FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 file photo shows Boogie, a chocolate Labrador owned by Jerry Butts, outside the Downtown YMCA after he was awarded a medal for finishing Evansville Half Marathon in Evansville, Ind. The 100-pound chocolate Labrador retriever ran most of the 13.1 miles in the Oct. 5 Evansville event after escaping his leash the night before. The Evansville Courier & Press reports Boogie died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, of an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/Courier & Press, Denny Simmons)
FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 file photo, Kim Arney, of Evansville, Ind., right, poses with Boogie, a chocolate Labrador owned by Jerry Butts, center, outside the Downtown YMCA after awarding him his medal for finishing Evansville Half Marathon in Evansville, Ind. The 100-pound chocolate Labrador retriever ran most of the 13.1 miles in the Oct. 5 Evansville event after escaping his leash the night before. The Evansville Courier & Press reports Boogie died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, of an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/Courier & Press, Denny Simmons)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A dog that became an Internet sensation after crashing an Indiana half marathon has died just a week after receiving a medal for completing the race.
The 100-pound chocolate Labrador retriever named Boogie ran most of the 13.1 miles in the Oct. 5 Evansville event after escaping his leash the night before. Owner Jerry Butts made an appointment for the dog to be neutered after the race to curb his wandering ways.
