Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky welcomed a new member to the family this week.
The Spanish actress, 48, posted on Instagram on Saturday to share the exciting news that she and Chris, 41, had a new dog.
The animal, a German shepherd, comes from Capaill Colored Shepherds, a Queensland-based breeder.
The company promises: “We breed solid, healthy, purebred German Shepherds with delicious colors.”
The average price for this breed ranges from $3,500 to $4,000 according to online estimates.
Elsa shared a series of images of the adorable pup, as well as some of the mother of three cuddling the new family member.
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky (pictured) welcomed a new member to the family this week. The Spanish actress, 48, posted on Instagram on Saturday to share the exciting news that she and Chris, 41, had a new dog.
“Our new family member, a beautiful German Shepherd,” Elsa wrote in the caption.
However, she soon received backlash from her fans and animal rescue groups for choosing to buy from a breeder instead of adopting from a shelter.
‘What rescue was he adopted from since you surely wouldn’t have bought him from a breeder!!!!’ one angry fan asked in her comments on Instagram.
‘As dog lovers, we are responsible for spreading the message of the RIGHT thing we can do. Adopt, always!!!’ said another.
‘Adopt. Buying is taking away the opportunity of a dog in a cage’ someone else said.
‘Elsa adopts, she does not accept kennels or breed dogs,’ another detractor intervened under the images.
Kerrin Lee from Jades Dog Rescue NSW also spoke, tell yahoo on Monday that “people are abandoning and surrendering dogs in unprecedented numbers.”
‘Adopting a dog from a pound or rescue center will save one more dog from death. “Thousands of unwanted dogs are killed every year,” Kerrin said.
She soon received backlash from her fans and animal rescue groups for choosing to buy from a breeder instead of adopting from a shelter, but others supported her.
“We always promote adopt, not buy, but we also understand that not everyone wants to adopt a rescue dog.”
Other fans showed their support, with one person writing: ‘She’s a beautiful girl! @capaill_colored_gsd_australia are fantastic ethical breeders.
‘We have two sons of theirs, one who is your daughter’s brother from the same litter! What beautiful dogs.
Another said: ‘So what? Doesn’t this puppy deserve a family that wants him just because someone else had him for sale?
‘As if the dog was to blame. It’s fine to adopt it, but I also don’t see the problem if someone wants to buy it. All puppies deserve someone to love them.’
“OMG those floppy ears,” one wrote, while another said, “Wow, he looks like a wolf.”
Meanwhile, someone else said: ‘OMG that’s so fluffy!’
The new addition to the family joins Elsa, Chris, their twin sons Tristan and Sasha, 10, and daughter India, 12.
The animal, a German shepherd, comes from Capaill Colored Shepherds, a Queensland-based breeder. The company promises: ‘We breed solid, healthy, purebred German Shepherds with delicious colors.’
The average price for this breed ranges from $3,500 to $4,000 according to online estimates. Elsa shared a series of images of the adorable puppy
The family lives in Byron Bay in a sprawling $30 million eight-bedroom mansion that sits on a massive 10-acre plot of land in Broken Head.
Elsa revealed that she wasn’t always convinced about moving to Australia and that she had a very specific condition for Chris before she moved.
Elsa, originally from Madrid, admitted she told Chris she would only move to Australia if they lived on a sprawling farm where she could keep horses.
“That was my deal with Chris,” he told the courier mail.
“I said I was moving to Australia, but I wanted to live on property, a farm and have horses, and he knew that.”
Elsa also gave candid insight into her relationship with Chris and shared her secret to a happy marriage despite facing many challenges over the years.
“I think we all have this idea of this beautiful dream of a marriage and loving each other and everything being perfect, but it’s a lot more work than you think,” she said.
‘It comes with a lot of challenges, but it’s beautiful to grow in those challenges and learn from each other and how we change over the years and how we adapt to each other.
The new addition to the family joins Elsa, Chris, their twin sons Tristan and Sasha, 10, and daughter India, 12.
“From the outside you may think that a marriage is perfect, but everyone has their own things and everyone needs a lot of work.”
Elsa and Chris will celebrate 14 years of marriage on December 22, although she confessed that they rarely remember their anniversary.
Although it may seem like a misstep in the relationship, Elsa insisted that the date is easily forgotten because it is so close to Christmas and said that they laugh about it every year.
Excited for her husband, Elsa also admitted that she has always wanted a ‘lifelong partner’ and said she wants to grow old with Thor actor Chris.
Elsa and Chris married in a spontaneous ceremony while on vacation in Australia in December 2010, just three months after going public with their relationship and ten months after meeting each other for the first time.
They moved to Byron Bay five years later, after purchasing their forever home in the coastal paradise for $7.6 million.