08/14/2024
Rest in peace my dooooo. We have been through so much together. You've saved me from myself for more than 10 years. I remember your first gray hair and even years later at age 12 I can't wrap my head around you being old. You were 3 when we visited the grand canyon just the two of us. 9 years ago feels like last week. And standing under Niagara Falls with you trying not to get you wet because water was your kryptonite. That feels like yesterday not 5 years. Everyone who met you fell in love. You were always there whenever I needed to ground myself or have the sense licked into me. You were there through all the best and worst days of my life. I will never fully recover from losing you. As I sit here with only your collar that you insisted stay on always, I remember every day together and regret every moment we were apart, I realize that you, Dukey Dukey Doo, Dudu, Dukester, taught me how to love and this will be the hardest obstacle yet because my Duke isn't here to get me through this loss. You were my rock, my best friend, they should write a book about you. That is how amazing you were. I pray you are at peace and know how much you meant to me. Until we meet again baby Duke.
