Marnie (dog)

For other uses, see Marnie (disambiguation).
Marnie
Other name(s)Stinky
Greta[1]
BreedShih Tzu
SexFemale
Born(2001-10-26)October 26, 2001
DiedMarch 5, 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 18)
Known forInternet celebrity
OwnerShirley Braha
Named afterMarnie Stern
marniethedog.com

Marnie (26 October 2001 - 5 March 2020) was a female Shih Tzu rescue dog adopted and owned by Shirley Braha.[1][2] Photos of Marnie have been popular on Instagram and Twitter. At the time of her death, Marnie's Instagram account had over 1.9 million followers and each of the photos have received hundreds of thousands of Instagram likes; in the last two months of her life, Marnie's following increased five-times over.[3] Marnie's Twitter account has over 115 thousand followers. Braha also posted short videos of Marnie on Vine.

In August 2012 Marnie was moved to an animal shelter by animal control as an abandoned street dog living in Connecticut. Four months later, she was adopted by Braha via Petfinder. Marnie's popularity originated from her photos on Instagram, under the handle @marniethedog, which Braha has updated since 2014. Marnie was especially famous for her permanent head tilt to the left, a result of a brief case of vestibular disease.

  1. ^ a b Vogt, PJ; Goldman, Alex (April 8, 2015). "Underdog". Reply All (Podcast). Gimlet Media. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Ward, Michelle (November 24, 2014). "Meet Marnie!". People: 78.
  3. ^ "Internet-famous Marnie the Dog dies at 18". TODAY.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.