Kirk Herbstreit issues tragic update on pet dog who has captivated fans

Kirk Herbstreit's beloved aureate retriever, Ben, has passed away, the shot expert shared connected societal media. 

Over the past fewer weeks, Herbstreit has shared wellness updates connected his 10-year-old dog, with galore wishing him good arsenic helium underwent leukemia treatments. 

Then came Thursday's devastating quality that the cancer had dispersed passim Ben's assemblage and determination was thing doctors could bash to prevention him. 

'This is truly hard to constitute but truthful galore of you person loved and cared astir Ben that I wanted to fto you know. We recovered retired contiguous the crab had dispersed passim Bens organs and determination was thing near we could do-we had to fto him go,' Herbstreit shared connected societal media. 

'I’ve had dogs my full beingness but Ben was 1 connected 1. He was smart-loving-gentle-patient-inquisitive-and welcoming to all.'

'Always a large grin and a brushed process wag. He and I could communicate. He and I understood each different and had each others backs. He was with maine much than anyone astatine location and traveling with maine for work.'

'Such an casual going companion. Hard day-but helium volition unrecorded wrong each of america forever. God delight bless his majestic psyche and convey you for putting him successful my beingness for the past 10 years-a existent blessing. Love you Ben.'

Tributes from galore parts of the shot satellite came instantly done societal media, including 1 relationship calling Ben 'The Goat of Dogs.'   

Ben's most-recent travel to a assemblage shot crippled his dada was assigned to was Texas A&M against LSU connected October 26. 

The aureate with a recognizable grin was expected to look portion Herbstreit made the travel to State College, Pennsylvania for Ohio State-Penn State past weekend, but helium did not look owed to his worsening condition.

Ben, 10, has been battling leukemia since March, according to Herbstreit. 

During Ben's astir caller shot trip, helium was reunited with Reveille, the unrecorded mascot for Texas A&M.