The actor, 48, and retired NFL star, 48, both revealed their teeny-tiny “guard dogs” in a hilarious exchange over Instagram Stories on Monday, Dec. 8. It ended with Brady declaring that Bloom and his miniature canine “win.”<\/p>\n
Brady kicked things off by sharing a photo of a small dog with gray, white, and black coloring in an Instagram Stories<\/a> post. The dog appears to be Brady’s rescue pup, Fluffy.<\/a> Alongside the snap of the teensy pup sitting on what seems to be a couch and staring cutely off into the distance, he wrote, “My Guard Dog \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.”<\/p>\n Shortly after Brady’s puppy post, Bloom responded by starting a tiny dog showdown with a picture of his own pup.<\/p>\n Tom Brady\/Instagram<\/p>\n Tom Brady’s dog<\/p>\n The Pirates of the Caribbean<\/a> star posted a picture of his teacup poodle, Biggie Smalls<\/a>, also sitting on what appears to be a couch. In the text, alongside a cute shot of the golden-brown canine, which Bloom has described as his “emotional support” puppy<\/a>, the actor challenged Brady and his tiny pet.<\/p>\n “@tombrady I see ur guard dog and raise you mine \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude06,” wrote the actor.<\/p>\n Brady didn’t put up much of a fight.<\/p>\n The retired quarterback reposted Bloom\u2019s post highlighting Biggie Smalls \u2014 with several laughing and tongue-out emojis \u2014 and wrote, \u201cOk\u2026you win @orlandobloom.\u201d<\/p>\n Bloom and Brady\u2019s posts highlighting their tiny pups comes shortly after the retired NFL star made headlines for revealing that his dog Junie, a pit bull mix, is a clone of his late dog Lua<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tom Brady\/Instagram<\/p>\n Tom Brady shares photo of Orlando Bloom’s dog<\/p>\n The Super Bowl champion shared Lua with ex-wife Gisele B\u00fcndchen<\/a> and their children<\/a>, and the pet was a prominent member of the family over the years. After the late dog died in December 2023, he welcomed a similarly looking dog named Junie.<\/p>\n Nearly two years later, on Nov. 4, Brady revealed that Junie is a clone of the late pet.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Lua was cloned with help from biotech company Colossal Bioscience<\/a> using blood collected before her death, Brady said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n Tom Brady\/Instagram<\/p>\n Lua and Tom Brady<\/p>\n “I love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family,” Brady said. “A few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family’s elderly dog before she passed.”<\/p>\n The company “gave my family a second chance with a clone of our beloved dog,” added Brady.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Bloom made headlines with his pup after the canine upstaged him during an appearance on Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n “He’s got a face for stardom,” anchor Savannah Guthrie<\/a> said of the “diva” pup at the time, prompting Bloom to proudly agree that “he’s going to steal the show.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Tom](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5f25739466b83252464a2045d947d82f.jpeg\"\/)
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