Duke

It has been a sad couple of weeks for us. First, our tiny turtles were buried.

Now we have said a sad goodbye to my parents dog Duke.

Even though he was almost 15 years old, he still had a little puppy look. I think that we will all miss him getting a haircut each year and looking like he was only a year old again.

He was such a great dog for my kids to grow up with. Kadie has known him her whole life!

Up until a few months ago he would do all he could to get up and play with my kids every time we were up at my parents. Even in the last couple of years when he struggled to walk and run.

He just couldn't resist playing with kids!

I will miss watching my Dad tease Duke with his squeeky toy.

My Dad would repeatedly stomp on the toy (squeeky squeeky, squeekeeeeeeee...)

and Duke would bark and bark and bark and run around barking more.

He loved it. Well, I think that they both loved it.

I feel like this post isn't complete because I didn't take a picture of my Dad with Duke.

They were like the two musketeers when it came to keeping the cats out of the house and the deer off the lawn.

We miss you Duke!