Golden Retrievers gathered and walked to the Boston Marathon end line on April 16 to honor their fallen pal, Spencer the Boston Marathon Canine.
The gathering was organized by MA Golden Meetups, a gaggle that organizes completely different meetups and occasions for Golden retrievers.
One among Spencer’s homeowners, Wealthy Powers, mentioned he was overwhelmed by the gesture. “Simply to know that so many individuals care. I imply, the outpouring of help for us is simply completely wonderful,” Powers instructed WBUR.
MA Golden Meetups’ co-founder, Elisha Bussiere, instructed CBS Boston that they had been really holding an occasion when information of Spencer’s passing broke.
And that’s when the thought to honor Spencer throughout the marathon happened. “One of many members instructed why don’t we’ve got a illustration on the Boston Marathon since Spencer received’t be there this 12 months and it simply grew from there. It was a beautiful thought,” mentioned Bussiere.
The group additionally bought “Golden Sturdy” bandanas for the Boston Marathon occasion. And so they had been in a position to increase about $1000, which went to Spencer’s homeowners.
The cash is reportedly going to be donated to Morris Animal Basis, a non-profit group which works to analysis a sort of most cancers known as hemangiosarcoma.
In 2022, Spencer was identified with a cancerous tumor and sadly misplaced the battle to most cancers in February 2023.
Spencer gained paw-pularity because the “Boston Marathon Canine” for holding his “Boston Sturdy” flag at Mile 3 to greet and cheer on runners since 2015.
And for being a “beacon of hope”, he was even named because the Official Canine of the 126th Boston Marathon by the Boston Marathon final 12 months.
