Sherri Shepherd Says Her Beloved 'Very, Very Sick' Dog Lexi Will Soon 'Go to Heaven'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sherri Shepherd and her dog Lexi.Photo:Sherri Shepherd/X

Sherri Shepherd/X

On the Thursday, Nov. 21 edition ofSherri, the talk show host, 57, announced that her canine’s health has slowly worsened and the dog will soon “go to heaven.”

“If you know me or you have followed me, you’ve all heard me talk about my beloved Cane Corso. She’s an Italian Mastiff, Lexi. And I just found out that she’s very, very sick, and the vet told us that it’s time for Lexi to go to heaven this week, so Jeffrey [her 19-year-old son] and I are coping,” she said.

“Jeffrey,he’s like on the spectrum, but it’s more like Asperger’s [syndrome], so he doesn’t show his emotion, and I told him about Lexi, and he said, ‘Mom, I’m crying on the inside,’ " continued Shepherd.

The television personality shared that Lexi has been a part of her life for 12 years and came into her son’s life when he was five.

“I know that I gave Lexi a good life, but I’m so thankful for the 12 years of being protected that she’s been in my life, and I’m so comforted, but I’m happy because she truly exemplified the fact that dog spelled backward is God,” she continued.

Sherri Shepherd with her dog Lexi.Sherri Shepherd/Instagram

Sherri Shepherd/Instagram

Shepherd also opened up about some of her most memorable experiences with Lexi.

“I believe that they love you the same way that God loves you unconditionally, and every time I looked at her in her face — she’s very ferocious, and she protected me — I would look at her and I’d go, ‘she could take my face off in 20 seconds,’ and that is when she would lick me, and every time I prayed she would lay across my calves when I would pray,” she said.

Over onInstagram, Shepherd also shared a video with photos of her and Lexi and a sweet message.

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source: people.com