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TikTok-Famous Bulldog Raffie Dies at Daycare on Christmas Eve

Peeters has appealed for donations for Odin’s treatment.

Overview

  • Owner Maren Peeters said staff at the dogs’ usual daycare reported that Raffie collapsed from a heart attack during an attack by her other bulldog, Pickles.
  • Peeters said the daycare owner attempted canine CPR but Raffie was pronounced dead.
  • Another bulldog, Odin, intervened to protect Raffie, was injured, and was rushed to a veterinarian, according to Peeters’ posts.
  • A fundraiser for Odin’s care says he is in critical condition at an animal hospital and may need to stay several nights, with costs cited at about €5,000.
  • Peeters, who was in Austria when notified, posted a tearful video to her 1.5 million-plus TikTok following and said Raffie’s remains are at a funeral home as she returns home.