Anderson Cooper Pays Tribute to His Beloved Dog Molly After Her Death

Anderson Cooper is remembering his beloved dog, Molly, after he revealed she passed away on Thursday.

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The veteran CNN journalist posted some sweet photos of himself with Molly on Instagram. 

 

An old picture of my sweet dog Molly, who passed away today.

A photo posted by andersoncooper (@andersoncooper) on Sep 1, 2015 at 4:09pm PDT

He also posted a snapshot of Molly, a Welsh Springer Spaniel, lounging on the sofa.

 

A photo posted by andersoncooper (@andersoncooper) on Sep 1, 2015 at 4:12pm PDT

He first told the world about his dog in 2011 on his previous talk show, and also featured her in a 60 Minutes special on dogs and their emotional intelligence.

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"I've always wondered if my dog is scamming me," he joked. “You look at your dog, and you're like, 'Do you really love, me or is this a trick?'" he said in the special. 

He has not revealed how she died.  

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