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"This holiday season was a sad one for Caroline Manzo. The former Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her family lost their beloved dog, Austin, to an undisclosed illness on Christmas morning.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;RIP my beautiful little puppy, you were so loved,&amp;quot; the Bravo standout and mom of three tweeted on Dec. 25, alongside a photo of Austin in Santa&amp;apos;s lap. &amp;quot;Santa has a new sidekick - xoxo.&amp;quot;\r\nLater, she posted some pictures of the pup with kids Albie, Lauren, and Christopher. &amp;quot;Dogs are FAMILY...rest in peace, Austin,&amp;quot; she wrote on her website. &amp;quot;We all love and miss you.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLauren, 25, also mourned her dog&amp;apos;s death online. &amp;quot;RIP my old man...I love you so much - you were the best dog in the world,&amp;quot; she captioned a photo of the family pet on Instagram. &amp;quot;I will always love you Austin. Go play with Harley!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAdded Albie, 27: &amp;quot;Lost our little guy today, been with us every step of the way for the last 17+ years. Gonna miss you buddy.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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