Sad news today, Bob the dog who played Bob the dog in The Tribe passed away today. The news was announced on The Tribe’s Official Facebook page:
“We are so sorry to report that we have heard from HQ that Bob The Dog passed away today. He was special. A loyal and true friend of Ray and his family as well to all Tribal brothers and sisters and will be sadly missed. RIP Bob (: Click or leave a comment as a tribute. He loved the attention of all his fans”.
Raymond Thompson, who was owner of Bob said the following on his Facebook; “RIP Bob the dog. A true friend. I will miss you (:”
Bob was 16 years old. He lived his retirement out at Raymond Thompson’s winery, The Tirohana Estate at the home of Raymond Thompson’s daughter Saranne James.
Bob appeared in episode one of The Tribe as Patsy and Paul’s pet dog his last appearance in The Tribe was in episode 19, where his character died after accidently drinking some poison Ebony had planted intended for Tai-San. His funeral was held in the following episode (season 2, episode 20) and was the only animal character in The Tribe to receive a burial/funeral service.
Comments from some of the cast of The Tribe (from Facebook):
Jennyfer Jewell (Ellie – The Tribe 2-5)
“Oh no! :(”
Kelly Stevenson-Amir (Dee – The Tribe 4)
“So sorry about Bob :( Hope you and your family are ok. Pets become such lovely family members and he seemed like such a loyal member if the family x”
Lukas Hayward (Sammy – The Tribe 4-5)
“R.I.P bob!”
Ashwath Sundaresan (Dal – The Tribe 1-3)
“Oh..am so sorry to hear that :(”
Megan Alatini (Java – The Tribe 4-5)
“Hi Ray, sending love to the entire family. I know how much Bob meant to you all! So glad i had that quality time with you recently! Mwhahs
He will be missed by fans of The Tribe, those who worked with him and of course Raymond Thompson and family who he grew old with”.
Photos from Raymond Thompson/Tirohana Estate.
Screenshots of The Tribe from Tribe Leader.
YouTube video by Iconic09 (Michael).
I’m crying!
R.I.P Bob… We will all miss you
Aw have loved him in The Tribe since I was a wee 7 y.o. :( Such sad news. RIP Bob!
Bob!!! I can’t believe this, it’s so sad. RIP Bob. :’(
No :<
Not Bob ;__; R.I.P
OHH no =( you’ll be missed bob R.I.P.
So Sad!
Dearest Bob, You will be missed, have fun in heaven, see you one day :-(
when i found out i was crying. i’ll miss bob so much. all my thorghts r with ray & his family. i’ve left 3 facbook messages but i know that wouldn’t bring him back R.I.P BOB :(
At least he had a long and good life. He is at a good place now. At a large field with a lots of friends for him to play with and bones to chew on. Everything he loved is there.
Really sorry to hear that, it’s very sad. Glad he had a great life and was loved so much by his family. Rest in peace Bob.
I love you bob…all us fans miss you so much
Bob ;(
Wish I got to say goodbye to him. He was a great dog. I love the pics and quotes of him, they are really nice :) Bob will always be in your heart Suran!
Bella