Uggie, the dog from The Artist has died (euthanized) at age 13
08-12-15, 05:45 PM
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Uggie, the dog from The Artist has died (euthanized) at age 13
R.I.P.
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/uggie-t...499177817.html
Uggie the dog, who won the hearts of moviegoers for his performance in the 2011 Oscar-winning film The Artist, has died. He was 13.
The beloved and talented Jack Russell Terrier was put to sleep on Friday, Aug. 7, after battling a prostate tumor, TMZ reported.
His owner, Omar Von Mueller, told the website that it was a difficult decision, but Uggie had been suffering with the tumor.
“I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hotdogs,” Sarah Clifford, the dog’s trainer, told TMZ.
The canine star was the focus of a campaign called “Consider Uggie” appealing for him to win an honorary Oscar nomination of his own. Uggie went on to win the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the 2012 Golden Collar Award, and received a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards, the French equivalent of the Golden Globes
He also had his paw print immortalized on Hollywood Blvd. in a special ceremony outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Uggie was rejected by two owners and on his way to the pound before Mueller took him in. “He was a crazy, very energetic puppy, and who knows what would have happened to him if he [had] gone to the dog pound. But he was very smart and very willing to work,” the animal trainer said.
Along with his starring role in The Artist, Uggie appeared in The Campaign, Water for Elephants and Mr. Fix It.
The beloved and talented Jack Russell Terrier was put to sleep on Friday, Aug. 7, after battling a prostate tumor, TMZ reported.
His owner, Omar Von Mueller, told the website that it was a difficult decision, but Uggie had been suffering with the tumor.
“I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hotdogs,” Sarah Clifford, the dog’s trainer, told TMZ.
The canine star was the focus of a campaign called “Consider Uggie” appealing for him to win an honorary Oscar nomination of his own. Uggie went on to win the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the 2012 Golden Collar Award, and received a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards, the French equivalent of the Golden Globes
He also had his paw print immortalized on Hollywood Blvd. in a special ceremony outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Uggie was rejected by two owners and on his way to the pound before Mueller took him in. “He was a crazy, very energetic puppy, and who knows what would have happened to him if he [had] gone to the dog pound. But he was very smart and very willing to work,” the animal trainer said.
Along with his starring role in The Artist, Uggie appeared in The Campaign, Water for Elephants and Mr. Fix It.
08-12-15, 08:38 PM
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Crap. I know it's silly, but that makes me really sad.
08-13-15, 08:08 AM
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Uggie, the dog from The Artist has died (euthanized) at age 13
There was a post on this in a thread for The Artist, but I think Uggie deserves a thread of his own. He died Aug 7, but it appears the news has only been released in the past day or two.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/...ies/ar-BBlGswS
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/...ies/ar-BBlGswS
Last edited by digidoh; 08-13-15 at 08:56 AM. Reason: Deleted link; top two posts were brought over from 'Artist' thread
08-13-15, 04:23 PM
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Re: Uggie, the dog from The Artist has died (euthanized) at age 13
“I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hotdogs,” Sarah Clifford, the dog’s trainer, told TMZ.
Isn't 13 years in dog life close to a full life?
I don't own a dog but I assume that is a long time though if I did a Jack Russell Terrier might be hard to resist.
08-13-15, 05:14 PM
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08-13-15, 05:36 PM
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Re: Uggie, the dog from The Artist has died (euthanized) at age 13
It's definitely a very full life. The smaller the dog(animal) the longer their life expectancy typically. When it comes to purebreds they usually don't live as long though as mutts do. At least my years of experience in an animal hospital it seemed to me the mutts no matter the size outlived their size comparisons of the purebreds. There are obviously exceptions to this of course. But i terms of the smaller dogs anything in the teens is definitely a decent life. For very large dogs you start hitting double digits it is a very long life.
