Seven, the dog who played Daryl Dixonâs canine companion Dog on âThe Walking Dead,â has died.
AMC confirmed the canine actorâs death Thursday on the showâs Instagram page: âRest in peace, Seven. #TWDâs best boy,â the post said, featuring images of the Belgian Malinois. On X, formerly Twitter, the networkâs announcement, which featured a shot of the Very Good Boy with Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier said, âAll dogs go to heaven. Rest in Peace, Seven.â
Representatives for AMC did not immediately respond Friday to The Timesâ request for comment.
Norman Reedus, who played Daryl in the zombie drama, paid tribute to the late pup in a series of photos posted on his Instagram stories and grid.
âGonna miss u seven,â he wrote next to a broken heart emoji. âBest tv buddy ever.â
The âBoondock Saintsâ and âBlade IIâ actor campaigned for his character to have a dog in the TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlardâs comic book series. That finally came to pass in Season 9 of the 11-season post-apocalyptic horror drama. Dog, who first appeared on the series in 2018, was Reapers second-in-command Leah Shawâs (Lynn Collins) pet and was later adopted by Daryl after her disappearance. Dog is later passed on to Darylâs adopted niece, Judith Grimes (Cailey Fleming), who promises to take care of him while Daryl sets out to look for Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira).
Reedus has raved about working with the canine actor, telling ComicBook.com in 2018 that Sevenâs different take on a specific scene they were working on together ended up making it âso much better.â
âHeâll probably be running the show. Itâs great! I love it. He loves me, too,â Reedus said at the time.
Commenting on Reedusâ Instagram tribute to Seven, former co-star Collins wrote âOh nooooooooâ with a crying-face emoji.
Other âWalking Deadâ stars, including Angel Theory and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, also chimed in.
âRest in peace Seven,â Theory wrote on Instagram stories, sharing a February 2022 post of herself petting Seven. âYou brought all the smiles on & off set. The most professional fur baby Iâve ever worked with! Youâll be truly missed Bud, We all adore you & thank you for the beautiful memories shared with you #ForeverAGoodBoyâ
Morgan reacted with three heart emojis in response to AMCâs tweet announcing Sevenâs death.
Seven also appeared in the 2017 comedy-thriller âBitchâ and in the 2015 family film âGhost Dog.â