It was June 19,2004 that we had to put our baby "Dukey" to sleep. He was raised by us since he was 8 weeks old and gave us more laughs than anyone could ever imagine. He was 9 1/2 years old and on 6/2/04 we were told he had bone cancer. We were devistated! The cancer progressed very fast. Dukey had arthritis in both his back legs and his hips and we knew amputation was out of the question. Even though he had arthritis you couldn't keep him from the things he loved to do, running and swimming! Dukey was a fighter and never throughout his life would pain keep him from those things. He would push himself just to try and fetch his favorite ball or just to take a dip in his pool. We prayed for a miracle! He began to lose all mobility in his leg and that just crushed us. He was our baby and we couldn't imagine not having him around. Deep down we knew it was time to give Dukey his peace. So on 6/19/04 we laid to rest our baby "DUKEY BOY." He is missed so much, and there isn't a day that goes by that we don't grieve. We know you are at peace now Dukey and we love you so much. We can't wait until we cross "Rainbow Bridge" and we are together again. WE LOVE YOU! LOVE, Daddy and Mommy