I am commenting on this only to express my displeasure at this story being considered 'news' for the 'media' page.

Dogs don't "pass away." Your grandmother passes away. Dogs die. It's disgusting that even a gossip column would print a solemn report of a celebrity's dog dying.

Oprah, my heart goes out to you. Lossing my dog after 18 years was the hardest thing I've ever been through. Please accept my condolences, I am truly sorry for your loss.

I hate life!

Kidney failure? Really?

My boy is won't see 14 this year. Lymphoma. I've cried for him....and not a tear for people/pets I do not know....human nature...everyone hates to lose pets....it sucks.

Nobody gets it all, do they? No one is getting out of here alive and those of us lucky enough to have the unconditional, endless love of a dog know all too well the pain that death can cause. They are so defenseless and look to us for their every bit of food, water and love. When we're unable to provide something that eases the pain and fixes the life-threatening problem, it's devastating.

I lost my best friend of nine years , A chihuahua that I rescued from a breeder who was going to put him down because he was not perfect. The day before I went in the Hospital for cancer surgery. This depressed me so badly that the Doctor would not do the procedure. Instead I spent the three days before Christmas, Christmas day and three days after in the hospital receiving I.V medications, Anti testosterone medications, in order to repress the cancer. I feel for her . Peace, love and harmony .

Please huffpo move this to main page. this will surely unite us.

How is this significant in any way to anything of importance that has ever happened? How is this story related to anything that has happened in the world? It's amazing to me that any sizable number of people would be interested in the life of a celebrity's dog to justify a story or snippet about it. Compare the fact that this story has interest that to the number of people currently following the Iraq war which is about 6% of the population. What's worse is that people in this forum actually care.

This is sort of sad, but I'm sure the replacement has already been cloned.

i echo that earlier comment: why is this news? I love animals, I've had a dog die in the past two years, but of all things to report? People die every day in car accidents and old age. Why not report on them? Or if you're going to post an article about a dog dying, why not anything on the thousands of domesticated dogs who die from neglect? No one outside Oprah's circle needs to know about a dog who had an owner that provided for them and died of old age. What next? Oprah's 20 year old bonsai tree dies? Oprah's skin cells flake off? Oprah's Dr Scholls break, need to be replaced?

Somehow, compared to the milestone of 4000 (ADMITTED) US deaths in Iraq, I have a hard time getting "up" to grieve over Oprah's dog.

I'm devastated.

Thanks, Huffingtonpost.

I am sorry. No one who has not loved a dog and been loved back by one has any idea what this grief is like...