Our dog Duke a black and gold German Shepherd. We named him after John Wayne. He was born November 2001 and he left us during March 2013 after a short illness. Duke had Colitis, which meant that he had to get various medicines mixed with his food. On reflection we should have called him Fagan as he was always stealing things. He had the T.V. remote control more times than I did. He would not damage it. This was his way of telling us that he wanted a treat.

He loved going in the car and digging in the sand, but hated to get his feet wet. Duke tolerated other dogs and liked cats. He was a gentle giant who loved to play even at his old age. He had a tattered old knotted rope which he would fetch, when he felt like it. He was a great watch dog, he would sit and watch us all night. If he did not want us to go out, he would lie down behind the front door and would not move. We can never replace him.

Duke was perhaps not the cleverest dog. There was a time when he stole a large bag of potato crisps and gave it up for a single crisp. He was a beautiful proud dog as can be seen from his pictures.

Every time we see other people with German Shepherds we always think of Duke and wish we had him back. It was so hard to loose him. He was more than a dog, he was a member of the family, who will always be in our thoughts.

From

Allan and Sheila

Proud owners of Duke.