I am sure he will always be in your heart, once a pet gets in there, it is permanent! And hey, even my beloved Gracie, the Great Dane mix we had when I was a kid through college and all that, even though she was a big dog with a long, whip-like tail, she still wagged the whole back half of the dog, and when she was happy enough, she's end up hitting herself in the nose with her own tail as a result!