonicalURL":"","contentSourceCode":"USAT","credit":"USA Today","duration":50000,"headline":"Dunkin' Donuts staff does more than give a dog a donut! 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The two began dating in 2022 and share a daughter Matilda.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Need a break?</strong> Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The "Based on a True Story" star said Pelphrey is "also a mega dog-lover," but when he moved in with his German Shepherd, Blue, the dogs did not share the same connection their owners did.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Shirley was determined to kill him," Cuoco joked. She was more of a people's dog, she said and often got in fights with other canines.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:440px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/presto/2023/04/01/USAT/323666e6-fb06-4712-912e-e6eeb5c117e1-GTY_1456676009.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/presto/2023/04/01/USAT/323666e6-fb06-4712-912e-e6eeb5c117e1-GTY_1456676009.jpg?width=1320&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Tom Pelphrey and Kaley Cuoco attend the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Kaley Cuoco welcomes first</strong>child with boyfriend Tom Pelphrey: 'The new light of our lives'</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"We obviously bring many dogs into our home," Cuoco, who is known to adopt and foster canines and has her own pet care company Oh Norman! said. "I started to get really worried that she would really hurt another animal and I needed to make a very, very difficult decision."</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Ultimately Cuoco decided to rehome Shirley, moving the dog in with her pet handler Tony and his wife Angie. "I didn't want her to end up in a home that didn't understand her," she said.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The actress, who fought back tears throughout the video, said she wanted to share the decision in case other dog owners were going through something similar.</p><img class="gnt_em_gl_i" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/presto/2019/05/03/USAT/b0c12456-88f1-4cbf-a244-90d0187a3f67-98634_D1060b.jpg?crop=1999,1121,x0,y25&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/presto/2019/05/03/USAT/b0c12456-88f1-4cbf-a244-90d0187a3f67-98634_D1060b.jpg?crop=1999,https://pets.einnews.com/1121,https://pets.einnews.com/x0,https://pets.einnews.com/y25&width=1320&height=744&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="" width="660" height="372"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Now that Shirley has died, Cuoco said she wanted to speak up on her behalf.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"She has had an amazing life," the actress said. "I am devastated that she has gone over the rainbow bridge."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Pet Care 101:</strong>All USA TODAY's best coverage</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Despite worrying about being judged, Cuoco affirmed that she would continue to be honest about her experience caring for pets even when it's not so shiny.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I will speak up and stand up for every four-legged creature," she said, "If you've had to place a dog elsewhere in another person's home, I understand how hard those decisions can be."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Cuoco has long been an animal welfare advocate, known for adopting rescue animals. 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