DUKE OF OUR ACRES
We got him by accident. We kept him because he needed a home. We thought eventually, he’d calm down. He calmed down. He has mostly stopped jumping fences. Mostly. He isn’t mellow exactly, but he is among the friendliest dogs I’ve ever known.
He’s loving and sweet and protective. He tries very hard to be fierce, but no one is ever afraid of him. He will keep trying, though.
Resting … however briefly
What’s going on out there!
Portrait of the beast
“I think I smell a squirrel”
Guarding on the sofa!
His eyes watch me. I might go to the kitchen!
He has a great face and melting eyes.
In bed with Garry
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FOR INSOMNIACS WITH DOGS WHO BARK 
HUMANS RIGHTS — Marilyn Armstrong 
THE HUMAN-CANINE COVENANT IS MORE THAN COOKIES – Marilyn Armstrong 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
He’ll continue to be a good friend!
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Slmret, he’s a good kid. Just when I’m ready to scold him, he gives me that “look” and I smile. Anger defused.
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He is adorable! He looks like he may have some cavalier king charles spaniel in his mix.
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He has some kind or kinds of dogs that came from China or Japan. That squashed muzzle tells the tail, as does his curled tail. But we don’t know. We try to guess a lot.
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It was a lucky day when you were asked to have him. For all of you.
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And so it has turned out. He livened up the whole household. But today, Owen found him loose in the driveway, so now we are trying to figure out HOW he got out. Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to want to go anywhere. He like living HERE. He had enough street in his past.
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Can he jump the fences? Or climb? Or get underneath? I guess with Gibbs gone and Bonnie not doing much he might get a bit bored and be looking for new adventures.
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I’m sure he COULD jump the fence. He just never did it before. It’s also possible that Owen didn’t fully close the gate when he left to get the pizza.
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Quite possible, you’ll just have to wait and see if it happens again I guess.
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At least he doesn’t run for the road.
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That’s a relief. I always worried about that at Geeveston where I lived on the main road. I never let the dogs in the front garden without me but even if I was there I daren’t take my eyes off them, Cindy or Tessie the one before her. If they saw a person or a dog across the road I worried they would just run across.
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Even the best-trained dogs can suddenly see something on the other side of the road and go after it. Dogs are so “in the moment” … they don’t stop to think about it. I don’t think they think the way we do, either. At least not most dogs.
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Maybe I’ll send in a head shot when they greenlight “Superdog”
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I betcha he could leap tall buildings in a single bound.
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You mean … he doesn’t?
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Tas, you are so right. Duke has enlivened things for Marilyn and me and put new spark in Bonnie’s life. Duke has a thing for Bonnie.
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I hope he won’t be lonely when he is an only dog.
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I’m actually worried about that too. We will see how it goes. Adoption has gotten to be more expensive than buying a dog from a breeder, so I’m not sure we could get another one — and I don’t want a puppy. I’m too old and crotchety to housebreak a puppy.
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Yes, I know what you mean. I respect the fact that the shelters do all the vet work, microchipping etc before they give a dog up for adoption but it costs seveal hundred dollars upfront now and that would make it hard for a lot of people who are still capable of giving a pet a great home and would do those things over time. It seems like Duke is the kind of dog who will need some companionship. Still you got him without going through shelters, word of mouth may bring you another suitable dog.
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hahaha! he reminds me of my nitro. nitro is a lab retriever cross. he’s a guide dog although he’s retiring soon. he’s 9.5 now. they are sooo cute!
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Duke is a bit small for a guide dog, but he has the instincts. He needs a job and I think we are his job.
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Lol 😛
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