I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this thread. I'm going to be bookmarking it too, I made a folder not long ago for favorite bookmarked threads to look back at and this is definitely going in. Beautiful thread Val, I too almost felt choked up while reading it and going through the pictures. I can feel your joy of watching the dogs enjoy life so much. Please give dearest Duke a hug and kiss from me. Thanks so much for posting this as you did Val, loved it .