I feel for those who lose their wonderful pets. It's truly sad that their clocks run so much faster than ours, so the least we can do is give them good care and treatment in return for their love and dedication to us. In return, they simply love us. As someone said, they are just a part of our lives, but we're everything to them.
We have an older Dachsund/Beagle mix who is noisy but a wonderful little guy. We're doing all we can to keep him healthy. About three years ago we lost our little Lhasa, who was a loving, quiet, delightful dog. I still miss him.