I wish I had a better photo of him, but this is all that's on my PC.

It's much harder to lose a family pet who you've grown up with. I grew up with a labrador puppy and its mom (the mom treated me like her own puppy, very protective) so when the mom died then the (by then very old) pup I was heartbroken. It's like losing a family member. People can say "it's just a pet", but they can fuck off and die, it's not at all. Especially when it's a pack/family animal such as a dog.

My condolences.

it is very hard to lose a pet. im sorry.

i will now pet my dog a lot and sniffle.

In all seriousness though, That sucks. I know how hard it is to lose a pet you've known forever and ever. I've had four of them die in my arms in one way or another.