James Kennedy and Ally Lewber are having a blast as a household of 5 (which incorporates three fur infants).
During an unique interview with Us Weekly at BravoCon on Saturday, November 4, James, 31, and Ally, 27, mentioned how canine Hippie has adjusted to residing with them and their two cats.
“[He is] so good. He’s amazing,” James gushed earlier than Ally added, “He’s so great. I love him. He’s so happy and we have a yard. He’s been a great boy.”
After adopting the canine earlier this summer time, James confirmed to Us that he hasn’t had any contact with ex Raquel Levisswho was Hippie’s earlier proprietor.
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Vanderpump Rules viewers have been launched to Hippie when he was nonetheless referred to as Graham Cracker. During James and Raquel’s relationship, the previous magnificence pageant queen, 29, received the pet as a present from her mother and father. Raquel initially remained Graham’s major guardian after ending her engagement to James in late 2021.
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Earlier this yr, Raquel made headlines for having an affair with costar Tom Sandovalwhich ended his almost decade-long romance with Ariana Madix. Raquel checked herself right into a psychological well being facility within the aftermath of the drama. While followers assumed that Raquel’s canine was in her household’s possession amid her 90-day keep, James later revealed he was taking care of Graham now.
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Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images“Look who made his way back home, back into my life. I’ll take care of you forever, and I love you,” James captioned a July Instagram photograph of him filming season 11 together with his canine, who he later renamed Hippie.
Lisa Vanderpump claimed on the time that her Vanderpump Dogs Rescue organization acquired phrase that the canine was in a rescue middle, which is how James was capable of acquire custody. Raquel’s mom, Laura, nevertheless, clarified that an incident led to the choice to give up Graham to trainers at California Doodle Rescue. They later contacted Lisa, 63, with out Laura’s information or approval.
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One month later, Raquel provided her facet of the story about what led to Graham getting rehomed.
“There’s a lot more to this story, but Graham, my gosh. He has a history of aggression and he’s bitten me really hard. I already was considering getting a foster family while going into [the mental health facility] the Meadows and trying it out,” she mentioned on Bethenny Frankel‘s iHeartRadio’s “ReWives” podcast in August.
Raquel claimed there was “a reason why” she didn’t need James to take care of the canine, including, “He doesn’t have dog experience and he’s part of the reason why Graham is a biter. James would encourage Graham to bite his hands hard, and he liked that sensation, so of course that trained Graham to be a biter.”
According to Raquel, the selection to search out Graham a brand new home got here after she exhausted different choices.
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“My dog Graham bit my mom’s hand down to the bone, and it was so bad she couldn’t even get stitches. I had the decision to either leave the Meadows and go back and take care of my dog, or try to get him rehomed and finish out my treatment, because I knew I had more to work on,” she continued. “So I chose myself and we researched a breed-specific dog rescue, and they took him in besides his biting behavior. Bottom line, he couldn’t get rehomed.”
The former actuality star, who has since introduced her departure from Vanderpump Ruleswas stunned to listen to Lisa received concerned with rehoming Graham.
“It was supposed to be a confidential, anonymous [decision] because it’s nobody else’s business,” she added on the time. “I thought it was a joke at first [when I saw Graham with James]. My heart dropped to my stomach. There was a picture of James walking Graham, and I was like, ‘No.’ Immediately, my mom called the foster who was working with Graham, and she said, ‘Oh, it’s so lovely. Lisa adopted him.’ So now the narrative is, I dumped my dog at a shelter and he was hours away from being euthanized and that’s not true.”
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Although Raquel has taken a step again from filming, James has loved being within the highlight after filming season 11.
“The vibe was pretty intense after [our Vanderpump Rules panel]. I don’t think Sandoval had too much fun up there. I was having a great time,” James joked with Us after becoming a member of his costars onstage at BravoCon on Friday, November 3. “But yeah, it was an intense panel. … But we all got through it and I did think there were some funny parts.”
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
