I can literally puddle up when I think about losing my dog. Just this last weekend I started notcing that he's getting more and more gray hairs around his mouth and the waterworks started. He is my first dog and I honestly don't know what I'll do when that day comes. If I can get that upset just thinking about it......
Like someone else said, I never understood that relationship either, until I got one. I love that dog so much that it's going to kill me when he goes.
I'm VERY sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace.