Tucker, the most famous golden retriever on the Internet with 27 million followers, dies: "It was too late"
He was quite a star on social media
Tucker , the most famous golden retriever on the entire Internet, has died at the age of eight due to cancer in his intestines . This animal was much more than a pet to many people, and his impact on social media was enormous: 4.5 million followers on Instagram, 4.9 million on Facebook, 5.9 on YouTube, and 11.7 on TikTok make his international reach clear. In total, around 27 million followers across all platforms .
Courtney Budzyn , his human, has been completely devastated in a message on Instagram. "Tucker died on Wednesday (September 2). The treatment was going well, but we didn't know he had lymphoma in his intestines. He had an infection and we thought he was going to pull through. He was very weak and we gave him antibiotics, but it was too late ," she recounted.
Courtney Budzyn, Tucker's human: "He was literally a part of me"
The caretaker of the most famous golden retriever on the Internet has confessed that with Tucker a part of her has gone: "I have tried everything I could. Tucker, I love you so much... He was literally a part of me and I feel like I have lost a part of my own body . I know (addressing her followers) that he was yours too, and I felt that I had to give you an explanation".
Courtney Budzyn has revealed that she was forced to announce the death of Tucker because she kept receiving messages wishing the golden retriever a recovery. "It was consuming me" , she explained. His human has stated that Tucker had the best time of his life during the last three weeks , reviewing in the video some of the most emotional moments.
The messages of support and affection toward Tucker and his family have been countless both on social media and on platforms such as Reddit. The farewell to the golden retriever leaves a difficult void to fill for his millions of followers around the world.
