Normalise siting with furbabies, especially dogs, and explaining to them what’s happened to their human. This is Teddy, companion of our (big) brother who transitioned last week. They would be hurting too.
Being masculine does not mean that one refused to be identified as a woman. Or wished to become a man… A woman can still exhibit all masculine traits and still identify as a woman. This does not make us any less of a woman. Do some reading, educate yourself!!