Chris Evans and his wife Alba Baptista are talking about adding to their family, which currently includes their beloved dog, Dodger.
One year after tying the knot at a private at-home ceremony on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, the Captain America star, 43, told People they are torn between going down the ‘puppy route’ or adopting an ‘older dog.’
‘Anytime you see one of those stories about some eight or nine-year-old dog that gets adopted who’s had a rough life, it just kills you. And so, to some degree, that’s kind of what we’ve been thinking,’ he revealed.
And while whether to get a second dog or not is a hot topic of discussion for the couple, they haven’t acted on the urge, yet – despite Evans saying adopting Dodger seven years ago was the best decision of his life.
‘We both need a little bit of downtime for that,’ the actor said. ‘We’ve always said, “Well, maybe we’ll just go down to the shelter,” and I’m like, “Listen, do you really think we’re going to walk down there and not leave with at least one dog?”
Chris Evans and his wife Alba Baptista , 27, are talking about adding to their family of three
‘The question becomes, do we do the puppy route, or do we adopt an older dog?’ the Captain America star, 43, told People
‘There’s no way. So if we make the decision to actually walk in the door, we’re walking out with one.’
Evans adopted Dodger from a shelter while filming his 2017 movie Gifted and said the dog has made his life ‘exponentially better.’
‘He is an incredibly special dog, and I don’t think it’s possible to stay in a bad mood when he’s around,’ he gushed.
‘[Adopting him] was one of the most profound experiences I’ve ever had. It was incredibly kismet. I knew right away the second I saw him that he was coming home with me.
‘Moving forward, I’ll only rescue dogs,’ Evans added. ‘That’s the new approach from now on.’
Evans previously shared a video of ‘the moment I met Dodger’ for a National Rescue Dog Day post in 2021.
‘I was filming a movie in Savannah and the scene took place at a shelter,’ he recounted.
‘I had no intention of rescuing a dog that day, but the minute I saw him I knew he was coming home with me,’ Evans added.
‘Anytime you see one of those stories about some eight or nine-year-old dog that gets adopted who’s had a rough life, it just kills you’
‘And so, to some degree, that’s kind of what we’ve been thinking.’ And while whether to get a second dog or not is a hot topic of discussion for the couple, they haven’t acted on the urge…yet.
‘We both need a little bit of downtime for that,’ the actor said. ‘We’ve always said, “Well, maybe we’ll just go down to the shelter,” and I’m like, “Listen, do you really think we’re going to walk down there and not leave with at least one dog?”
‘There’s no way. So if we make the decision to actually walk in the door, we’re walking out with one.’
‘They aged him at about one, he acts like a puppy, he’s got the energy of a puppy, he’s just such a sweetheart, he’s such a good boy,’ said Evans. ‘He loves dogs, he loves kids, he’s full of love.’
In 2022, he told Buzzfeed Celeb that adopting Dodger was the ‘best decision,’ adding, ‘I always thought when I adopted a dog, or rescued a dog, it would be a little puppy.
‘Dodger was a full-grown dog. It wasn’t the story I had in my mind but it ended up being the best decision of my life.
‘I just think a lot of adult dogs and older dogs get overlooked, and that’s a shame,’ Evans said.
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