Sarah Hyland and her husband Wells Adams announced this Saturday that their beloved bloodhound Carl has passed away.
Wells adopted Carl in 2014, years before he and Sarah were together, but he became part of their shared household as their romance blossomed.
“I’m trying to type this through tears, but it’s with a heavy heart that I have to tell you that @carlthebloodhound has gone to dog heaven,” Wells wrote on Instagram.
Mourning: Sarah Hyland and her husband Wells Adams announced this Saturday that their beloved bloodhound Carl has passed away
“Carl, you were such a good guy. A real gentle giant. You were sweet, loud, protective and slobbery, and you gave the best hugs!” he gushed.
“You were the best boy I’ve ever known. I hope you thought I was a good dad. We’ve been through so much and I wouldn’t be here without you.
Referring to himself, his wife and their other dog, Wells wrote: “Carlos the boar, know that mom, dad and boo love you forever.”
He added touchingly, “I hope you visit me all the time in my dreams to play tug of war.” My jogs will never be the same again but I’ll make sure to stop by the trees where the squirrels are in case you’re still running with me.
Dear deceased: Wells adopted Carl in 2014, years before he and Sarah were together, but he became part of their shared home as their romance blossomed
Mourning: “I’m trying to type this through tears, but it’s with a heavy heart that I have to tell you that @carlthebloodhound has gone to dog heaven,” Wells wrote on Instagram
A true gentle giant’: ‘You were sweet, loud, protective and slobbery, and boy did you give the best hugs!’ he sprang into his memorial post
Warm words: ‘You were the best boy I’ve ever known,’ Wells wrote before adding emotionally: ‘Hope you thought I was a good dad’
Wells, who posted a photo album of Carl on Instagram to accompany the death announcement, wrote: “You will always be my great hunting dog.” I love you.’
Sarah also shared the news on her Instagram page and included her own scrapbook, featuring a sweet photo of her, Wells and the dogs under their Christmas stockings.
“Our gentle giant Carl, you were our protector, our best hug-giver and the light of our lives. Thank you for being the greatest friend anyone could ask for,” she wrote.
‘I will always love you. You will always be my best big boy, dad’s best friend and Boo’s first love. We will snuggle up in our sleep.
Gratitude: Wells wrote in farewell to his sleuth: ‘We’ve been through so much and I wouldn’t be here without you’
Baby of mine: He added touchingly: ‘I hope you visit me all the time in my dreams to play tug of war’
Souvenir: He added: ‘My jogs will never be the same again but I’ll make sure to stop by the trees where the squirrels are in case you still run with me’
Her husband then arrived in his comments to share warmly: ‘He loved you the most. And that made me happy.
Wells first rose to prominence on The Bachelorette in 2016 — a gig he landed after submitting an audition tape that included Carl.
“In my video, I’m sitting in my house on the couch and I’m like, ‘My name is Wells and I’m a DJ,'” he recalled in People that year. ‘Carl walks into the picture in the background and I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s my dog Carl. If the girl on the TV show doesn’t like dogs then you can just count me in. I won’t. come to the show.”‘
He explained that he even created an Instagram account for Carl and left it in the hands of one of his sisters so he could get updates on his pet while he was sequestered. for filming the dating show.
Canine companions: Referring to himself, his wife and their other dog, Wells wrote: ‘Carlos the boar, know that mom, dad and boo love you forever’
“The reason Carl has an Instagram account isn’t because I’m a narcissistic dog owner, but when you go to film The Bachelorette, they take your phone away from you. You can’t be on the internet,” he explained.
“So I made an Instagram account for Carl and gave my sister a handle. I said, ‘Hey, I want you every other day on Instagram Carl.’ I was like, ‘Can we go check my dog’s Instagram just to make sure he’s okay?’ And they were cool with it,” the sizzle shared.
He failed to find lasting love on The Bachelorette but eventually struck gold with Sarah, who became a TV star on Modern Family.
Throwback: Sarah also shared the news on her Instagram page and included her own album, with a sweet photo of her hugging Carl while lifting him onto his hind legs
Full of love: ‘Our gentle giant Carl, you were our protector, our best hug-giver and the light of our lives,’ Sarah wrote in her tribute
Pals: “Thank you for being the best friend anyone could ask for,” she wrote
Peas in a pod: ‘I will love you forever,’ Sarah wrote, adding, ‘You will always be my best big boy, daddy’s best friend and Boo’s first love’
When they moved in together, they had to integrate their respective dogs into each other’s lives, which was initially a challenge.
“There was a power struggle in the beginning, that’s for sure. Carl is obviously the bigger dog,’ Sarah told Today. “But who won this power struggle? She’s definitely the alpha. He’s like that massive dog, but the sweetest, kindest giant.
Sarah and Wells started dating in 2017 and were finally able to wed in August after having to delay their wedding due to COVID-19.
“And it made me happy”: her husband then arrived in his comments to warmly share: “He loved you the most”
‘An early power struggle’: When they moved in together, they had to integrate their respective dogs into each other’s lives, which was initially a challenge
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