Tucker Budzyn, viral Golden Retriever sensation, dies at 8 after cancer diagnosis

Tucker Budzyn, the Michigan-based golden retriever who became one of the internet’s biggest canine stars, has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 8.

Tucker’s owner, Courtney Budzyn, revealed that her beloved pooch died on Wednesday — less than a week after she shared he had been diagnosed with lymphoma.

“I thought that was the last sad video I was gonna make, but it’s not … Tucker’s gone,” Budzyn said Saturday in a tearful Instagram video as she held a box that appeared to contain his ashes.