Here’s a pic of Splash

Oops, wrong pic, this is him.

(Boston Herald)– The late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s cuddly, curly-coated canine companion, Splash, has gone to Doggy Heaven.

Kennedy’s widow Vicki announced the death of the 13-year old Portuguese Water Dog to friends and family earlier this week.

“At Teddy’s side, Splash became a world- class fetcher of tennis balls and a meeter and greeter of Presidents, Senators, Congressmen and even foreign dignitaries,” Kennedy wrote. “I like to think that he and his master are playing tennis ball fetch again tonight.” (errr, I wouldn’t count on it -ed.)

Kennedy, who died last year after he was diagnosed with brain cancer, was rarely seen without the black and white, high-energy pooch whether he was on Cape Cod or Capitol Hill.

“They all had a rollicking good time together,” said Phil Johnston, former state Democratic party chairman and friend of the Kennedy family. “Splash hit the lottery when it came to owners. It was so sad when the dogs lost their master.”