Jennifer Lawrence Shares Why She Had to Give Up Her Dog After It Bit Her Son
Jennifer Lawrence found a new home for her cherished pet dog to ensure her family’s safety.
“After I had a child, our dogs turned frightening, you know?” Lawrence, 35, shared during a Die My Love film Q&A at New York City’s 92Y on Wednesday, January 7. “At this point, I hardly recognize dogs. They just feel like a threat.”
She mentioned, “One of them nipped my son, and that pushed me to want to get rid of the dog.”
Lawrence has been married to her husband, Cooke Maroney, since 2019, three years before welcoming their son Cy.
“My heart has expanded in ways I never knew possible. I include my husband in that. And there they are — wandering around, crossing streets,” the Oscar winner reflected on motherhood in a 2022 interview with Vogue. “He’ll be driving one day. He’ll be a reckless teenager behind the wheel. And I’ll just think, ‘Good night!’ You know? Who can sleep?”
She continued, “The morning after I gave birth, it felt like my entire life had restarted. It became day one of my new life. I was in awe. I fell in love with him and every baby everywhere. Newborns are simply incredible. They’re these delicate, pink, fragile little survivors.”
Once Lawrence returned to work after Cy’s birth, she experienced “mom guilt.”
“Every day as a mom, I feel terrible,” she told Variety in June 2022. “I feel guilt while playing with him, wondering, ‘Is this what he wants to do? Should we be outside?’ When we’re outside, I worry, ‘What if he’s cold? What if he gets sick? Is this enough? Is this stimulating his brain sufficiently?’”
Us Weekly confirmed that two years later, in October 2024, Lawrence and Maroney, 41, were expecting another child. They welcomed their second baby the following year, keeping details about the birth and name private.
During her pregnancy, Lawrence filmed Die My Love alongside Robert Pattinson.
“Part of what she experiences is the hormonal changes that come with postpartum, but she’s also facing an identity crisis. ‘Who am I as a mother? As a wife? As a sexual partner to my husband? As a creative?’” Lawrence articulated during a Cannes Film Festival press conference in May 2025. “She struggles with the sense that she’s fading away.”
According to Lawrence, she felt a deep connection to her character in Die My Love.
“I was about four-and-a-half to five months pregnant during shooting, and my hormones were great,” she recalled. “I felt wonderful, which was essential for tapping into those intense emotions. As a mother, it was tough to separate my feelings from those of the character, and it was truly heartbreaking.”
As Lawrence and Maroney nurture their two children, they also adopted a cat after letting go of their family dog.
“I have a cat,” she shared on Wednesday. “I think they’re so misunderstood; they can be little jerks, and people who dislike cats don’t see that’s what makes them so amusing.”
