The actor, 95, and his pianist wife, 65,\u00a0were found dead<\/a>\u00a0in their Santa Fe Summit home on Wednesday, Feb. 26, along with a deceased pet dog.\u00a0Authorities also found\u00a0two alive and unharmed dogs<\/a>\u00a0on the property.<\/p>\n A Feb. 27 news release from the Santa Fe County Sheriff<\/a>\u00a0confirmed that the celebrity couple’s two surviving dogs were safe.<\/p>\n “The Santa Fe County Animal Control Division worked with family to ensure the safety of the two dogs,” the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s statement read.<\/p>\n PEOPLE can confirm the two canines are now living with a family friend of the deceased couple.<\/p>\n The two dogs, whose names are unknown, were found “healthy” at the time Arakawa and Hackman’s bodies were found, with one of the dogs discovered “running loose on the property” and the other found beside Arakawa in the bathroom, according to a search-warrant affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n The deceased dog was found a few feet away from Arakawa.<\/p>\n In the days following the sad news of Hackman and Arakawa’s death, friends have shared their memories of the couple, including the pair’s dedication to their pets.<\/p>\n Daniel and Barbara Lenihan, friends of the famous couple, told PEOPLE that\u00a0The Conversation\u00a0<\/em>actor and his wife were\u00a0“very responsible” pet owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey always had German shepherd rescues, and they were really good to their dogs and very responsible dog owners,” Daniel and Barbara’s son, Aaron Lenihan, 38, told PEOPLE.<\/p>\n![\"Gene](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/oDjv0EBbJAVuaDFpdfEPlLqMHoM=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(442x384:444x386):format(webp)\/betsy-arakawa--15th-annual-Champagne-Stakes-2000-022725-c0a4a293dbb84b3c9275f42adcacb7d8.jpg\")
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