Marnie may have been America’s most famous Instagram pup, but her past wasn’t as glorious. As a young pooch, she was found living on the streets by animal control officers.
They took her to a Connecticut shelter where she was given the nickname “stinky” because of her terrible smell.
Fortunately, she was luckier than other rescue pups who spend years in the shelter without ever getting to know the love of a forever home.
Braha found the pup through PetFinder and immediately fell in love with the pooch. She says the secret was the pooch’s bemused expression.
Marnie was almost unrecognizable back then with her dirty, matted fur and rotten teeth. This didn’t stop Braha from loving the dog, and she could even see her star quality and decided to give the pup a chance. She took her home and named her Marnie, after musician Marnie Stern.
Soon the pair were inseparable with Marnie accompanying Braha to bars, parties, and events all across New York.
In 2014, at the age of 12, her fame rocketed when Braha began chronicling her adventures – and her signature look of her long tongue lolling out to the side of her mouth in a laughing expression – on Instagram.
In her later years, Marnie moved to California for the better weather where she passed away Thursday with Braha by her side.
And her 1.8 million followers were able to say farewell to her in her final days through her last social media posts – just as she would have wanted.
If one thing is for sure, it would be that the world will definitely miss Marnie and her adorable smile.
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