The ex-couple bonded after the loss of 9-year-old golden retriever dog Birdie.

Garner announced Birdie’s death on Instagram, writing: “It’s hard to know how to write this – given the world it seems crazy to mourn a pet, but since we shared Birdie with you all, it only seems fair.” “To allow it.” They know about her death.”

She continued, “Birdie let us know on Thursday that she wasn’t feeling well (Birdie is a well-known foodie and has never missed a meal).”

“We were surprised to learn that not only was she very ill, but she was also at the end of her life,” Garner wrote. “The vet told us that dogs often wait for their humans to get home from college, and we think Birdie did that.” Just so we could pet her soft ears together and thank her for being the one best dog in the world.”

Violet Affleck, her oldest daughter, is a freshman at Yale University who has just taken a break for Thanksgiving.

Affleck is in divorce proceedings from Jennifer Lopez. They married in July 2022 and Lopez filed for divorce on August 20, 2024. Lopez is the mother of 16-year-old Max and 16-year-old Emme, whom she shares with her ex-husband, singer Marc Anthony.

Lopez posted a photo of a cooked turkey on Thanksgiving and wrote on Instagram, “I hope everyone had a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving. “I’m so incredibly grateful to you all.”