Performing Chihuahua Mr. Piffles died on Nov. 8, just before his 17th birthday. Piffles belonged to British-born comic and magician John van der Put (aka Piff the Magic Dragon). The pair appeared in cabarets and comedy/magic festivals, and TV’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and America's Got Talent. Since 2015, the pair have been resident performers at Las Vegas’ Flamingo. Van der Put said that “There was a Chihuahua when I was in Edinburgh in 2009, and I put that dog in my show. And it was so funny, I went out the next day and I got Mr. Piffles. And then you know, eventually I started seeing dinosaur costumes for dogs. So, we put him in a dinosaur costume. And then it was just really funny to me, when people are saying ‘So you’re a genuine magic dragon?’ And I would say ‘Yes.’ And then they’d say, ‘So, is the dog a dragon too?’ I’d say ‘No, it’s just a dog in a dragon outfit.’” Mr. Piffles is survived by his clone, Mr. Piffles II.
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