--- title: Carrie Fisher Dead: Her Dog Gary Says Goodbye description: Carrie Fisher's dog wished "mommy" farewell in a poignant message posted to Twitter a few hours after the death of the 'Star Wars' actor canonical: https://time.com/4618527/carrie-fisher-dead-dog-gary/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-27T19:50:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:45.120Z og:title: 'Carrie Fisher's Dog' Says Goodbye to 'Mommy' og:description: The dog belonging to the late 'Star Wars' actor became an Internet celebrity in his own right og:url: https://time.com/4618527/carrie-fisher-dead-dog-gary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9f922087c264e37/6988b4102dce0141499ebcf8/carrie-fisher-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Panel At San Diego Comic Con - Comic-Con International 2015 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Carrie Fisher's Dog' Says Goodbye to 'Mommy' twitter:description: The dog belonging to the late 'Star Wars' actor became an Internet celebrity in his own right twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9f922087c264e37/6988b4102dce0141499ebcf8/carrie-fisher-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Carrie Fisher's Dog' Says Goodbye to 'Mommy'  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Dec 27, 2016 7:50 PM UTC  Actress Carrie Fisher, her dog Gary, and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise “Star Wars” Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic “Star Wars” music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South in San Diego, California, on July 10, 2015. Actress Carrie Fisher, her dog Gary, and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise “Star Wars” Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic “Star Wars” music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South in San Diego, California, on July 10, 2015.Jesse Grant—Getty Images for Disney  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Dec 27, 2016 7:50 PM UTC [Carrie Fisher](http://time.com/4618441/carrie-fisher-dead/)‘s dog wished “mommy” farewell in a poignant message posted to Twitter a few hours after the [death](http://time.com/4618454/carrie-fisher-dead-reactions/) of [the _Star Wars_ actor.](http://time.com/4618464/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-quotes/) “Saddest tweets to tweet,” the post [read](https://twitter.com/Gary%5FTheDog/status/813806527110844416). “Mommy is gone. I love you.” The dog — named Gary — became a frequent companion for Fisher in her later years and a celebrity in his own right. Fisher brought the pet along to [interviews](http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/27/14072842/carrie-fisher-death-interview-gma) and often shared images of the animal on social media. Gary’s Twitter account — named “Carrie Fisher’s Dog” — has attracted 26,000 Twitter followers in the past two years, though it remains unclear who actually posts the messages. > [](https://twitter.com/Gary%5FTheDog/status/813806527110844416) > [](https://twitter.com/Gary%5FTheDog/status/812480095185174528) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4618527/carrie-fisher-dead-dog-gary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4618527/carrie-fisher-dead-dog-gary/"},"headline":"'Carrie Fisher's Dog' Says Goodbye to 'Mommy'","datePublished":"2016-12-27T19:50:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:45.120Z","description":"The dog belonging to the late Star Wars actor became an Internet celebrity in his own right","url":"https://time.com/4618527/carrie-fisher-dead-dog-gary/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","carrie fisher","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9f922087c264e37/6988b4102dce0141499ebcf8/carrie-fisher-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9f922087c264e37/6988b4102dce0141499ebcf8/carrie-fisher-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Panel At San Diego Comic Con - Comic-Con International 2015","caption":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Panel At San Diego Comic Con - Comic-Con International 2015","creditText":"Jesse Grant—Getty Images for Disney","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4618527/carrie-fisher-dead-dog-gary/","name":"'Carrie Fisher's Dog' Says Goodbye to 'Mommy'"}}]}] ```