Powers has raised more than $32,000 for Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Study, one of the most comprehensive prospective canine health studies in the country. The print, done by Pittsburgh-based artist Tom Mosser, features Spencer in the pose that made him known and loved: sitting down holding a ‘Boston Strong’ flag and another flag of a heart. ![]() “I think we are accomplishing his legacy of bringing awareness to canine cancer and how it affects family members, not just the dog.”Ī tribute to Spencer, a massive 5.5-foot-by-5-foot portrait of the golden doggo, is hanging for public viewing until Thursday at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, close to the marathon starting line. “It is just so heartwarming to know he touched what I’d say millions of lives,” said Spencer and Penny’s owner, Richard Powers, of Holliston. ![]() 17, and his sister Penny, who died eight days later from a tumor on her spleen and liver that caused internal bleeding. ![]() Hundreds of golden pooches showed up to the Common on Sunday sporting yellow marathon bandanas in honor of Spencer, who died from cancer on Feb. Spencer, a beloved golden retriever that gained fame cheering on runners during the Boston Marathon over the years, is certainly wagging his tail from above this weekend.
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