Smiley The Blind Therapy Golden Retriever Passes

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  The Golden Retriever become known for his signature look but won fans across the world, and more than 180,000 followed an Instagram account dedicated to his activities. 

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  Smiley, from Ontario in Canada, regularly comforted young children who experience a death close to them, and would often sit with youngsters with disabilities. 

  In 2015 his owner told the Huffington Post : "He does something to people. People say they feel like a different person after meeting Smiley." 

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  His owner sadly broke the news that Smiley was diagnosed with cancer. And after a difficult battle his loving owner decided that his best friend should not suffer any longer. Stating in his post "Today is the day I give Smiley back. It's time. He's had enough. I do this for him, he doesn't deserve any suffering."

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  Here are some people's loving reaction to the sad news

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