Happy Pet Blog

DUKIE© My Blind Dog In The House

Firstly, allow me tell you how my dog actually became my dog. Dukie belonged to my husband’s son; he was a birthday gift to my stepson from his girlfriend. Unfortunately my stepson was not able to raise a dog, so he was given to my husband.

Dukie is a black Labrador, a big but lean black Labrador. He is exceptionally lovable, gentle & very funny. He absolutely thrived in our household as we already had two other dogs; one Golden Retriever & one other black Labrador. We were very fortunate in the fact that they all became the best of friends, no fights, just playtime all the time!

Dukie going for a walk- dropped leash- Freedom! Early on a Sunday Morning. This is one of the times he could freely roam around the park and he loved it.

I began to notice that Dukie had started to bump into things & was becoming ‘lost’ when out running around, he already had one bad eye which he’d hurt on a stick whilst he was a puppy.

Read the rest of this entry »

I had to put my friend and companion of 14 years to sleep yesterday. Dukie (taking a walk in the park) was an amazing Black Lab, blind for the last 12 years. Two months ago I also had to put my Benny, a 7 year old Black Lab to sleep. I have a friend who sent this lovely poem to me. He also sent a poem in honor of Benny. These poems are pricelss, and worth sharing.

A Poem from Dukie

I closed my eyes and it all went dark
I couldn’t move and I couldn’t bark
And just when I thought that I was no place
All my old friends started licking my face

All my old friends that had left before
Greeted me at an open door
When I walked through I saw a beautiful place
Sunshine and forests and plenty of space
Meadows and rivers to my heart’s content
This is the place all my friends had went

But the on sad thing about all this bliss
Is that we miss our dear friends, Ruth and Chris

Goodbye for now………..
Love Duke

To my friends and readers: Just to let you know that today I put my Dukie To Sleep. He went very calm into his night. I remained with him the whole time. After 14 years, It is difficult to say goodbye. Dukie was also Chris’ buddy throughout the years. Chris is my hubby, who has advanced MS. Dukie was our faithful friend.

About a month ago we had to put our beloved Benny to sleep. Benny and my Nikki did everything together…sleep, walk, visiting the elderly (they were both registered therapy dogs).

After Benny was gone, my Nikki had a very difficult time and she missed him so much.

We do have a 14 year old blind black lab, Dukie, and even though Dukie has always been part of the “pack” Nikki has drawn even more to him. Of course, Dukie can’t play and run and chase and do all those fun things.

Here is a picture of my Nikki and Dukie, sucking up together. How lovely is that?

The cage is for a new 3 year old female black lab we adopted from the humane society. She is being integrated with the other two.

She is gentle with me and my husband ( who has advanced MS), but she has a few issues with Dukie that I need to address.