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For ages, Swifties have identified Taylor Swift to be a cat girl. She has three: two Scottish folds named Olivia Benson and Meredith Gray and a ragdoll named Benjamin Button. When she endorsed Kamala Harris within the 2024 presidential election, she used a photograph of herself holding Benjamin Button and signed off as “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Girl.” Throughout an look on The Tonight Present, she as soon as listed over 20 breeds of cat in 30 seconds. So that you perceive why it was a bit surprising to see photographs of a giant white canine descending the steps of Swift’s personal jet this weekend.
On Sunday, Swift’s jet arrived in Palm Seashore on the President Donald J. Trump Worldwide Airport (just lately renamed from the rather more pleasant-sounding Palm Seashore Worldwide Airport). In photographs revealed by TMZ, Swift’s new husband, Travis Kelce, could be seen on the tarmac with what seems like a Samoyed trotting down the aircraft’s stairs behind him. These photographs have all however confirmed a principle that’s been percolating amongst Tayvis followers for the previous few months, significantly after their marriage ceremony: These two bought a canine. I do know that is world-rocking data, so enable me to reply all your questions.
In March, a video surfaced of a fluffy white pooch rising from an SUV at what seems like an airport. These of us who have been watching Swift’s marriage ceremony weekend very intently will acknowledge that enormous Champagne-colored SUV as the identical variety that was seen leaving Swift’s dwelling and arriving at Gigi Hadid’s. Neither Swift nor Kelce have been seen on the time.
The key-dog rumors actually took off after the marriage, when photographs obtained by the Each day Mail of Swift and Kelce’s décor on the MSG nuptials confirmed that the couple had a number of framed photographs of themselves lining a wall. In one of many photographs, you may fairly clearly see that Swift is cradling a white canine and Kelce is possibly holding its paw.
Now we’ve gotten a transparent picture of the canine, strutting its stuff down the steps of Swift’s jet. If the canine isn’t theirs, they’re being actually chill about their pilot bringing his pooch to work.
To my admittedly untrained eye, it seems like a Samoyed. In accordance with the American Kennel Membership, Samoyeds are “sensible, social, mischievous canines who demand love and a spotlight.” Who higher to present this canine what it wants than two people who find themselves so social that they had a 1,000-person marriage ceremony? They get it!
Whereas the canine would possibly appear to be a serious shock, anybody listening intently to Jason Kelce’s podcast appearances might need already identified about it. In February, the previous Eagles participant went on the Fitz & Whit podcast and revealed that Travis “simply bought a pet.” He additionally mentioned the pet had “chewed a gap” at the back of Travis’s luxurious inexperienced velvet sofa.
It kind of looks like the canine was a Christmas current from Swift to Kelce. On a December 2025 episode of their New Heights podcast, Travis advised Jason that the very best present he obtained for the vacation got here from Swift. “Nevertheless it offers away issues that we’re attempting to maintain in-house, so not going to say it,” Travis mentioned. Seems like a secret canine to me.
No, but when the couple is following Swift’s cat-naming conventions, the canine will likely be named after a fictional character from a really dramatic piece of media. Perhaps Mildred Pierce?
Sure. Kelce shared two canines, Chauncey and Rambo, together with his ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole. She took full custody of each canines after the couple broke up in 2022. Whereas Swift is, once more, extra often known as a cat particular person, she had canines of her personal as a teen, mini–Doberman pinschers named Bug and Child. Whereas Child’s provenance is unknown, you may watch an outdated livestream of Swift’s from 2008 the place she says she bought Bug after a man on the mall advised her the pup was on the market.
In accordance with DeuxMoi, huge issues is likely to be in retailer for the Swift-Kelce canine after its tarmac debut. Final week, the Instagram account claimed that “a number of sources” say the canine “made a shock look at Travis’ Tommy Hilfiger shoot this previous April in NYC.” It’s unclear whether or not this implies the canine was simply visiting its dad at work or if it has a cameo within the advert. Tommy Hilfiger’s X account performed alongside, responding to DeuxMoi’s publish concerning the canine with the 👀 emoji. My guess is we’re seeing that canine within the advert.
I’ve to think about all three of them have taken turns swatting at their enormous new sibling and exhibiting it who’s boss. They’ll be nice.
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