Sydney Sweeney shared how her dog helps her with her mental health.
In an interview with Peoplethe 26 year old Nobody but you The star revealed how her dog, Tank, helps her keep her mental health in check. Tank is a pitbull mix that she reportedly adopted in 2015.
“My dog, Tank, is really, really important in my own self-care process,” Sweeney told the outlet. “Whether it's just playing with her, taking her to the dog park or taking her for a walk, it allows me to take a moment and disconnect from everything else.”
Sweeney grew up around dogs her entire life, and her family had a German shepherd until he died when she was 13, according to a Ask me anything video with Elle United Kingdom. After the German shepherd's death, Sweeney begged his family for another dog, believing his family was not “complete” without a dog.
He Euphoria The actor recalled adopting Tank: “There was a little baby and she was adorable, so I took her and I thought: I'm going to save this little thing.“
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She said she took Tank home, left the puppy on his bed and called his parents to show them what she had done. She received mixed reactions. While her father thought Tank was “adorable,” her mother disagreed. Her mother told her that the dog was her responsibility and she wanted her to understand the consequences of her actions.
“I got into a lot of trouble,” Sweeney admitted. Life in Palm Springs. “More problems than I've ever had in my entire life.”
Sweeney had no problem caring for Tank and eventually the two became inseparable, with her sneaking the pup to school because she was “so little I couldn't leave her.” Although Tank was eventually discovered, he was eventually allowed to go with her to school and became well-liked on campus.
Sweeney has been a proud dog mom to Tank for nearly a decade, watching her grow into the 40-pound dog she is today and noting in a 2020 post on X, formerly known as Twitter, who couldn't imagine his life without his dog. The actor tweeted: “Tank has been my best friend for almost six years. I rescued him when he was just a baby. “I couldn’t imagine my life without her, or without her having a home.”
Tank is a pretty pampered puppy and has a personal backpack according to a video with Refinery29 called What's inside Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney's purse?in which the actor revealed that Tank carries several important things with him.
“Tank always has a backpack. She has a backpack in my car. She has her own travel backpack and then her hiking backpack,” Sweeney explained. “Tank's backpack always has poop bags, some treats, and some of her favorite toys. It's actually really hard to find dog backpacks, but she travels with me a lot, so I always like to have her backpack.”
As for why he named his dog Tank, Sweeney said he was manifesting a big dog. “I named her Tank because I wanted her to become a tank,” Sweeney explained. “I wanted her to be a huge dog.”
