How Maluma's Four Dogs—Buda, Karma, Bonnie, and Clyde—Prepped Him for Fatherhood

Vogue

3 days ago

One may think that a busy global superstar like Maluma wouldn't have time to take care of a pet, especially as a new dad who maintains a grueling tour schedule. But constantly living life on the road doesn't stop the Colombian singer and rapper from taking care of his four (big!) beloved dogs—two Dobermans, Buda and Karma, and two Siberian huskies, Bonnie and Clyde.
For his Dogue cover shoot in Medellín, the star offered an intimate glimpse into what life at home looks like with his four-legged friends. On any given day, you can find Buda, Karma, Bonnie, and Clyde lounging around with him, his girlfriend Susana Gómez, and their one-year-old daughter, Paris. 'They are like my family,' says Maluma, a longtime dog lover. 'Since I was a kid, my soul has always been connected to animals. That's why I have a ranch full of them in Colombia: I have horses, cows, chickens. I actually have even more dogs—two Great Danes and a couple rescues—but those ones live on the ranch.'
Maluma's bustling family of dogs began growing about a decade ago, when he acquired his two Siberian huskies, Bonnie and Clyde—his very first pets. 'I really wanted white huskies, but it was very hard to find them in my hometown,' says Maluma, who ended up securing them from a local breeder. 'I was still living in a small apartment with my mom and my sister, and I thought I could handle both of the dogs. But I often had to leave them behind when I was going on tour. They were naughty puppies: They would eat the walls, the sofa—everything.'