Stella was the French Bulldog of the Pritchett family, introduced in "Good Cop Bad Dog". Stella was very problematic and destroyed things, mostly Gloria's.
She was previously owned by a dog trainer named Guillermo who sought Jay's advice about his new business idea (good and bad doggie treats) which was harshly criticized. Guillermo couldn't keep her since he had to go back to school so Jay's family decided to take care of her.
At first, Jay did not want her and Gloria did. The tables turned, and Jay ended up loving her and Gloria did not want her. For example, in "Phil on Wire", Stella started biting and breaking all of Gloria's shoes. Also in "Little Bo Bleep", Stella would not stop diving into the pool and everyone started to think that she had suicidal tendencies. Gloria then had to dive into the pool to save her and got all wet.
It was pretty easy to see that Jay loved (or showed more love to) Stella more than Gloria and his children, as he mostly greeted Stella sooner than Gloria when he came home from work, or when Gloria's sister was on a visit, he went out and bought a diamond collar for Stella instead of something for Gloria. Jay also praised Stella more than any of his children.
Stella was played by a French Bulldog named Brigitte until "Send Out the Clowns". As of Season 4, she was played by another dog (who is also a French Bulldog) called Beatrice. She was voiced by Frank Welker who was uncredited.
In "The One That Got Away", Gloria ended up sending Stella out of the house because Stella was trying to get to cake and would not stop even when Gloria told her to. Stella then came back in and jumped up to the cake without Gloria noticing; however Gloria noticed later, but by then Stella had knocked the cake on the floor. In "Door to Door", Gloria was busy making some Colombian bread while Stella was jumping up to beg for one. Gloria got annoyed and let Stella out of the house, telling her to "go play with the ball".
After that, she realized that the gate was still open, and ran outside to go get Stella, who was nowhere to be found. She called Cam, and they went looking for Stella. When they could not find her, they went to some of the nearby houses to ask if they had seen Stella, with Gloria describing Stella as "such a little ugly French bulldog with the tiny ears". They then noticed a little girl walking with a French bulldog on a leash. Gloria grabbed the dog, prompting the girl to say that it was hers and was named Pinky, but they took the dog with them anyway. In the episode, it was actually not revealed if the dog was the real Stella or not.
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Beatrice unfortunately died after the finale, so it is possible that Stella passed away as well.
