Remember getting another dog doesn’t replace Kenji. It gives another dog the opportunity to be loved by a fabulous family.

Don't let anyone tell you how long to grieve, take all the time you need. To most of us is a pet is not just a pet but a family member. It's been almost 4 yrs since I lost my little man, he was almost 14 and I still miss him and it still hurts today he was like my third child. Much love to you all.

It's okay to grieve Kenji's passing, he left his little paw prints on your heart.

Give yourself grace…you won’t ever get over it because he was such an important part of your family. Fur babies give us such unconditional love! What a beautiful tribute to him. Give it a little time and then think about another dog not to take his place but rather to expand your love even more. Every family needs fur babies that come into the house❤

My eyes started leaking...again. You touched my heart. What you are doing to honor Kenji is so special. I love who you are. ❤

Your property is just so gorgeous. The home and barns with the mountain as a backdrop just beautiful! Kenji will forever be in hearts! It’s okay to still be so raw and have these emotional times! What a beautiful tribute to him!

The worst part of having a dog is saying goodbye, but all the love they give in the time we have them makes it worth having dogs.

I am so grateful to see how you are honoring Kenji, as a dog lover myself and having had countless animals in my lifetime, it makes my heart happy to see this. I have a plot here on my land and all my dogs are together, and yes I visit and says hi to all of them. You will always love and remember such a wonderful dog. I loved seeing him in all the videos and will also miss him also. Cry when you need to, it shows your love for him. The garage floor turned out fabulous!! So glad you did something you really wanted for your forever home, as that was the reason you built that home, was to have things the way you always dreamed of. Stay strong and remember you are all in my prayers and I am thinking of you too. God Bless all of you. May I suggest putting a rock on Eli's head to slow down his growth!! He is growing up so fast. Take care of yourselves and looking forward to seeing all the progress in the next video. Love to all of you

Please remember that we all grieve at our own pace, and there is no time limit for it. Praying.

We lost our17 year old dog, 13 years ago. And we still have Moments of sadness. they are our fur babies. We love then and will always remember them.

This just makes my Saturday morning coffee so much better. What a sweet memory for Kenji. The floor looks great.

I would suggest moving forward, as you stated at the end, rather than moving on. You're taking him with you, but life does have to keep moving forward. I'd also like to suggest that you're going to get through this instead of get over it. I don't think we should really ever want to get over a loss, but we must get through it. Little steps, breath by breath, moment by moment, day by day. The background song you picked while working on Kenji's box was perfect, absolutely perfect. Another beautiful video. I so appreciate your videos. You are gifted, and these are gifts you share with us. Thank you!

What a beautiful way to remember Kenji! Flowers that keep blooming. Love the garage flooring! Y’all have done it again and built another beautiful home! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Lost my Boomer last June in a tragic and sudden health issue, and somehow, 13 days later my new puppy Gru somehow ended up coming home with us! We say that Boomer knew we needed Gru! My sympathies are with you and the family! RIP Kenji

Kenji’s presence, which has always been greater than his physical being, will forever linger over your property. His patient and adoring face is everywhere, watching over each one of you, likely wondering if you notice his supervision skills now. 😊❤🤗

God be with you all and ease the hurt in your hearts and minds. Glad you are able to power through. Very nice memorial. God bless y’all!

I love what you did to honor Kenji. He lived and loved a good life. ❤❤❤ The application on the garage was amazing. Getting close to completion.

Love the box and plaque you did for Kenji. That is such a precious way to honor his memory. Give yourselves time, you will find that even years later it will still bring tears to your eyes. I had a precious German Shepherd puppy that we lost and I can still look at her picture and bring tears to my eyes.

Another beautiful tribute to Kenji. And that garage! Good job Jeremy! It’s stunning! The video of Eli at the end was so awesome. He’s such an amazing boy, and growing up so fast! ❤❤❤

That is such a beautiful headstone for Kenji! It's so nice that you'll always have that beautiful spot for him!

I'll admit it, I shed some tears watching as Kenji's marker was placed. May he rest in peace. Love the garage floor and the paint.

Every tear spilled speaks of love and is honoring.

Sweetheart, "you will never get over it" You will move on with life and have happiness but Kenji was a family member and his loss is heart-felt. 💙🙏💙

It is rather difficult to _not_ see Kenji in your videos. He was a very special being. Your monument for him is so very apropos! I lost a feline family member last year and it is disruptive to not have something to bury. She had a terminal disease so she didn't go far. I hope her end was warm and comfortable.

I love the box you built for Kenji’s final resting place and that flowers will be grown there and a cross will be built and placed there.

Loss of Kenji. It's heart touching. Sorry for your loss.

That floor is beautiful. Love the box and plate for sweet Kenji. Way to go Eli for living out your dreams! Have a blessed week! Thanks for sharing!

Good afternoon from Portugal, I Watch your vídeos every week! Kenji will forever be remembered and the place you give him in your orchard is very nice, you can always pay him a visit and evoque good memories. Gabby is doing great and I love to see how Eli had so much fun! See you next week.

The memorial for your beloved Kenji is beautiful ❤ The work done on Gabby has transformed the look of the interior! So exciting when this stage of a build starts. Now each project done gets you closer to the finished design. The garage floor is beautiful and now you can finally build the steps to the apartment 😊 Yay!

Even though Kenji is physically gone he’s left a little bit of his unique personality and charm in your hearts!! A great addition of the special spot for him will always be a connection between you and his memory: Gabby is really coming together have a Super Saturday weekend building the addition! Souza Family Melissa, Jeremy, Nevaeh, Kimani, Keira, and Eli🥰😎🇨🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌹🙏🏻

I just lost my 15 year old Yorkshire terrier. He was my best friend and I’m alone. I did add a 2 year old last year as a rescue. It’s good because the older yorkie taught the young one so much. I’m glad I’m not totally alone. We are both grieving now as you are. He was definitely family as kenji was for you. Be blessed you have accomplished so much. Be watching you for years. ❤😢❤❤❤

I love the fact that you're employing local workers. Love the ID workers!

He'll always be there!

That is a beautiful headstone for Kenji. It's been almost six weeks since My Marshmallow passed away and I still look for him everyday. Love and God Bless 🤗😘💖🙏

You, will always remember, even after the next dog dies. They are good for our hearts.💕 I enjoy your family stories and homestead. You have built a dream place and admire your work ethic. Sorry children get ill, but always like your toy drives.

That floor system makes so much sense. I love how bright the paint makes the space look.

Alway's strive to do something right the first time, who wants to do a thing multiple times because of laziness or being uninformed... Look's great!! Thank you for sharing your life's journey, including the sad times... Kenji was a wonderful dog, you can feel peace knowing his great big personality and soul was with you for so many years.

What a wonderful idea, Kenji was/is so loved!

Missing their presence is one of the hardest things when you loose a pet. Expecting to see them at a certain time or place as usual is always very hard for me. Takes a long time to get past that but it does eventually lessen. You've made a beautiful memorial place for him. Love and prayers to you all.❤🙏🙏

Such a wonderful tribute for Ken, gone but never forgotten. Dang that garage floor looks awesome & laughed when Melissa said Jeremy was right, the look on his face...

I think the painting on Gabby and the floor sealant on Gabby is the first complete jobs that you hired out. I'm glad you were able to have that done and that you like it.

Good morning to my beautiful family.

❤Kenji❤ Mutton busting, go Eli! Garage looks spectacular! We lost all 3 of our geriatric dogs last year and I still expect to see them when I open the door or when I look in certain areas they spent time. I can still cry at the drop of a hat but they are thankful tears for all the happiness they brought to our family.

Awesome visit..tight work on the memorial for Kenji!!! Paint is amazing.... Cabinets gonna be stellar!!!! And the garage floor 🤌 PERFECTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C ya on the next video! 👍🐺🧙‍♂️🤙

Kenji will always be in your hearts and I pray that all the wonderful years you had with him will somehow comfort you in this difficult time. He no longer is in pain and I know that he will greet you one day when you also move into that realm to meet your glorious Savior!! Love you all soooooo much! You are such a blessing to this old lady. I look forward every week to your videos and the podcast. Beautiful memorial to such a faithful friend and companion.

My deepest condolences for your family on the loss of your family member, people say that there just animals but after a while they become a part of your family. May Kenji rest in peace at your forever home

Kenji memories will be in everyone's heart forever. Here I am setting here watching you with tears in eyes remembering Kenji always in the middle of your projects. 😢 4 years ago our cat went to heaven of natural cause he was about 21 years and until this days I still miss him so I understand how you all feels.

I still remember my first dogs and losing them when I was 8 and I'm nearly 72. It's amazing your emotional strength to carry on within 48 hours of losing your canine soulmate Kenji. My heart surrounds your family with love for your loss. Blessings Furrever ❤

Oh guys, my heart still breaks for you. What a beautiful fitting tribute for Kenji. ❤ I’m so looking forward the next instalments on “Gabby” she is starting to look sweet. Lots of love from uk 🇬🇧😘😘😘

Grieving is tough, waves will come when you least expect it. Just ride through it. Something is being delivered today for Kenji resting place or wherever you feel you want to place it. I love Eli is living his dream of being a cowboy to the fullest. Gabby is turning out fantastic, love the floor.

I watched your video for Kenji while I was at work. When I came home, I discovered my own dog, Midnight, had passed away. I hope Kenji and Midnight are getting a chance to meet and play with each other in the great beyond. 😢

My eyes can't control the tears rolling down my face. 😥 Kenji, rest in peace our sweet boy! You brought so much joy to us all. We miss you Kenj! 😢🐾🐾❤️

Thank You! I would like to express my appreciation for including us in the process. I very much like the planter idea; it's a great family project to remember a loved one.

One of the hardest things has been the loss of my 4 babies over the years! I had them since puppies they all crossed over the rainbow 🌈 bridge & they will be there to greet me one day as my deceased Loved ones will be too! I waited yrs to get another pup because I didn’t know if I could go thru another loss 😢I now have a lil 5 pd Biewer Terrier that I adore that is 1 yr 3 months now. I am sending you Prayers beautiful family 🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

What a beautiful resting place for Kenji! Yep, I cried when Jeremy placed his plaque. Goodness, it took us a year before we could even think about getting another dog, so grieve as long as you need. The garage floor looks amazing and GABBY is really coming together!

Hugs to all Just know Kenji will also be missed by all of us.

What a beautiful way to honor Kenji's memory and the headstone made me tear up it was so beautiful! Adding the flowers will make his memory live on!! Hugs to all 💕

I think Kenji would have loved this floor. It probably would have become one of his favorite hangouts. The floor so nice and cool to lay on...

He’ll always be remembered by y’all, he’s a free spirit now, he can go anywhere he wants, journey on Kenji ❤! Love the garage floor and the paint job is a beautiful end to drywall, it’s lovely and now the final touches to enhance the bones of the new building, your love for each other will make it a home extension ❤.

PROGRESS IS COMING ALONG QUITE NICELY, THAT GARAGE FLOOR IS AWESOME. HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND GOD BLESS AMEN.

Love the way you have honored Kenji. Beautiful memorial❤ Our almost 13 yr old St Bernard passed away over 9 years ago and we still have those moments. Dogs are such a special gift to our lives. It will get easier and it takes the time it takes. Sending much love to you all. PS love the garage floor!

What a wonderful and perpetual memorial to Kenji. I love the flower box idea that beautifies his grave and was/is a family project that keeps your amazing companion in your thoughts moving forward. You guys are so imaginative and clever. Love your family oriented channel. I am a fan for life!

So sorry for the passing of kenji. We have in our family had the lose of several wonderful pets. And they do become family members. I seen something on Facebook this morning that reminded me of a time I experienced after the lose of my husband. My son-in-law was stationed in Leavenworth, Kansas Went to stay with them in my healing process. I did not know her and the grandkids had been going out to a ranch and riding horses. love watching them. When I was their age we had horses too. Wonderful life. My point is I remember the the hot summer. And the big fans that they had in the barn for the horses. You probably already thought of them or have them. But they are predicting a very hot summer. You were on my mind very early this morning. You family means a great deal to me. God bless.😊

What a really cool flower box you made for Kanji. His memorial plack is so nice. ❤ It all helps saying good bye & hello to his memories that made made you laugh & love him. 😊 It is amazing how much we can love our fur family member & surprise us, when they pass away, how much it hurts. Greif is because we loved them & they loved us unconditionally ❤ Grief takes time because it's a deep pain 💔 to our hearts & souls. We who watch your videos every Saturday have to enjoy his involvement in Supervising your builds & hanging out with the kids. We all are grieving with you but feeling your loss❤. Your garage floor looks really nice. 😊

LOOKING GREAT YOUR HOME,,, GLAD YOUR DOING BETTER .. WE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND YOUR FAMILY ... , YOUR VOICE AND THE MUSIC AND THE KIDS HELPING TO MAKE THE BOX ,,, AND KENJI'S STONE.... IS MAKING ME CRY....THE FLOOR LOOKS LIKE MY SCHOOL ROOM FLOORS IN THE 70S GREAT!!!! THX.

There is a TED talk about the grief of losing a pet. It says it can take a lot longer than losing a human because they always are happy to see us and offer pure unconditional love. May you all heal in your own time and honour him in your own ways. Sending you all love as you heal ❤❤🐾❤❤

I lost my Doberman, Billyjaxx, in 1979 and I still tear up. Love❤

Love the idea of a flower box an that marker is so beautiful. It is still fresh an you all will have your moments of grieving an w/ great memories. His imprint will forever be w/ you. 🐾 Wow, garage floors look so amazing. They did a really great job on them. Ride' em Eli 😊👍✌️❣️

Sorry for the loss of Kenji. It really is hard to loose a furbaby. We lost both a dog & cat that was family to us. It takes time & grieve however long you need to. Just know time will make it better. ❤❤ We did our garage like this 7 yrs ago, even up the sides. We love it! We have the flakes, but we also had them to put beads in the top coat so it wouldn’t be slick. It’s still slick. Just a little when it rains & we walk from the driveway into the garage. It’s really slick, I mean really slick when we have snow on our shoes & hit that garage floor. Now we have a strip of indoor/outdoor carpet we lay down at the entrance before we go to shovel the snow. This way, we have something to step on, when we come back in. We can shake off the snow & get out of the snow shoes or sneakers once inside. Just be careful. They say it’s not slick, but it is. 😳😬

Oh girl! Just accept the fact that it's gonna hurt for a while. When I lost my boy, I couldn't even talk about him without crying for a full year. But I absolutely LOVE the flower box for him. I'm totally doing that in my garden now! And it makes for a great pollinator patch. ❤

Kenji the 'boss' is still there watching your work ,in his favorite spot his spirit is there...you feel it?. Moving on with work is the best way to deal with this grief, you will feel his presence there with you while working I am sure.Love the flower garden box memorial idea!

Those moments of remembrance never go away. It’s been 14 years since I lost my first dog, and I have lost two more since then. I still have those random moments. It will hit at the oddest times and anything can bring it on - a noise, smell, thought, memory. At first the loss crushes your soul, but eventually the tears turn from pain to smiles (happy tears) because he is always going to be in your heart. ❤️

My last dog that passed really did me in. She had seizures and then cancer on her leg. (Couldn't operate due to seizures) I told my family no more dogs because my heart was just broken. Six mths later my daughter got me a dog. I'm so glad she did!!!Blessings to you.

We lost our Boston just before he turned 13. We did everything we could for him, but he succumbed to his illness. Our hearts were broken. BTW-We had our garage floor done shortly after our house was completed. It’s been down for 7 years now. We absolutely love it! It’s easy to keep clean and looks great. You’re going to appreciate it as much as we do.

Kenji's resting place is beautiful. Those little moments of happy memories will never go away. I am thankful for the moments that the memories of my dogs give me.

I love the garden for Kenji idea. Jeremy it warms my heart to see you comfort your wife. God bless you all.

Definitely a nice looking floor finish! As for losing, and grieving Kenji... My mom has told me for years, that you will never run out of love to give to dogs. Took me over five years. Didn't think I would ever get another dog, but because of my mental health issues, thought that getting another dog for emotional support would help. Adopted a 5 year old female GSD. Getting this breed with minimal dog experience (one dog. 30 lb terrier mix) probably wasn't the best decision I've ever made, even though I made sure to become as knowledgeable as I could, when I got my first dog. My Lucy turned out to be a very fearful, and reactive girl. Humane society listed her as "dog tested". This was my main criteria for a new dog. Long story short, because of her fearfulness, she is very dog aggressive. It's been a lot of work, and there was one incident that pretty much destroyed my confidence. Dogs with behavioral issues are extremely challenging, and I was not prepared for this. Have taken her as far as I can, with my training experience. Time for help from an experienced trainer. Despite all of this, it never entered my mind to return her. She was at the shelter for a couple months, so I literally ripped her away from what she was comfortable with. She will never go through that again, no matter what. I've always believed that everything happens for a reason...

I love the tribute you built for Kenji, he deserves a special resting place at his home near his loving family. ❤ I’m impressed with all the local tradesmen that have worked on your home and now Gaby, they are so friendly, helpful, skilled and professional. Such nice people in Idaho, reminds me of the friendly good hearted people here in the Midwest where I live.

That was so touching.. had tears through this whole video.💔😪 Grieving with all of you, & missing your dear dog along with you all. The memorial place for Kenji is so special.. loved that headstone, & the flowers will be beautiful. 💐It's wonderful that you did this together. I'm sorry for the sadness you feel, & missing Kenji each day & night. My heart goes out to all of you. ❤💓 Each day I miss all of the fur family members we had over my 70+ decades of life. Each one has been a very best friend to me. But, like you said, I believe we'll see them again, & will be with them forever...so comforting. Thinking of you & many prayers for comfort for you all.🙏💓🙏💕🙏💞🙏💖🐕

I love the fact you gave him a garden. He in no longer just a part of your family, but he is part of the circle of life in your property. He will be part of every flower and leaf in your garden

Wow! Gabby looks amazing and I'm so happy that Jeremy got his garage floor, looks great!! Seeing Eli at the end did put a big smile on my face! I know this is part of life, and I've said this multiple times. I love this family, y'all give me hope! Your honoring of Kenji is beyond measure! I know he will never be forgotten and is missed terribly. I honestly am not trying to make anything about myself.... but I'm not ok...😭 Mr Kenji you gave more happiness than most will ever know! You will live on in the heart of so many! I hope you're chasing deer in heaven my friend! ❤

Ohh sweetie I feel you been 2 weeks since we laid our poor Rosco to rest ever day I look for him I feel him here … ugh now I’m crying again . Every day few times a day I cry . GODBLESS you all it’s so so hard . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

❤What a beautiful way to celebrate Kenji’s life with flowers! I’m sure that flower box with be overflowing in no time!🙌🏽🎶🙏🏼 I know He’s looking down from Heaven feeling all your love flowing upward!! May God continue to comfort you all!🙏🏼🕊️🙏🏼❤️

Love what you did with Kenji’s resting spot. We have a garden as well for all our pups, so they are together. They are always her around us. Kenji was a great addition to your family. Grieving takes time…..❤️🐶

The tears just started flowing as soon as they started talking about him. Poor pup. So sorry it was his time, but he was such a good boy, good company to the kids. It’s so tough. I still feel the same way about our beloved dog and cat, which we had for 15 and 18 years. The garage looks awesome. My son has that and he loves it. Such a nice touch…

The box and the plaque are cathartic for all of you and planting the wild flowers is a lovely way to honor him. Thinking of all of you at this very difficult time.💕

Gabby looks FANTASTIC!!! It's Huge ❤!!! Loving the ceiling Melissa, great decision!!! Jeremy the garage floor is AMAZING!!! Best decision ever having it done, especially when explained about it breathing with your extreme weather changes and how the roads salt won't eat away at it!!! BRAVO YOU TWO 💙💜✨!!! Kenji is ALWAYS with you and he's peacefully resting looking down on His stunning Homestead and His Family. We All Loved Him Very Much 💖💙☀️, Peace 🕊️ Be With You Kenj 😘!!! The end of your video couldn't have been more PERFECT 🤠🩵, your little Cowboy riding hard 👏👏👏, EXCELLENT!!! Western Upstate NY Here ❤🌷🩷 Happy Spring And New Beginnings 💚🙌💛.

I lost my little dog the end of December and I know just how you feel. I am getting a new little one the end of this week. Can't wait to give another rescue dog a great life!! Thinking of you all with love ❤

That planter box and plaque for Kenji looks beautiful. The flooring looks great too.

Everything is looking wonderful. You have made some excellent choices for your finishes. Kenji's grave is perfect. I can imagine how beautiful it will become in the months and years ahead. That was thoughtful of you. Please remember that grief has no pull date. Everyone grieves at their own pace and just when you think you are done, you may find yourself doubled over with another wave of it. Just keep loving and supporting one another. Because you are such good dog parents, I hope you will welcome another pup one day. Just not today.

Love the ending with Eli hopping right on and riding it out… what a great metaphor to your current grief. Grief can be a rough ride but if you embrace it like Eli saddling up, in the end it’s gonna be alright.

There's no shame in Grieving a lost family member, and after 14yrs thats Exactly what they are! Its been two yrs since we lost ours and i still have moments of tears thinking of him! God bless your family!

What a beautiful tribute garden for Kenji. Jeremy, that Croc Coatings flooring is the best decision you have made. I have that same flooring in my shop and love it. Just yesterday I had an oil spill on it and it just wiped up without issue, no residue. Loved seeing Eli and his mutton busting rides.

Tears 😢 when planting Kenji's wildflowers. In awe of that beautiful garage floor finish!!

E Hoʻomaikaʻi on your flooring install, flower box for sweet Kenji, and moving on in Life together!!! Amene!!🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊❤❤🎉🎉❤❤

Perfect resting place for Kenji . And it will look beautiful with all the flowers, veggies & trees around him. I think he will be very happy in his new spot. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

What a lovely way to honor Kenji!! There will be SO many moments that you'll be reminded of Kenji and in time (your time) the memories will bring smiles rather than tears.

That garage floor is so nice. I love how they carried it up on to the wall. The flower garden for Kenji is a nice touch. My nephew bought my mother's house from her estate. One of his first projects was to make a flower garden where so many of our family pets are buried. He placed a fire pit next to it so we can spend time wirh them still.

What a beautiful spot for Kenji. He will be remembered for many years to come. He is looking down watching his family continue to love and honor him.😊

Life moves on, memories will remain. That garage floor looks good and hard wearing. Love from Mike. ❤