The Walking Dead actor's touching tribute to ‘best TV buddy ever’ after dog co-star dies

The cast of The Walking Dead are in mourning after the death of one of their co-stars - a canine companion.

Seven, who played Daryl’s imaginatively named loyal companion Dog, has died, it has been announced by the bosses behind the AMC series. On the post, which described Seven as The Walking Dead’s “best boy”, many of the show’s actors, including Daryl actor Norman Reedus, left their own tributes to him.

The actor also shared his own tribute on Instagram, @bigbaldhead. On his Stories, he uploaded several photos of himself with Seven on set of the hit show, which ended in 2022. Alongside the photos he wrote the caption: “Gonna miss u seven. Best TV buddy ever.” He also added a broken hearted emoji.

On his main page, he also shared another photo with him with the pooch with his 8 million followers. The caption simply read “7”.

Other actors who paid tribute to Seven included Khary Payton, who played Ezekiel, and Lynn Collins, who starred as the villain Leah. The series’s former showrunner Angela Kang re-shared the original post from AMC and added a crying-face emoji.

The hugely popular show ran for a total seasons and Seven made his first appearance as Dog in the show’s ninth season. He appeared in 25 episodes in total, andalso had a role in seasons 10 and 11.

Speaking to ComicBook.com about working with the dog actor in 2018, Reedus said: “We just did a scene the other day that ended up being the opposite of what it was supposed to be because the dog just wanted to do something else, and it came out so much better.

Showing his affection for him, he added: “He’ll probably be running the show. It’s great! I love it. He loves me, too.”