Duke

December 3, 2015 - June 21, 2025

I can’t believe I am having to write this, we only had ten years together and that is so incredibly unfair. I don’t even know where to start.

You weren’t just a dog, you and your fur sister were the start of our family. You were my shadow always so close that I would trip over you, my protector even when I begged you to stop growling at random noises in the middle of the night. My best nap buddy when we’d sneak off to nap or our morning cuddles. My best friend when life got too tough.

Life without you has been too quiet, we miss the chaos that your big personality brought in our lives. We miss your smile as you took over our personal space, your need to always be the first one down the stairs or out the door, or bringing us anything you could carry in hopes we would play fetch.

Duke showed me nothing but love over the last ten years, I just wish we could’ve had more. This will be the first birthday that Emree won’t be turning the same age as you and it breaks our hearts. The best boy two little girls could have ever asked for. They were so lucky to have a fur best friend to grow up with, to get dirty with, to sneak treats with and to run and play with.

Nothing has been the same since you left us suddenly. We will spend the rest of our lives missing you buddy, we love you Dukey, run free with Lexi until we meet again.