Internet sensation, Marnie The Dog, passes away

Marnie The Dog has died at the age of 18 and of course, the Internet is mourning her passing.

The devastating news was announced on Marnie's social media accounts on Sunday morning.

"It is with much grief I share the news that Marnie passed away painlessly and peacefully in my home on Thursday afternoon at the age of 18," wrote Marnie's hooman Shirley Braha.

According to the post, Marnie's "comfort had been notably declining over the past few days with little hope for improvement and she let me know she had had enough. She enjoyed her chicken until the very end."

Braha thanked everybody who joined her on "an unexpected journey with the ultimate love of my life."

She said all she feels now is "loss but beneath that I have so much gratitude."

I’m grateful to the universe for entrusting me with her beautiful soul and providing me with the perfect best friend and companion.

I'm grateful I was able to give this magical creature the fun and deeply loving life she wanted and deserved.

I’m thankful I was chosen to be the conduit for Marnie to bring joy into the world.

And I’m thankful for all the human and dog friends Marnie and I made along the way, and the strangers on the streets and on the internet, who have shown us so much love.

Braha shared that when she picked up an 11-year-old Marnie from the shelter, it seemed like she wouldn't be around very long. But she "has managed to inspire others to adopt senior dogs."

"When I hear from people that Marnie has made them adopt their senior dogs it’s truly the most beautiful legacy she and I could hope to leave in this world."

 

 

 

 

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It is with much grief I share the news that Marnie passed away painlessly & peacefully in my home on Thursday afternoon at the age of 18. Her comfort had been notably declining over the past few days with little hope for improvement and she let me know she had had enough. She enjoyed her chicken until the very end. Thank you for joining me on an unexpected journey with the ultimate love of my life. All I can feel right now is loss but beneath that I have so much gratitude. I’m grateful to the universe for entrusting me with her beautiful soul and providing me with the perfect best friend and companion. Im grateful I was able to give this magical creature the fun and deeply loving life she wanted and deserved. I’m thankful I was chosen to be the conduit for Marnie to bring joy into the world. And I’m thankful for all the human and dog friends Marnie and I made along the way, and the strangers on the streets and on the internet, who have shown us so much love. Most of all, I’m amazed that the sweet little hot mess of a pup that I picked up from a shelter at age 11, who at first didn’t seem like she would be around very long at all, has managed to inspire others to adopt senior dogs. When I hear from people that Marnie has made them adopt their senior dogs it’s truly the most beautiful legacy she and I could hope to leave in this world. The night of her passing I had a dream where I watched her awake from her death like it hadn’t happened at all, and she was running around at a party completely happy and invincible. She approached a descending staircase and I wanted to interject to protect her from falling, but she sailed right down the stairs and landed on her feet and stopped and looked at me and laughed and just kept going. Maybe this was a message from her from heaven, but at minimum I can take solace knowing that for a long stretch of time, prior to her aging body taking its toll, heaven for her was right here on earth. Marnie will be buried in a pet cemetery in LA and hopefully there will be a public memorial gathering whenever safe (due to Coronavirus).

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Mar 7, 2020 at 12:33pm PST

Braha said she had a dream on the night of Marnie's passing "where  I watched her awake from her death like it hadn’t happened at all, and she was running around at a party completely happy and invincible."

"She approached a descending staircase and I wanted to interject to protect her from falling, but she sailed right down the stairs and landed on her feet and stopped and looked at me and laughed and just kept going," she continued.

"Maybe this was a message from her from heaven, but at minimum I can take solace knowing that for a long stretch of time, prior to her aging body taking its toll, heaven for her was right here on earth," she ended.

Braha said Marnie will be buried in a pet cemetery in Los Angeles, USA.

"Marnie will be buried in a pet cemetery in LA and hopefully there will be a public memorial gathering whenever safe (due to Coronavirus)."

Marnie gained over 1.8 million followers on Instagram, she has become a poster pet for adopting senior animals. Braha adopted her from a Connecticut shelter in 2012. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News