Thanks Diane. It was the obvious thing for us to do, and the right thing to do. We are looking forward to TRY and live to Duke's standards of living, his family gave him an amazing life. We have spent the day thinking about him, his mom, our Captiva, his dad, TJ, and his brother Beefers, who lived with us to their last days. It will be nice to have him home. He is safe while we arrange for his trip, and it seems the entire family is taking time to say their good byes. They have shared that if they could arrange for a dog sitter/walker they would all pitch in to help and keep him, as Jennifer doesn't want to lose this contact with her mom and dad, and we offered to help with that too. In the end, it is wonderful that everyone is looking to do what is best for Duke. Priceless..... Ileana In a message dated 3/13/2010 11:40:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: such a sad story but sounds like duke was a blessing for these people. and thank you, ileana, for being there for duke and making his golden years happy ones. THIS is what responsible breeders do! diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 3/13/2010 8:37:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, InquestGSD@xxxxxxx writes: For over 10 years we have exchanged Christmas cards, emails, phone calls and general pleasantries with a gentleman who purchased a puppy from us that long ago. A few years back his wife and adult daughter were in a car crash, the wife died and his daughter became severely handicapped. I remember that years Christmas card and how sad it was to read about his loss, but then he went on to share how Duke (who was a mama's boy) became his best friend and how they grieved together, all the while he was hoping to be the owner the dog deserved. Last nite I received a call, this nice guy passed away on Wednesday. Needless to say, the daughter is not equipped to care for Duke. So Duke is coming home to spend the rest of his life with us. I am glad that they reached out to us, and we are excited to have the old guy home. He was always a very easygoing, calm pup, and it appears he still is. Maybe he can teach manners to his new house mates.....<G> Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. 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