Joyce, thank you for sharing Duke with us. What a lucky boy he was to have you, and you were lucky to have him to enjoy as well. Rest in peace, dear Duke. We will all look forward to meeting you one day.

Special things:

Honey is the most gentle girl, basically shy, and she loves to roll over on her side and get scratches, first thing in the morning, but her happiest moments, the ones that make me smile the biggest, are when she sees her "girl", Helen, and that butt can wiggle faster than anything I've ever seen!

Lilly's precious moments are when she nudges my arm with her nose, just needing a little bit of attention. Or if I'm rubbing her and stop, then that paw is up, just tapping me to remind me to get going again!

Zipper gives the most gentle, special hugs. One can't fuss because he is so easy when he does it, only wanting to be close ot us.

And Murphy is the best dancer in the house! She is especially cute when she is trying to tell me she is hungry and she does her little "Labbie" dance, prancing from one foot to the other!!!