The clarification that Matthew Perry actually didn’t own a dog at the time of his death may prove confusing to some longtime fans of the actor, as they might remember a relatively recent time in which the actor seemingly did have a pet. Fans’ memories aren’t mistaken — Perry did own a dog up until a mere few years ago, though circumstances led to someone else (still not Lisa Kudrow) taking ownership of the animal.
During the course of their relationship of several years, Perry and his ex-fiancee, Molly Hurwitz, adopted a young doodle mix named Alfred. However, when the pair split up in 2021, it seems that Hurwitz took full ownership of Alfred. The dog can still be periodically seen in Hurwitz’s now-private Instagram, including in a post viewable on PEOPLE, in which she celebrated his third birthday. “He entered my life during some dark depression, and he helped get me far away from that,” the caption reads.
Alfred is likely the dog that some of the erroneous reports regarding Kudrow were speculating about. Thankfully, it seems like Perry’s former pet already has a home and is continually being cared for.
