He has been a faithful companion for his whole 15 years. He was originally my Mom and Memere's dog along with his sister Kinki. We took them in after my Memere passed away in 2003. Unfortunately, rather suddenly he lost his vision and his quality of life had really declined. It was especially hard to deal with because our 5 year year old was so very upset. When we lost our last dog Kinki, Abby was three so she didn't really understand. Now she does. She was crying and crying and calling out his name all of last night. We had to keep it together for her. Being a parent is hard sometimes. My husband was the one to take him to the vet and he is taking it hard too. More than a few tears were shed for this sweet boy. 

He will be missed.