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Penny’s owners, Rich and Dorrey Powers, told the outlet that she had internal bleeding and tumors on her liver and spleen, and even with surgery, she wouldn’t have much longer to live.

The Powers family had planned to bring Penny to their usual 3-mile-mark at the Boston Marathon in memory of Spencer, according to WCVB.

They wrote on Instagram that they “told [Penny] we loved her until her last breath. We are beyond devastated … You are with your soulmate, Spencer, with your Frisbees and ball.”

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“Thank you all for your caring about this special duo,” Rich and Dorrey Powers wrote on Instagram.

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