Oprah Winfrey Dedicates Show to Her Late Dog

Winfrey Dedicates Show to Her Late Dog
Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate a show investigating abuses at puppy mills to her er spaniel, Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure.

“Sophie gave me 13 years of unconditional love. She was a true love in my life,” Winfrey says on the broadcast scheduled to air Friday. (Advance remarks from the show were released Tuesday by Harpo Productions.)

The show features special correspondent Lisa Ling investigating puppy mills, which Ling calls “horrific” and “haunting.”

Winfrey says the show is “for anybody anywhere who loves a dog, has ever loved a dog, or just cares about their basic right to humane treatment.”

While Sophie was not a product of a puppy mill, and Winfrey’s three current dogs were adopted from breeders, Winfrey says in the future she would look to adopt from an animal shelter.

“I would never, ever adopt another pet now without going to a shelter to do it. I am a changed woman after seeing this show,” she says.

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  • dear oprah....i am so sorry for your loss. My hearts breaks for you and your pain. Seven and one half years ago, we lost our precious Princess. She was 14 years old and died of congested heart failure. She was a solid black er spaniel and reminded...
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