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Baxter the therapy dog, who we featured here last week, passed away Friday.

The news was broken on Facebook, where Baxter has his own page, in a message sent to members of The Baxter Bussey fan club :

“Baxter, the world’s best and oldest therapy dog, 19 years and 6 months, eased peacefully from his life on Friday afternoon, October 16th, 2009 … The sweetest angel. … We love you Baxter, and many hugs to his family…”

Baxter worked with hospice patients, bringing them comfort and love at the end of their lives His story was published in a book, “Moments with Baxter” all proceeds from which are being donated to animal and hospice charities.

Steve Martin wrote a song for his dog Wally.

You can download it for free here.

Now he wants a music video made of it. But being a busy, much-in-demand superstar, he doesn’t have time to do one himself.

“That’s where you come in,” he says. Steve Martin is inviting the public to create a music video for his song, “Wally on the Run.”

The best video — as chosen by him — wins $1,000. The only requirement is that the video have a dog, or lots of dogs, in it.

After making your video, you’ll need to join the Motionmaker program here, and upload your video here.

The deadline is Dec. 1. All the official terms and conditions can be found here.