On the 23rd, Mao Asada (33), a former world champion in women's figure skating, updated her Instagram to announce the death of her beloved dog Aero, who she once performed with in an ice show. She wrote about her feelings for Aero, who has now passed away.

"Aero passed away and went to heaven on July 20th. He was 19 years and 6 months old, but he never gave up until the very end.

I discovered Aero when I was 14 years old, and I am so grateful for all the happiness, healing, and memories it has given me.

So far, Aero has appeared in commercials, on TV, at events, etc. Thank you to everyone who has made special memories with him and who has loved him.

I was very happy to receive so many messages from people who remembered me from my Instagram posts, saying how cute I am, how amazing I am, etc. Thank you to everyone who sent me messages.

Mommy and Tee are in heaven! Have a nice trip to heaven! I sent him off saying. Aero hopped up into the sky and went to heaven.

Until we meet again... please wait for me in heaven. Thank you so much."

On the 14th, Asada posted a picture of herself holding Aero. "Aero is so cute. He'll be 20 next year and running around energetically," she wrote, along with a video of him running around indoors. Fans who knew Asada and Aero when they were in their early teens responded with comments such as, "It's amazing that he'll be 20 next year and be able to run so energetically," "I thought he was a puppy, but it was Aero," "Aero! Seeing how energetic he is brought me to tears," and "Long live Aero!"