Jason Tartick and Kathryn Hurley’s relationship story started with an adoption—then moved through Nashville sightings, an Instagram birthday post, and public red-carpet appearances as they kept making milestones together in 2025 and 2026.
Jason Tartick and Kathryn Hurley’s romance didn’t begin with a meet-cute at a bar or a scripted blind date. It started in a far softer place: an adoption.
In March 2025, Tartick announced that he adopted his golden retriever Teddy through Wags & Walks Nashville. The rescue group is Hurley’s organization—she founded it in 2019 and serves as its executive director. After signing the adoption papers. Tartick posted an Instagram video captioned. “Not sure who rescued who. but we got each other!. Thank you @wagsandwalksnashville.” In the months that followed, his message about what he wanted in a partner got clearer. By July 2025. he exclusively told Us Weekly that his dream girl “gotta love dogs. ” adding that she “has to be a fan of Teddy and the idea of rescuing. That’s so important.”.
The relationship itself came into focus in November 2025. On November 11. Tartick—then a “Bachelorette” alum—was spotted getting cozy with Hurley at the opening of the restaurant Craig’s in Nashville. with a photo shared by hospitality guru Dante Deiana via X. Days later, Us exclusively confirmed that Tartick and Hurley were dating after spending time together in early November 2025.
Tartick made it official on Instagram on December 12, posting photos with Hurley in honor of her 34th birthday. “From the dogs you save every day to the people whose lives you change. you make everything around you more beautiful. Happy Birthday Kathryn!” he wrote. Hurley answered with her own reflection on December 15. sharing a few photos from their time together and writing. “So happy here 🤍.”.
They closed out the year the way the rest of the story had been unfolding—publicly, and together. Hurley captioned a video of the pair kissing while sitting on a car tailgate: “Can’t wait to do 2026 with you @jason_tartick 💘.” Tartick commented. “The best ending to 2025. so excited for 2026 ❤️.” He also posted his own New Year’s Eve moment. showing him kissing Hurley at a party in Nashville.
By January 2026, the relationship had already moved from Instagram posts to travel and premieres. The couple enjoyed a road trip to New York City to start the year. and they made their red carpet debut during the trip for Netflix’s The Rip premiere on January 13. Less than a week later. Tartick and Hurley jetted to Miami to attend the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship. where the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Miami Hurricanes 27-21. Tartick wrote via Instagram, “Taking a break from the NFL. Go Hoosiers,” after his beloved Buffalo Bills lost to the Denver Broncos on January 17, knocking them out of the playoffs.
Their momentum didn’t slow down. On January 23, Tartick and Hurley partnered with Tommy John on the brand’s latest Valentine’s Day campaign.
In February 2026, they attended Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Tartick captioned photos from the event with Hurley: “Manifesting a Bills/Lion Super Bowl in 2027! So excited to be here!”
Summer 2026 brought more Nashville energy and a big travel stretch. They attended CMA Fest in Nashville before Tartick revealed they were set to embark on a vacation through Europe. Sharing two snaps of himself cozying up to Hurley. he wrote. “One last Nashville night at CMA Fest before our 20 day journey in Europe begins!” Later that month. Hurley posted more from the trip. “Each day I’ve scribbled little notes. saved mementos. and recorded
snap shots in my brain. trying so very hard to etch each and every moment of this trip forever into my memory. ” she wrote via Instagram. She added. “It’s not lost on me that this is a once in a lifetime experience but sharing it with the person who makes our existence brighter. lighter. and oh so funny. well I just don’t know how it could get any better. I’ll either explode from happiness.
or pasta. and that sounds like a pretty damn good life to me 🤍 thank you for being you. @jason_tartick. ” to which Tartick replied in the comments. “Not me tearing up when I saw every hotel key saved in your carry-on.”.
One detail threads through nearly every stage: Teddy. Tartick’s adoption—announced on March 4. 2025—was the beginning of a story built around rescue. and it became the language he used to describe the kind of love he wanted. Hurley. for her part. has been the face behind Wags & Walks Nashville since 2019. and she was publicly in his orbit once that connection formed.
In the middle of it all, the relationship also landed after personal change. In April 2025, Us understood that Hurley amicably split from musician husband Rajiv Dhall after nearly five years of marriage, with the exes finalizing their divorce later that year.
Tartick’s life also shifted alongside the romance. After living in Nashville for a few years, he announced on September 23, 2025, that he and dog Teddy moved to New York City.
From the adoption paperwork in March 2025 to the red-carpet photos in January 2026, the timeline reads like something that grew naturally—starting with rescue and then becoming something that looked, for both of them, like a real future.
Jason Tartick Kathryn Hurley Wags & Walks Nashville Teddy Bachelor Nation The Rip premiere Netflix Super Bowl LX Tommy John Valentine’s Day campaign CMA Fest College Football Playoff National Championship
Wait so he adopted a dog and then found love? honestly that’s kinda adorable.
Craig’s in Nashville?? That sounds like a rich people spot lol. I don’t buy it, seems like PR dating to me. Like “dog rescue” is just the story.
Not gonna lie I thought this was about the Bachelorette show like the whole time. So the dog adoption was the “meet cute”? Also Wags & Walks?? Is that like a real rescue or just an influencer thing.
Jason Tartick doing red carpet milestones with Kathryn while Teddy’s out here living his best life. I saw “Nashville sightings” and assumed they were like on the run or something. Then it’s just… restaurant openings and Instagram posts. Guess love really is just who has the same hobbies (and dogs)??