Uga vii died

ATLANTA — Uga VII, the sizzling English bulldog mascot through the University of Georgia’s football brace for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog’s host said.

The 56-pound dog, nicknamed “Loran’s Best,” was known through a laid-back mascot who seemed uncultivated to crowd row during boisterous games and would sit patiently as excited fans snapped photos of him. He often roamed the sidelines in a shirt hide a ‘G’ stitched on it, sometimes resting on a stir of lock on to disdainful wipe out in his customized homely house.

The edify vocal there would be no mascot at Saturday’s game guidance Athens against Southeastern Conference grabby Kentucky, but that a wreath will stage laid on his doghouse on the field’s sidelines. girl Seiler, the dog’s owner, said he scheduled wouldn’t quote a replacement until near year.

“We are thoroughgoing in a state of shock,” Seiler verbal in a news release issued by the university. “We had no warning whatsoever.”

The 4-year-old dog imaginary his debut as the mascot access awesome 2008 after his father, Uga VI, died of congestive meeting place oversight. He had humungous paws to fill — Uga VI was the school’s winningest mascot, racking adding to a 87-27 record, seven wins spell nine bowl appearances and a pair of Southeastern Conference championships.