Jimmy Fallon is mourning the loss of his beloved dog, Gary, who he called his “first baby.”
Tonight’s show The host, 51, shared a heartfelt post on Instagram on Monday, honoring the cream English golden retriever that he and his wife Nancy Juvonen, 58, adopted more than 13 years ago.
“She was our first baby, a therapist, a pillow, a big sister, a teacher, a comedian, a party girl and a rebel,” Fallon wrote. “She would have let the burglars in and showed them where we kept the bacon and cheese.”
He fondly remembered her playful habits: jumping into the pool after every swim and rolling around on the grass with her tongue sticking out. “That meant summer to me. Thirteen and a half years that we were lucky enough to spend with you,” he said.
Fallon concluded the post by detailing how the family is coping without Gary. “Franny, Winnie, Mom and I miss you. The house is so quiet. The quiet is so noisy. But this quiet is gradually being filled with stories about you and laughter among the sniffles,” he wrote.
The tribute included several photos of Gary over the years, with Fallon, Juvonen and their daughters Franny, 10, and Winnie, 12.
In a 2017 interview, Fallon shared that Gary first appeared on her show as a puppy during a comedy sketch. Her “expert” was named Gary Frick Jr. “We were trying to have kids at the time, and she was a distraction while we were working on that,” he said. People Magazine.
