“I did not name the dog, obviously,” the celebrity socialite clarified to Jimmy Fallon.
“Princegot me my first dog,” she told Jimmy Fallon onThe Tonight ShowTuesday.
“I remember because the dog’s name was God.

Nicole Richie, Prince.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Ross Marino/Getty
I did not name the dog, obviously.”
After he passed, they werent talking.
It didnt feel the same… [His staff] said, Theyre up there.
Theyre just not talking.
I said, Well you better play some Prince music.
Music and animals went hand in hand for both Prince and Nicole.
“He’s a great dog.
I’ve only had him about a week but he’s so sweet,” she told Ellen DeGeneres.
“He’s really Joel’s dog.
I actually told Joel, ‘I don’t want to pick up after any thing ever again.
I’ve got my kids so I’m going to let you do that.’
It’s his dog, but I like to, you know, snuggle.
I like to hug him and kiss him.”
“She doesn’t like anything disturbing her space.
Delicate would be the best way to put it.”
The family seems to have since fully embraced Nicole’s love of animals.
She’sadded chickens, another German Shepherd and even a bearded dragon a love that possibly started with God.
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