If you are able to watch an entire episode of Grey's Anatomy without crying, you deserve an award. You may also need to get your tear ducts checked. With the season finale approaching, it’s best for all of us to prepare ourselves for something completely heartbreaking to happen. I think one of the best ways to do so, is to look at pictures of the show’s cast and their adorable dogs. 

Justin Chambers

Justin Chambers’ character, Dr. Alex Karev, may have not had the best send-off. (Who tells their significant other that they have run away to be with their ex-girlfriend via letter?) Hopefully, the actor’s three adorable dogs (two of which are rescues) have been a source of comfort for him. 

Jesse Williams 

Jesse Williams, aka Dr. Jackson Avery, is a proud pup parent to two pit bulls. Here at Woof Republic, we love that an actor with such a big platform has chosen to adopt pits, as it helps destigmatize the breed. 

Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo aka Meredith Grey is a huge dog lover!! Ellen is also a rescue advocate and frequently promotes the message of Love Leo Rescue. She recently lost her pup Valentino.

Patrick Dempsey 

Dempsey is an avid dog lover and him and his Dempsey as a dog dad and his pups are SO Entertaining on Instagram. Most of the posts on Patrick Dempsey’s Instagram are just of his three dogs. Honestly, this makes me love McDreamy even more. 

Dempsey was the producer of “The Art of Racing in the Rain” which combined two of Dempsey’s loves: racing and dogs.

Gallery Photo Credit: @patrickdempsey

Katherine Heigl 

Katherine Heigl seems to be the most dog-obsessed Grey's Anatomy cast member. The actress has eight rescue dogs and launched the nonprofit,  Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, in memory of her brother. According to People magazine, the foundation assists “low-income families get their pets spayed or neutered and funds the transport of dogs to no-kill shelters.”

“We have to diminish the number of animals entering shelters.There are enough homes but there aren’t enough people adopting. They’re buying, so animals end up in shelters and because there’s not enough space, they have to euthanize or kill [them],” explained the 42-year-old to the publication. 

Kevin McKidd

McKidd is a huge dog lover and particularly prides himself as a pitbull advocate.

T.R. Knight 

When I first watched Grey’s Anatomy, I was a massive George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) fan. When he died (sorry for the spoiler, but it’s been like 13 years), I was inconsolable. I literally ran to my bedroom and sobbed for hours.  

Anyway, I still adore the character and T.R. Knight. I like him even more now that I know he has a ton of dogs. He found one of his precious pups, named Traveler, on the side of the road and decided to adopt him.

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