Neil Patrick Harris Introduces Bianca the Puppy as 'the Newest Member of Our Family'

Mar. 15, 2025

Neil Patrick Harris and his new puppy Bianca.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty, Neil Patrick Harris/Instagram

Jamie McCarthy/Getty, Neil Patrick Harris/Instagram

The Burtka-Harris bunchhas gained a new member.

On Sept. 4,Neil Patrick Harrissharedon Instagramthat his family recently welcomed a new dog.

“Introducing Bianca Burtka-Harris, the newest member of our family,” Harris, 51, wrote in the social media post.

“She is brimming with love and chewing up everything. We’re obsessed,” he added in the caption.

The post includes photos of the new pet enjoying the outdoors, a pool, and spending time in the garden.

“Thanks @dbelicious for bringing her into our lives!” Harris wrote on Instagram, tagging his husband.

Bianca the puppy.Neil Patrick Harris/Instagram

Neil Patrick Harris/Instagram

Burtka also shared a post welcoming Biana, a blonde, short-haired puppy, to the family.

“Happy International Dog Day. Welcome to the family, Bianca,” Burtkawrote in his Aug. 26 Instagram postabout the pup.

The news of the Burtka-Harris family’s new puppy comes several months after Harris announced the death of one of their four dogs,golden retriever Ella.

Bianca the dog.Neil Patrick Harris/Instagram

On July 17, theHow I Met Your Motheralum, who is also the founder and editor-in-chief ofWondercade, opened up about the loss in his newsletter, letting his fans know “something terrible happened.”

Harris explained that he and Burtka were on vacation in New Hampshire in July while their children were away at summer camp, so the couple left their dogs in the care of a close friend for the trip.

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According to Harris' newsletter, while 4-year-old Ella was staying with this close friend, a freak accident occurred, and the golden retriever died. After finding the dog dead, the family friend called Harris and told him they “found her in the front yard, lying in the grass. It seems like a tree branch had somehow gotten caught in her collar, and in trying to get it free, she rolled around on the ground, and it wrapped around her neck.”

source: people.com