Justin Moore, his wife, Kate, and their four kids have welcomed another member to the family. The new addition to the household is an adorable black-and-white Aussiedoodle puppy named Fancy.
Talking to People, Moore admitted that as cute as the puppy might be, he's still coming around to the idea of having a new pet in the house. "She's a cute little dog but I said right off the bat, I'm not cleaning up poop or pee," Moore joked, adding, "Hopefully I'll come around about her. I probably will."
Part of Moore's hold back comes from the fact that he's still mourning the loss of Hank, a West Highland-Scottish terrier who died in June of 2020 at the age of 16. Hank had been battling kidney failure, and after a subsequent seizure, the family made the difficult decision to put him down.
"Honestly, nothing can replace Hank...or at least that's where I am at right now," he said. "That's probably juvenile of me, I know, to say something like that. But it's the truth."
When his family initially brought up the idea of getting a new dog to him, the singer said no. "I was totally opposed to it. I didn't want to think about loving something else after him for a while," he recalled. However, his wife looked at the situation differently.
"It sheds light on our different personalities. She had to 'replace' him, if you will, right away. It was definitely a long discussion between the two of us," Moore explained. "I guess it's a funny thing now, but my wife and I rarely fight, ever. I mean, it's normal for couples to argue, but yeah, this was a good one. But as with most battles in my household, I lost."
Although it might take a while, Moore knows he'll eventually soften up to Fancy. In the meantime, the rest of the family is showering the puppy with lots of love and affection.
"I haven't even held her yet," Moore shared. "I guess I'm trying to prove a point, which is just ridiculous. But seriously, with the girls and even [our 3-year-old son] South, there is not a lot of opportunities to hold her. She is not lacking in love, that's for sure."
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