Sammi Sweetheart, Of “Jersey Shore” Fame, Mourns Dog Abby

Soft-spoken guidette Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola’s usually a interesting shade of orange, but this week the Jersey Shorer’s looking a little blue. Sammi’s been down in the dumps after making the painful decision to put down her beloved pooch Abby.

You mean Ronnie isn’t the only dog in her life? Who knew!

“I had to put my dog to sleep,” Sammi wrote in a succession of update on her Twitter account last Friday. “Worst day of my life. RIP Abby, I love you so much!”

A family friend says Abby had been ill for some time, but her passing really did a number on Sammi, who has a topsy-turvy relationship with her cheating cad co-star Ronnie.

“She’s been deeply saddened about her dog dying. She really loved Abby, but she’s bouncing back, she’s playing soccer again to keep her mind off things and getting in shape,” a source close to the star told RadarOnline.