Jon Stewart.Photo:The Daily Show/Youtube
The Daily Show/Youtube
Jon Stewartis mourning his family’s dog Dipper.
The television host, 61, got emotional on Monday’s episode ofThe Daily Showafter he revealed that the loyal canine — whom his family adopted over a decade ago— haddied over the weekend.
“Dipper passed away yesterday,” Stewart said as he choked up on the show. “He was ready. He was tired, but I wasn’t.”
“And the family, we were all together,” he continued. “Thank goodness we were all with him.”
He also told the story of how Dipper first came into their lives after he participated in a fundraiser for the New York City animal shelter Animal Haven alongside his childrenMaggie Rose, 18, andNathan Thomas, 19, whom he shares with wifeTracey Stewart. He noted that the kids were 6 or 7-years-old at the time, and they had baked cupcakes for the shelter.
He jokingly placed a tissue box on the table before continuing, “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. We called him Dipper, and in a world of good boys, he was the best,” he added.
A snapshot of Dipper playing in the snow that the host shared.The Daily Show/Youtube
He went on to explain that the canine had been a part of the “OGDaily Showdog crew” and recalled that every time he would come to the show to tape, Dipper “would wait” patiently for him to be done.
“And he met actors and authors and presidents and kings. And he did what the Taliban could not do, which is put a scare onMalala Yousafzai,” he jokingly added, while sharing a short clip of Yousafzai freaking out and turning the other way when she saw Dipper backstage.
Stewart tearfully smiled as he ended the show with a final message: “But boy, my wish for you is one day you find that dog, that one dog that just is the best.”
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“Here’s your moment of Zen,” he added before showing a clip of the three-legged pup playing energetically as he chased a ball of snow. The television host could be heard in the background happily teasing the dog, “Dipper, who’s got the ball there?”
The clip ended with Dipper appearing to bring the snow ball near Stewart as the show faded to black.
The Daily Showairs at 11 p.m. EST on Comedy Central.
source: people.com
