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From Women's Health

In a new Instagram post Selma Blair shared a photo of her emotional support dog, Pippa.

Selma says Pippa helps calm her anxiety.

Selma has had other dogs in the past, and pays homage to them in the post, as well.

Pets can become part of your family, and losing one can leave an intense hole in your heart. Apparently Selma Blair has been through that, and she just shared the sweetest tribute to her emotional support dog, Pippa-as well as her past dogs.

“When I was pregnant with this boy, my living angel of a dog, Wink, died suddenly,” Selma started an Instagram post that showed her son Arthur playing with a dog. “It was her time but it is never our time to grieve our best mates. She chose to go when she knew I would take care of myself well enough. I had a child growing in me. When the technician gave her the shot to stop her suffering, I held my belly and prayed to find her spirit again.”

Selma said Wink was buried in the front yard so that she was “forever guarding” her home. “And Arthur came. And the love was fierce and protective. Still, I prayed for my dog. I lit a candle for her every night,” Selma said.

Selma said “beloved dogs” came and “lived their lives with us” when Arthur was old enough, “until their angels took them to make way for this one.” Selma said she found her new dog, Pippa, at the same foundation where she rescued Wink, calling her a “soul dog.” “These two are it. The love. The hearts I hold as I fall asleep,” she wrote.

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But Selma said that Pippa is more than just a family dog-she’s also a support animal, which you can also see written on her leash in the photo. “When my heart races with anxiety, this dog burrows in and calms me. And Arthur. We love you #Pippa,” she wrote.

FYI: Emotional support animals are different than service animals, per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While service animals are "individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability," emotional support animals are not typically specifically trained to aid with disabilities, though they still give comfort to those who need them.



Selma revealed in 2018 that she suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease where the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves. MS can cause a range of symptoms, including problems with pain, vision, balance, muscle control, and other basic body functions, per the National MS Society. Selma has also repeatedly talked about struggling with anxiety, which, it seems, Pippa helps her with.

Selma wrapped up her post on this tear-jerking note: “I am so grateful. I am so lucky. The summer of gratitude. Here is the top of my list. #love. Thank you Wink. For sending some of you. A lot of you. I will never forget.”

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