Modern Family’s Nolan Gould Reveals His Dogs Maple And Ender Died In The Same Week

Former Modern Family star Nolan Gould shared the news on Sunday that he had suffered double tragedies as his dogs Maple and Ender had died.

Adding to his distress, the 24-year-old actor revealed that both dogs had died in the past week, although he noted that their deaths were unrelated.

Nolan, who showed off his amazing physical transformation after the conclusion of Modern Family, shared a sweet photo of his two adorable dogs as they lounged on dog beds next to each other.

“It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Maple and Ender passed away this week,” he wrote. “Their respective deaths were unrelated, but they were a terrible, sad and unfair case.”

He added: “However, I can say that each one of them left in peace and that they were surrounded by lots of love and care and all the snacks.”

Nolan noted that he had debated whether he should share his personal tragedy with his 1.6 million Instagram followers, though he decided it might help the “many” people who had developed a connection to Maple and Ender.

‘My dogs meant a lot to so many people and they meant the world to me. My pups have met hundreds of people over the years, brightening many people’s days. It was really impossible not to love them,’ he continued.

The reality TV star especially thanked everyone who visited or cared for Maple and Ender when she had to spend time away from them due to travel or a busy work schedule.

“Couldn’t have done it without you, especially when they got older and needed more help,” she wrote.

Nolan added that he was afraid to move on without the loving dogs that had been by his side for years.

“I get scared thinking about what my life would be like without them, but I remind myself that nothing in life is guaranteed and I’m grateful for what I have and the time I spent with some amazing souls, human or otherwise.” ‘, he concluded, before asking his friends to share the photos they had of the dogs.

In addition to her photo of the dogs in her bed, which showed Ender on the left and Maple on the right, she included short videos of the dogs.

One clip was shot with a filter to make it look like it was shot on 8mm film, and showed Maple strutting outside and putting her head close to her hand for some pets.

In another cute video, Ender seemed to marvel at the snowdrifts Nolan had thrown out the window as they slowly melted and fell to the ground.

Maple looked as happy as could be in a cute picture of her lying on her side with her eyes and mouth wide open and her tongue lolling out of her snout.

She was delighted in the next video of Nolan, in which he scratched a spot on her chest that made her leg pulse rhythmically with pleasure.

Maple looked as cozy as could be in a follow-up snapshot that showed her bundled up under a blanket on the couch. She seemed ready to take a trip into the frigid air in another image that showed her in a scarf.

Ender also looked adorable as he lay on his side on a couch, looking like he was ready to pounce when his showed him a long bone with a lot of meat still attached to it.

Nolan completed the bittersweet post with a photo of Maple, her eyes bright with anticipation as she held up a bag of dog treats for her and she licked his muzzle.

Although Nolan kept comments on his post closed, his Modern Family co-star Ariel Winter shared it on her Insta Stories to send his condolences.

‘🥺😭💔 send @nolangould some love,’ she wrote. ‘Your babies just walked over the [rainbow] bridge.’

Nolan and Ariel starred with Sarah Hyland in Modern Family from 2009 to 2020 as the children of Claire and Phil Dunphy (Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell).

The hit single-camera comedy ran for 11 seasons and documented the hilarious antics of an extended family, including stars Sofia Vergara, Ed O’Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, and Rico Rodriguez.