This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know. We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Bens organs and there was nothing left we could do-we had to let him go. Ive had dogs my whole life but Ben was 1 on pic.twitter.com/jDvPTbNv2M
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 7, 2024
My phone hasnt stopped ringing for the last 3 hours from texts and tweets about my boy Ben. Im truly overwhelmed by how many people he touched-and from the bottom of my heart thank you for sending your best wishes and letting me know how much you loved him. This has been a pic.twitter.com/oFi5CTF5iY
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 7, 2024
Sad news to report. Kirk posted on X a little while ago that Ben has passed away. I think now I know why Kirk has been bringing Ben with him a lot in recent years. His age and health were declining, and he wanted as much quality time with the big fella as he could get.
We all know what this is like. They are literally a member of the family. And when we lose them, part of us goes with them.
