Chris Evans and His Dog Dodger Being Cute
Chris Evans may be an actor, but his proudest role is most certainly dog dad. Evans adopted his [...]
For National Pet Day in April 2018, Evans shared a Twitter video of the moment he and Dodger first met.
"This is the moment we met," he wrote. "He was trying so hard to stay seated even though he desperately wanted to get out. I knew right away that he was coming home with me, so I took this video to always remember our first hello. Rescue dogs are the best dogs!!"
prevnextThis is the moment we met. He was trying so hard to stay seated even though he desperately wanted to get out. I knew right away that he was coming home with me, so I took this video to always remember our first hello. Rescue dogs are the best dogs!! #NationalPetDay pic.twitter.com/XjWxPWGDPu
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) April 11, 2018
The actor revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live in October that Dodger's name was inspired by the 1988 movie Oliver & Company.
"There's a movie called Oliver & Company. It's a Disney movie, an animated movie that I grew up watching," Evans said. "When I first saw him in the shelter, I said, 'Oh man, that looks like Dodger from Oliver & Company.' After I decided I was taking him home with me, I went through the process of thinking of other names and I just couldn't get off Dodger. So I just said, 'I'm not gonna over-think this one.'"
prevnextHappy Valentine's Day everyone! From me and this desperate social climber. pic.twitter.com/ZnT2TQDR0c
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) February 14, 2017
The pair does pretty much everything together, including exercising. In August 2016, Evans accepted the 22 Pushup Challenge and shared a video of himself completing the moves with a curious Dodger right by his side.
prevnextThank you to all the men and women who serve this country #22PushupChallenge @Renner4Real @AnthonyMackie pic.twitter.com/BbA5j67uaM
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) August 15, 2016
Evans' job requires him to be away from home for long stretches at a time, and this September 2017 video of his and Dodger's reunion after a 10 week run of filming proves just how much Dodger loves his dad.
prevnextAfter 10 long weeks... pic.twitter.com/pZUvyLjHN5
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) September 3, 2017
A cable-knit sweater worn by Evans' character in the 2019 film Knives Out quickly became one of fans' favorite parts of the movie, and Dodger got his own version for Christmas that year.
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Evans joined Instagram in May 2020, mostly to share more photos of his dog. His fourth post on the platform arrived later that month and was a a closeup of Dodger lying on a pillow with one of his ears flipped up, a view Evans wakes up to every morning.
"Just woke up to this pillow hog," his caption read.
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The Massachusetts native's Instagram page is now full of selfies with Dodger, including this September snap captioned, "He knows his angles."
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Evans mostly cropped his own face out of this shot, preferring to let Dodger be the star. "They can't all be winners," he wrote.
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After Evans shared this October post of Dodger laying on his chest captioned "Dodger lying on DODGER," fans realized that the 39-year-old has his dog's name tattooed there.
"That's probably one of the purest relationships I have so I'll never regret that tattoo," Evans told Kimmel, sharing that he's had the ink for "a few years now." "I've regretted a few in my life, but not that one."
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