the high ponytail-sporting pop star appears to have been upstaged by an unlikely star during the fashion shoot for her cover: her beloved dog, Toulouse.

In the Annie Leibovitz-lensed images shared from the feature, Grande, resplendent in a voluminous black gown and an even bigger black hat, is seen cuddling Toulouse on a beach. Toulouse, a beagle-chihuahua mix that Grande adopted in fall of 2013, is a frequent companion of the singer, so much so that the he’s made appearances in the music videos for her songs “No Tears Left to Cry,” “Thank U, Next,” and “7 Rings.”

Toulouse’s adorable cameo on the cover quickly became a talking point for the Internet, with even Grande herself weighing in on her pooch’s first Vogue appearance.

“Thanks for allowing me to be in the background of toulouse’s first Vogue cover @voguemagazine,” Grande joked in the caption of an Instagram post of her Vogue cover that she wrote on Tuesday morning.

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thanks for allowing me to be in the background of toulouse’s first Vogue cover @voguemagazine photo by Annie Leibovitz story by Rob Haskell ???? thank you to the incredible @tonnegood @thejoshliu @hannah_murray1 @sergiokletnoy

A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Jul 9, 2019 at 6:16am PDT

Grande’s sentiments were shared by her fans online, who welcomed Toulouse’s turn as a cover star with enthusiasm.

who is that woman behind toulouse? pic.twitter.com/whaPfbHJoS

— emily (@fallingrem) July 9, 2019

toulouse got that vogue airbrush done i’m crying skfjskdjskdj no disrespect towards ari (she’s pretty) but toulouse is FABULOUS https://t.co/0DJmGgX5l3

— kendra (@kithrgtn) July 9, 2019

mum and toulouse did THAT pic.twitter.com/VpJ9PNAUul

— faizah (@sweetvners) July 9, 2019

Toulouse is the real icon @ArianaGrande pic.twitter.com/lcn1SiLUn6

— Moonlightisgrande (@Moonlightisgra1) July 9, 2019