I live in a sea of estrogen.
Two dogs; two cats. A woman.
Then there was the other male.
Another dog named D. J. Aka ‘the boy’, Don Juan, Boo-ba-do, Boo, Boob.
He kept the females in line. If the other dogs took to barking at miscreants outside (who had the indecency to walk down the public sidewalk in front of the our town house) he would bring up the rear, barking from under the toilet!
His other jobs were stealing others food, and inspecting hind ends for cleanliness.
He has been losing his hearing, sense of smell and sight for some time, making more like a Roomba than a dog. And he loved falling asleep wherever you needed to be!
He just turned 16!
The past couple of days he simply refused to eat.
He left us last night.
He was a good dog…
Guffaw in AZ 
I’m so sorry for his loss. They ARE family members.
Posted by Rev. Paul | October 20, 2017, 9:27 amThanks, Rev. Paul
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 20, 2017, 11:14 amSo sorry to hear about this.
Posted by Mark | October 20, 2017, 5:17 pmThanks, Mark
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 21, 2017, 7:14 amI Feel your loss. I never got used to the fact that we will likely outlive all of ours, and though I attend their passing if at all possible, I feel somehow some extra measure of comfort in attending those who passed at home.Take it easy, bro.
Posted by thinkingman | October 20, 2017, 5:30 pmThank you my friend!
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 21, 2017, 7:14 amThere is not much left to say, just agree that they are family and it hurts just as much as when we lose any family member. Take it easy and try not to let it interfere with your own healing.
Posted by SiGraybeard | October 21, 2017, 11:10 amI appreciate it, SiG!
Posted by guffaw1952 | October 22, 2017, 6:40 amHugs. They are our babies even when they are driving us nuts.
Posted by ProudHillbilly | October 24, 2017, 4:04 pmSorry to hear that.
Posted by Old NFO | October 25, 2017, 6:22 pm