Marnie The Shih Tzu spent the last few years of her life as the most famous dog on Instagram, but she has now left her millions of fans heartbroken after passing away.
The beloved dog passed away on Thursday at her Los Angeles Home at the age of 18.
Her owner Shirley Braha said the lovable pooch passed away peacefully of old age after bravely battling an ulcer.
‘She passed very, very peacefully. She passed away of old age is the simplest way to put it.’
Said Braha.
Marnie was a rescue dog who rose to fame when dog lovers in the US fell in love with the pup’s amused expression from her Instagram photos.
Her cute expression and love of posing turned her into an overnight influencer with 1.8 million followers on Instagram leading her to be named ‘the most famous American dog on Instagram’ by The New Yorker in 2015.
Soon enough, she was enjoying the love of A-list celebrities.
Marnie knew that she was famous and she absolutely loved it,
She loved it when crowds would form around her. She would do little dances. She would pose. I never trained her to do it.
She just looked straight at the camera and stayed still and gave everyone the most perfect selfies that they wanted. She was a pro.’
Braha told The New York Times on Saturday.
But that wasn’t always the pup’s life.
