Jon Stewart tearfully announces death of his dog Dipper on ‘The Daily Show’
nypost.comThe Daily Show” as he said that his family’s dog Dipper died.The comedian, 61, revealed that the three-legged pup passed away Sunday.“He was ready.
He was tired, but I wasn’t,” he said.“And the family, we were all together,” he went on. “Thank goodness we were all with him.”Stewart, alongside wife Tracey Stewart and their kids Maggie Rose, 18, and Nathan Thomas, 19, adopted Dipper from New York City animal shelter Animal Haven over 10 years ago.
His children baked cupcakes to help raise funds for the shelter when they were around 6 or 7 years old.“So as a little extra incentive, they brought out this 1-ish year old brindle pitbull who —” Stewart recalled about meeting Dipper for the first time. “Got hit by a car in Brooklyn and lost his right leg.”The talk show host added: “It was the perfect idea, they put the dog in my lap.
And we left that day feeling really good that we’d helped this great organization.”“And we also left with this 1-ish year old brindle pit bull.
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