thanks mr. slim . yes he part of the family. i loved him more than i love some people. my wife & i have always had a pac to never let our animals suffer. found he was internally bleeding from the spleen due to cancer.his baby sister sure does miss him. she was with us when it happened . i still hear his collar jingle & sometimes hear him scatching or sy when he would lay down. he maybe gone but never will be forgotten . rip j.j.