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Sylvester Stallone Just Shared A Tribute To His Old Dog, And It’s Absolutely Beautiful
Sylvester Stallone, the actor best known for his role in Rocky, just shared the most beautiful tribute to his dog Butkus. The 70-year-old writes: “When I was 26, totally broke, going nowhere VERY fast, owned two pair of pants that barely fit, shoes that had holes in them and dreams of being successful were as far away as the sun… But I had my dog, BUTKUS, my best friend, my confidant, who always laughed at my jokes, and put up with my moods, and was the one living thing that loved me for who I was!”
Already grabbing a tissue? Wait, cause it gets even sweeter. 1971 was a tough year for Stallone and his doggie. “We were both, thin, hungry, and living in a flophouse above a subway stop, I used to say this apartment had… Hot and cold running roaches.”
“When things got even worse I had to sell him for $40 in front of a 7-Eleven store, because I couldn’t afford food, then like a modern day miracle, the screenplay for Rocky sold, and I could buy him back, but the new owner knew I was desperate, and charged me $15,000 … He was worth every penny!”
Rocky won an Oscar, the two never separated, and Butkus even got to star in the first two movies before his death in 1981.
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Actor Sylvester Stallone just shared the most beautiful tribute to his dog Butkus
“When I was 26, totally broke, going nowhere VERY fast… I had my dog, BUTKUS, my best friend…”
“Who always laughed at my jokes, and put up with my moods, and… loved me for who I was!”
“We were both, thin, hungry, and living in a flophouse above a subway stop”
“When things got even worse I had to sell him for $40 in front of a 7-Eleven store, because I couldn’t afford food”
“Then like a modern day miracle, the screenplay for Rocky sold, and I could buy him back”
“But the new owner knew I was desperate, and charged me $15,000 … He was worth every penny!”
Rocky won an Oscar and Butkus the doggie even got to star in the first two movies before his death in 1981
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Gwinevere von Ludwig 8 years ago
What kind of d**k would charge someone $15,000 for their own dog??
Jazmyn B (Jaz) 8 years ago
I can't believe he sold his own dog to him for such money. Where has people's loving heart's gone these days? Come on, this dude worked SO bloody hard to by his only soul mate and best friend back and he has to buy him back for $15,000?! The dog was sold to you for $40 for goodness sakes! It's this dude who needs the money, not you! He should have charged the new "owner" $15,000 and see how she/he thought of that!
David Ebert 8 years ago
I have to agree with Jaz. As far as I know and the story goes, he was a perfectly healthy, able young guy. He sold his dog for $40? Was there a reason he couldn't work at all to raise $40 to eat and not sell his dog? I don't see this as a "beautiful" story at all.
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Gwinevere von Ludwig 8 years ago
What kind of d**k would charge someone $15,000 for their own dog??
Jazmyn B (Jaz) 8 years ago
I can't believe he sold his own dog to him for such money. Where has people's loving heart's gone these days? Come on, this dude worked SO bloody hard to by his only soul mate and best friend back and he has to buy him back for $15,000?! The dog was sold to you for $40 for goodness sakes! It's this dude who needs the money, not you! He should have charged the new "owner" $15,000 and see how she/he thought of that!
David Ebert 8 years ago
I have to agree with Jaz. As far as I know and the story goes, he was a perfectly healthy, able young guy. He sold his dog for $40? Was there a reason he couldn't work at all to raise $40 to eat and not sell his dog? I don't see this as a "beautiful" story at all.
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