Justin Theroux's Pets

Justin Theroux has a rescue pitbull named Kuma, whose name means “Bear” in Japanese. Kuma was adopted in 2018 from A Chance to Bloom Dog Rescue in Texas (who took Kuma from a high-kill shelter) and help from Austin Pets Alive. Kuma was a survivor of Hurricane Harvey and was saved by Pilots N Paws (Who actor Aaron O’Connell personally flies rescue dogs for in his spare time)

Kuma is a star herself, appearing next to her human on the cover of the April/May 2021 issue of Esquire Magazine. In September 2024, Theroux appeared on the Today Show, where Kuma ended up stealing the show.

Jennifer Aniston‘s rescue dog Clyde, a Schnauzer mix breed, is more than just an adorable pup on her Instagram, he has his own children’s book, a rescue pet charity, and an animated version of himself (under his alias, Clydeo)! When not promoting his book or charity, he’s playing with his fur sibling, Lord Chesterfield. Aniston has revealed that Clyde has an addiction to toys and takes his playtime seriously, burying them all over her home. “Clyde has an obsession with toys … he buries them all over the property. Then Chesterfield came along, also with the love of toys, and it was war,” Aniston stated. The arrival of Lord Chesterfield has “rocked our worlds.”

In September 2024, Aniston launched “The Clydeo Fund,” in Clyde’s honor to support pet rescue organizations. Then In October 2024, Clyde made his TV debut to promote his book and charity!

Jennifer Aniston had a rescued pitbull mix that she shares with ex-husband Justin Theroux. Sophie was abandoned with her litter in a cardboard box at a shelter. Aniston picked Sophie out of the box, naming her after Sophie’s Choice. The black and white pitty loves cucumbers and hanging out with her mom. Aniston revealed that her pitbull mix, Sophie, has quite the discerning taste in television, with videos showing her four-legged friend engrossed in watching The Bachelor on a Tuesday night. Sophie has since passed away.

In the 2000s, Justin Theroux had a beloved Pitbull named Pooma, who passed away in January 2008.

In a 2016 Instagram post dedicated to Pooma, Theroux quoted 19th-century US senator Goerge G. Vest’s “Eulogy of the Dog,” which you can read below.

Gentlemen of the jury—
The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter whom he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with out happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies from him perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is the dog.

Gentlemen of the jury, a man’s dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near his master’s side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince.

When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast into the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws and his eyes sad but open, in alert watchfulness, faithful and true, even unto death.

US Sen. George G. Vest

Justin Theroux is a life-long and vocal advocate for rescue dogs and the better treatment of dogs. He’s helped promote many dog advocacy and rescue groups over the years, with austinpetsalive.org permanently featured on Kuma’s Instagram.