{"id":2354080,"date":"2026-04-01T12:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2354080"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:03:22","slug":"jesse-tyler-ferguson-reveals-he-had-to-put-down-his-dog-leaf-just-before-recording-his-latest-podcast-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jesse-tyler-ferguson-reveals-he-had-to-put-down-his-dog-leaf-just-before-recording-his-latest-podcast-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Tyler Ferguson Reveals He Had to Put Down His Dog Leaf Just Before Recording His Latest Podcast Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jesse Tyler Ferguson bonded with Jenna Dewan over losing their beloved furry pets on the latest episode of his podcast, <em>Dinner&#8217;s On Me<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor reflected on being grateful for the chance to say goodbye to his dog Leaf and revealed that he had to put him down shortly before recording the episode<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson also opened up about making the decision to tell his oldest son about Leaf dying<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jesse-tyler-ferguson-reveals-what-julie-bowen-ty-burrell-lied-about-on-set-11938489\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jesse Tyler Ferguson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jesse Tyler Ferguson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/a> has opened up about losing his 15-year-old dog, Leaf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, 50, spoke about the death of his beloved Yorkie on the latest episode of his podcast, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ygnLQOh_vMM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dinner's On Me;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dinner'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Dinner&#8217;s On Me<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> with guest <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jenna-dewan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jenna Dewan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jenna Dewan&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jenna Dewan<\/a>, which was released on Tuesday, March 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He revealed that right before sitting down to film the podcast, he had to put Leaf down earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jesse Tyler Ferguson cuddling Leaf<br \/>Credit: Jesse Tyler Ferguson\/Facebook<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Modern Family<\/em> star said the news &#8220;wasn&#8217;t a surprise,&#8221; adding, \u201cWe have thought this might be the case for a while. I&#8217;m leaving town [at] the end of the week to do a play in New York, and I was having such anxiety about being away when it might have to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnd, in the last few days, he took a turn, and I was like, well, the one bright lining is that I get to be here to say goodbye. And I was really happy I could.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Feb. 10, Ferguson wrote an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JesseTylerFerguson\/posts\/we-had-to-say-goodbye-to-our-sweet-little-prince-leaf-today-he-was-the-best-litt\/1425223058965122\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:emotional post on Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;emotional post on Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">emotional post on Facebook<\/a>, which said, \u201cWe had to say goodbye to our sweet little prince Leaf today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe was the best little pup &amp; has been with us since the very beginning \u2014 15 incredible years together. Our first. \ud83d\udc94 \ud83d\udc36 \ud83c\udf08 We love you and will miss your licks, snuggles &amp; barks, sweet guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then shared many adorable pictures of Leaf over the years, including snaps of him as a puppy, snuggling up with his husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/who-is-justin-mikita-jesse-tyler-ferguson-husband\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Mikita;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Justin Mikita&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Justin Mikita<\/a> under a duvet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Leaf pictured on a walkCredit: Jesse Tyler Ferguson\/Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eUM68K_MED9iiCegjkSJxA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/ed43f606758f92a9a4d21fde81b85696\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Leaf pictured on a walk<br \/>Credit: Jesse Tyler Ferguson\/Facebook<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson and Mikita, 40, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/jesse-tyler-ferguson-opens-up-surrogate-carried-both-sons-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:married in 2013 and have two children together;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;married in 2013 and have two children together&quot;}\" class=\"link \">married in 2013 and have two children together<\/a>, Beckett Mercer, 5 \u00bd, and Sullivan &#8220;Sully&#8221; Louis, 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said to Dewan, 45, on the podcast that he had been struggling with how to tell his two children about Leaf\u2019s death, adding that he had even read books in preparation for the sad event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson said, \u201cThis morning, knowing that this afternoon we were going to put Leaf down, we told Beckett, our 5 and a half year old, because [&#8230;] he lost my mom when we lost my mom a little over a year ago, so he was able to process what it means when someone is no longer here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Justin Mikita with LeafCredit: Facebook\/Jesse Tyler Ferguson\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nLJPj.RIUbNxw9RHgMEx2w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/ae82e319d2f2ca7f0c0b72ddd74ab6d4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Justin Mikita with Leaf<br \/>Credit: Facebook\/Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added: \u201cMy younger one, who\u2019s 3, doesn\u2019t really understand yet. But you know, we told Beckett and he was able to say goodbye and he got very emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dewan said she understood how Ferguson felt, adding, \u201cI have dealt with multiple versions of having to put my dog down. There\u2019s no good way it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Rookie<\/em> star said her dog Mika died aged 18 right before the birth of her baby. She said, \u201cI was like, oh my gosh, how am I going to do this and birth?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ferguson said he wasn\u2019t sure whether to tell his oldest son about Leaf, but felt that when it comes down to dealing with death, \u201cbeing truthful is the only way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dewan said: \u201cThe hardest part is that we\u2019re saying goodbye to someone we love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jesse-tyler-ferguson-had-to-put-his-dog-down-just-before-recording-latest-podcast-episode-11940238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jesse Tyler Ferguson bonded with Jenna Dewan over losing their beloved furry pets on the latest episode of his podcast, Dinner&#8217;s On Me The actor reflected on being grateful for the chance to say goodbye to his dog Leaf and revealed that he had to put him down shortly before recording the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2354081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[362530,341772,342336],"class_list":["post-2354080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-jenna-dewan","tag-jesse-tyler-ferguson","tag-leaf"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jesse-Tyler-Ferguson-Reveals-He-Had-to-Put-Down-His.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2354082,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354080\/revisions\/2354082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}