（ＣＮＮ） インスタグラムで１８０万人のフォロワーを誇る人気者の犬「マーニー」が先週、１８歳で静かに息を引き取った。飼い主の投稿に、別れを惜しむ声が集まっている。
マーニーはシーズーという中国原産の小型犬。舌を出して首を傾げた愛らしい姿で、多くの人々を魅了した。
飼い主のシャーリー・ブラハさんが７日に発表したところによると、数日間のうちに健康状態が悪化し、回復の見込みがなくなった。「もう十分だと自分で教えてくれた」という。好物のチキンを味わいながら、５日に最期を迎えた。
同じくインスタグラムの人気者で昨年末に死んだ猫「リルバブ」のアカウントには、天国のリルバブからマーニーに向けて「大好きだよ。これから一緒に宇宙を探検しよう」というメッセージが書き込まれた。
ブラハさんはマーニーが１１歳の時にシェルターから引き取った。すでに高齢で長くは生きられないと覚悟していたが、この７年間で世界に喜びを届け、たくさんの出会いをもたらしてくれたと振り返る。
マーニーはその間に女優のベティ・ホワイト、歌手のデミ・ロバート、チャンス・ザ・ラッパー、大物司会者のラリー・キングら、数々の有名人とも対面した。
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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