Mandy Moore revealed her house just got a little fuller.
On Saturday, the actress, 39, who shares her sons August ‘Gus' Harrison, two, and Oscar ‘Ozzie' Bennett Goldsmith, one, with husband Taylor Goldsmith, 38, announced they rescued another dog with her Instagram followers.
‘Welcome to the family, Marshmallow!' she captioned an adorable picture of her pup laying on a white dog bed. ‘This sweet boy was found wandering the streets for several days, many miles from here by our beloved nanny, Celina.
She continued: ‘He's about 6-7 months, unchipped, not fixed (but scheduled for next week) and just the most unexpectedly wonderful addition to our gang.'
The This Is Us star revealed Marshmallow is about ‘6-7 months, unchipped, not fixed (but scheduled for next week) and just the most unexpectedly wonderful addition' to her family.
‘We weren't looking for another dog but he was looking for us and the fact that he looks remarkably like our dear Joni made it too impossible to ignore,' she added, referencing her late pooch, who passed away, at age 12, in 2020.
The mother-of-two mused that her ‘cats are nonplussed and Jackson (our 14 year old shepherd mutt rescue),' but ‘Marshmallow is slowly winning them over.'
As for how they picked their newest addition's name, Moore revealed she and her spouse's eldest child came up with his name.
‘When we showed Gus a picture of him and asked what his name was, without hesitation he shouted ‘Marshmallow!' With his arms in the air. Done and done. Can't wait for all of the adventures, sir!! #adoptdontshop,' she concluded.
Moore and Goldsmith, 38, previously rescued cats Fig, Peanut and Olivia, before welcoming their two children.
Their beloved pup, Joni, died following complications from surgery to remove a mass on her liver.
At the time, she shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, which read: ‘My heart is utterly shattered. She was my first love and best friend.'
‘Welcome to the family, Marshmallow!' she captioned an adorable picture of her pup laying on a white dog bed. ‘This sweet boy was found wandering the streets for several days, many miles from here by our beloved nanny, Celina
‘Last night, very unexpectedly, we lost our Joni girl. Yes, she was almost 13. Yes, she had pretty major surgery a week ago to remove a mass on her liver but she was recovering really well,' Moore told her fans.
She went on to say: ‘I knew something was amiss when she, lifelong food-obsessed, didn't finish her dinner and couldn't get comfortable in bed (despite being on pain meds). My mama intuition told me to bring her in and I'm glad we did.'
Moore continued with a trip down memory lane as she wrote about the first time she met Joni.
‘I saw her puppy mug online way back in early 2008 and drove down to San Diego to meet her at @thebarkinglotrescue and was instantly smitten. I'll never forget the drive home, telling her that it was just us against the world now.'
As for how they picked their newest addition's name, Moore revealed she and her husband Taylor Goldsmith's eldest child came up with his name
Their latest addition comes three years after the death of her beloved dog, Joni
The post continued, ‘To know her, was to love her. She never met a stranger. She was waaaaay more human (or muppet) than dog. She loved ANYTHING she could eat, even if sometimes it was gross (cat poop). Seriously, she was a vacuum.'
‘She loved to give very stinky kisses. And I have no doubt she knew what an absolutely indispensable part of our lives and cherished soul she was…right until the end.'
‘My heart is utterly shattered. She was my first love and best friend. Through every twist and turn of life of this past decade and change, she was right there. There's a deep chasm of emptiness that will never be filled but I am so grateful for her sweet nature and the endless connection, compassion, responsibility, patience and devotion that the love of a pet can bring into your orbit.'
She continued, ‘When mulling over the details of her surgery last week, my husband sorta joked that everything would have to be run by me because I'd had Joni for 13 years and only had him for 5. He's right.'
‘She was the boss and a total mama's girl. I'm so sad she won't get the chance to meet her human brother soon but maybe she wasn't ready to share. Or be a suction cup right by my side every night.'
Moore concluded, ‘I will love and miss you forever, my Joni. Thank you for beyond a lifetime of love.'
