Jimmy Fallon is mourning a devastating loss at house. “The Tonight Present” host revealed that his beloved canine, Gary, has handed away after 13 and a half years with the Fallon household. The 51-year-old comic took to Instagram on Monday to share a touching tribute to his Labrador, alongside pictures of his spouse Nancy Juvonen and daughters Frances “Franny” and Winnie, remembering the pup as a lot greater than only a pet. In his heartfelt submit, Fallon described Gary as “the final title we signed on each birthday card,” and “our first child.” He went on to lovingly element the various roles Gary performed of their household’s life, “a therapist, a pillow, a giant sister, a schoolmarm, a comic, a celebration woman, and a insurgent.”

The late-night host added that whereas Gary wasn’t precisely a watchdog, joking that “she would have let burglars in and proven them the place we saved the bacon and American cheese slices,” she had a character that crammed their house with pleasure. He additionally recalled her limitless enthusiasm and affectionate nature, writing, “She cherished an excellent scratch and would lean into you if she favored you, although ‘if’ is beneficiant. She did this for mainly everybody.”

Sharing candy and humorous anecdotes, Fallon painted a vivid image of life with Gary. The “Saturday Night time Stay” alum remembered how she would instantly leap into the pool “proper after being shampooed and dried,” solely to splash round within the water earlier than mendacity within the grass, “doing bunny kicks together with her tongue protruding.”

“That meant summer season to me,” Fallon wrote, reflecting on the pure pleasure Gary dropped at their lives. “13 and a half years, we had been fortunate to have with you.”

The emotional submit ended on a notice that resonated with pet house owners in all places. Fallon admitted the home feels empty with out Gary, writing, “The home misses you. The home is so quiet. The quiet is so loud.”

Nonetheless, he discovered consolation within the recollections she left behind. “That quiet is slowly being crammed with tales about you and laughter amongst the sniffles,” he shared. “Thanks for all the pieces. Gosh, we miss you a lot. Goodnight, Gary.”

Lengthy earlier than changing into the center of the Fallon family, Gary made her tv debut on “Late Night time with Jimmy Fallon.” In a 2017 interview with PEOPLE, Fallon recalled that the Labrador pet first appeared on the present for a comedy sketch, enjoying, of all issues, a political pundit. “She got here out on the present to do a bit,” Fallon defined on the time. “I feel she was a political pundit. I used to be having a debate together with her, and he or she was wearing a go well with.”

The second was pure Fallon, a mixture of chaos, attraction, and comedy, and it ended up altering his life. Gary not solely “received the controversy,” but in addition her future dad’s coronary heart. Fallon stated the pet entered their lives at simply the appropriate second, as he and spouse Nancy Juvonen had been making an attempt to begin a household. “We had been making an attempt to have children on the time, so I feel this was only a factor to form of distract us whereas we had been engaged on that,” he instructed the outlet.

As for her title? Fallon revealed that Gary’s on-air character was initially named Gary Frick Jr., and the title simply caught. His spouse made positive of it, jokingly telling him, “It’s important to name it Gary.”