Oprah Brought To Tears By Tribute To Her Dead Dog

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Earlier this week, it was announced that Oprah would dedicate today's show to her late cocker spaniel Sophie, who died last month of kidney failure at the age of 13. Oprah's show today centered on puppy mills, but it opened with a tribute to Sophie.

Oprah, who watched the montage her staff put together for the first time on air, was brought to tears and needed to cut to commercial so she could collect herself.

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Oprah's dog died last month, and today's show was dedicated to the 13-year old cocker spaniel, Sophie. Watch Oprah cry after seeing the montage her staff put together.


From ABC, 4/4

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- wilhelmR See Profile I'm a Fan of wilhelmR permalink

People criticizing her for this go ahead and donate the same % of your income 9 as she does to charity) to CHILDREN! Cynics of the world unite and get rid of your material world: Give everything you have to charity!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:45 PM on 04/06/2008
- CC1 See Profile I'm a Fan of CC1 permalink

Well, if I made as much money as Oprah does, I would be happy to.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:48 PM on 04/08/2008
- marignymitch See Profile I'm a Fan of marignymitch permalink

Shame on all of you! Ms Winfrey's towering grief will be attended to! It is epic! It is important! And all those who speak ill of the dramatics and self-centeredness will be destroyed!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:13 PM on 04/06/2008
- USAisEVIL See Profile I'm a Fan of USAisEVIL permalink

Has Oprah ever broken down and cried over dead Iraqi women or children?
Nothing on Google that I could find says she has. Typical American.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:38 PM on 04/06/2008
- CC1 See Profile I'm a Fan of CC1 permalink

Oh so you admit to even Googling to find useless garbage to push your racist ignorant hate of 300 million people? Go back to the vineyard, troll. Better yet, don't you have some suicide bombers to mourn?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:58 PM on 04/06/2008
- toocoldout See Profile I'm a Fan of toocoldout permalink

She may not have broken down in tears over them, but that day after Colin Powell's Feb 5 2003 UN speech she did a major 2 day anti-war show where she showed people all over the world warning against a war; it was so controversial it was taken off the air in some markets:

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=7254048331572558471&q=Oprah+war&total=300&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:55 PM on 04/06/2008
- GrammyinPA See Profile I'm a Fan of GrammyinPA permalink

Please Please NO more Oprah articles.
She is a publicity seeking celebrity.
OMG I just can't stand her.

Oprah, Let's shed our tears about the military and civilian deaths in Iraq.
Then, we could shed some tears for the thousands of the critically wounded, whose lives have been shattered. Then tell us what Obama is going to do about any of this.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:18 PM on 04/06/2008
- SOOKOOYAH_GURL See Profile I'm a Fan of SOOKOOYAH_GURL permalink

I like that you rant on Oprah and then you entered Obama's name..

The always present racists trying to find nace ways to disguise their filthy thoughts..

Go to Iraq you creep and hang out 10 feet from the green zone!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:39 AM on 04/07/2008
- BYRONLOLEK See Profile I'm a Fan of BYRONLOLEK permalink

CRIMINY.....You people are hateful

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:50 AM on 04/06/2008
- tombollocks See Profile I'm a Fan of tombollocks permalink

Huffpo: I am about sick of Oprah's dead dog. I'm over it, you get over it, and she can get over it. Take down her photo. I'm tired of looking at it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:32 AM on 04/06/2008
- pithymaxim See Profile I'm a Fan of pithymaxim permalink

Her dogs are her children. Don't be mean!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:15 AM on 04/06/2008
- wilhelmR See Profile I'm a Fan of wilhelmR permalink

Make sure your children don't kill you. Read the news and see how many do. Children mistreating parents and parents mistreating children. Why is it that when people who adore their dogs other people jump to criticize them, bringing "children" into the picture? Do I like children? I eat anything.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:41 PM on 04/06/2008
- truthyguy See Profile I'm a Fan of truthyguy permalink

Of all the tragedies she has reported or explored on her show, the only thing she cries over is her dog's death.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:52 AM on 04/06/2008
- MissingAmerica See Profile I'm a Fan of MissingAmerica permalink

Oprah cries over many sadnesses and indignities. As for the tears over her dog, if you've ever had a dog, you will understand. They become a part of the family, canine children, best friends. Differerence is they never cease to need you, and they never cease to love you. Losing a dog is hard. I respect her ability to be human in front of millions of people. Thanks, Oprah, for all you do; our hearts are with you!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:28 AM on 04/06/2008
- toocoldout See Profile I'm a Fan of toocoldout permalink

Actually ányone who's ever watched Oprah knows that she cries about almost everything. She's the most emotionally sensetive person I've ever seen.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:10 AM on 04/06/2008
- SOOKOOYAH_GURL See Profile I'm a Fan of SOOKOOYAH_GURL permalink

You are right. Any sad show she has done.. She always utters: "I don't want to cry" because her tears are usually non stop..

It is not fair to make these claims. I think the real anger towards Oprah is that she is rich, but she has done so much for this country and people's lives.

Honestly I thank Oprah every day. And Martha Stewart too.. :-)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:33 AM on 04/07/2008
- Gary47 See Profile I'm a Fan of Gary47 permalink

Women love pets because they can control them. Put some effort into a relationship with a person. You've got to let go of control but it's worth it. Then we'll honor the tears. But this stuff with the pets, this is just practice, and it gets no honor.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:04 AM on 04/06/2008
- pithymaxim See Profile I'm a Fan of pithymaxim permalink

Oh, and why do men love pets?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:09 AM on 04/06/2008
- Gary47 See Profile I'm a Fan of Gary47 permalink

Because they're companions. because they're useful. When they die men honor them, bury them and move on. We don't cry about it on national TV. But if we're courageous we focus our relationship energy on people. Anyway, it was nice of you to actually notice the point of my post - womens' control issues.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:05 PM on 04/06/2008
- BlueLogic See Profile I'm a Fan of BlueLogic permalink

How many tears has she shed for our brave men and women in IRAQ on air?? When do THEY get a tribute show?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:45 AM on 04/06/2008
- pithymaxim See Profile I'm a Fan of pithymaxim permalink

It's not Oprah's responsibility to air a tribute to the troops. It's ours, as citizens, to volunteer, to vote, to pray...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:11 AM on 04/06/2008
- bar1ed See Profile I'm a Fan of bar1ed permalink

and to think, they died for her right to put this trash on the air waves.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:58 AM on 04/06/2008
- pithymaxim See Profile I'm a Fan of pithymaxim permalink

No, they died for oil.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:13 AM on 04/06/2008
- NightRider See Profile I'm a Fan of NightRider permalink

Just tell us when that hankie/napkin/Kleenex is on e-bay. I need to make a bid.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:28 PM on 04/05/2008
- livesbythec See Profile I'm a Fan of livesbythec permalink

It is sad to see so much negativity on the blogs these days. Granted, we live in a challenging time, where cynicism is thriving, but can't we also be touched and cry for another's loss? Have we lost our ability to relate to each other, even on the most basic level? We comfort friends and family during loss, but why can't we respect loss when it also affects people that we do not know personally.
I applaud anyone who has the courage to expose abuse/inhumane treatment, (whether it be animal or human). We all have a responsibilty to be "mindful" when relating to others. Thanks to Oprah, millions of us have been affected by one little orange book, "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle.
Just by reading some of these posts, I am convinced that most people are still kind and good-natured.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:57 PM on 04/05/2008
- pithymaxim See Profile I'm a Fan of pithymaxim permalink

Your last sentence contradicts your first.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:07 AM on 04/06/2008
- bar1ed See Profile I'm a Fan of bar1ed permalink

here's relating ---- it's about ratings and money !!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:00 AM on 04/06/2008
- BeyondGoodAndEvil See Profile I'm a Fan of BeyondGoodAndEvil permalink

Oh she cathects dogs. She is so pathetic. I can't bear to watch her. She sheds more tears for a dog than she does for human suffering. She has barely spoken out about this illegal and horrific war in Iraq. There is something wrong with that woman, she is truly damaged.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:57 PM on 04/05/2008
- pithymaxim See Profile I'm a Fan of pithymaxim permalink

So you berate her even knowing she is damaged?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:08 AM on 04/06/2008
- ann1 See Profile I'm a Fan of ann1 permalink

I prefer humans over animals, but my heart goes out to Oprah. She's done a lot of good in this country and abroad.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:11 PM on 04/05/2008
- schatsie See Profile I'm a Fan of schatsie permalink

Ok, Oprah shows she has a way to grab a story and publicity... It's a dog, get over it. That school business was even worse... She should be begging for more regulation for schools and all the children who have been killed in schools here in this country... What about those parents and their heart break and the random killings in this country..

ok Oprah, let's get real about this country and jobs and murder and mayhem....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:25 PM on 04/05/2008
- Mattie See Profile I'm a Fan of Mattie permalink

I love my pets so I can relate, I hate see animals abused, and I don't know why it upsets people that other people care about their animals. You can care about many things, what's the big deal.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:13 PM on 04/05/2008
- melann830 See Profile I'm a Fan of melann830 permalink

Next thing she'll be mourning a broken heel on her Manolo Blahniks.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:44 AM on 04/06/2008
- melann830 See Profile I'm a Fan of melann830 permalink

It upsets people because there are far more troubling things happening in our world and instead of choosing to showcase those issues, she showcased her mourning her dog. If you want to dedicate a part of the show to it fine, but an entire show? She can grieve privately. She is starting to remind me of Imelda Marcos.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:42 AM on 04/06/2008
- AZDemocrat500 See Profile I'm a Fan of AZDemocrat500 permalink

Who the hell cares about Oprah and her dog. Tell her to get another from the pound .Let us stop living through these celebrities. This is a non-story, move on to more important things like people losing their homes and jobs.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:27 PM on 04/05/2008