Modern Family Dog Names

Any family, especially one modern family, is never complete without a cute little doggo running around the backyard, providing emotional companionship, and teaching children to care for animals, and like this, other humans. The big Pritchett family is richer by one furry member, an adorable Stella, the French Bulldog living with Jay, Gloria, Joe, and Manny. The cute pup was a bit problematic in the beginning, chewing and destroying Gloria’s clothes and shoes. She came to the Pritchett household after Jay adopted her from a dog trainer who had to go back to school, and of course, just like any dad, he was reluctant to keep the dog in the house. However, as time went by, and as it always happens, he grew to love her, and now he is the one person who loves Stella the most, taking her for walks, cuddling with her, and giving her treats.

Gloria, however, is not a huge fan of Stella. As previously mentioned, the Frenchie chews on her shoes, destroys her clothes, makes her jump into the pool and wets her hair, and outright ignores her. Also, Jay always greets Stella first when he comes back home, instead of his wife, and even buys her expensive diamond necklaces, instead of getting a gift for Gloria. 

Stella is played by a French Bulldog called Brigitte, owned by Guin Dill. Guin is the owner of Good Dog Animals, a company which lends animal actors to TV series and films in Hollywood. Her career is also quite rich. She got the gig in Modern Family by just being cute, even though she did not go through proper training. She also won an award for Best Dog in a Television Series, beating Lambchop from Suburgatory. The New York Post described Stella as the most famous dog on TV since Eddie from Frasier, which is quite a flattering epithet one pup can get. She was born in Grimsley in Tennessee, and she underwent the proper training program after the second season of Modern Family. Additionally, Brigitte has a fantastic relationship with Ed O’Neill, which helps with their on-screen chemistry too!

Stella the character has appeared in all seasons of Modern Family except the first one, so it is safe to say that she is here to stay and that we will see a lot more of the adorable Frenchie. Audiences all over the world love her relationship with Jay, and are excited to see how she will anger Gloria in the future!