Rescue Dog Who Went to Heaven on Earth ... Guardian Angels and All
@GrannyGee (3517)
Louisburg, North Carolina
February 23, 2017 7:34am CST
Duke is one happy Pup now. He has the cleanest, neatest kennel in town. Every day I go inside to visit him ... Skip visits him. We sit on top of the dog house to talk to him.
Yesterday ... we rearranged all inside his kennel. Across the back wall/fence ... Duke has 3 beds ... yes, places to choose for all types of temperatures to sleep, lay on.
To the left when you walk in ... he has his new doghouse ... it is 'wrapped' in a weatherproof, windproof, quilted covering .... inside the dog house is full of cedar shavings. He has a flap that he goes through.
To the right is his big kennel cab (the door is taken off) ... inside it are soft blankets for him to lay on ... it is wrapped like a cocoon on the outside with a soft down comforter, and another weatherproof, windproof, quilted covering. The door has a canvas flap where he can lay, stick his head out to see 
He loves to do that.
In the middle of both doghouse, kennel cab ... there is a soft, cozy bed in the middle (the long part of the white, soft down comforter and the weatherproof, silky-like material). Duke pure loves laying here. He can lay there when he wants to be out in the open. He can look all around him while he is on this middle bed.
Each day I go out numerous times to make sure Duke is doing well ... I refresh his floor, bed ... check his house, kennel cab to make sure all is neat. I kept his floor clean ... it is covered in cedar shavings. Skip and I love to go visit him each day. I make sure his dry food in his big bowl is full ... and water buckets have fresh water.
Duke used to live in H___ ... Duke lives in Heaven now. We are his guardian angels here on earth.
Note by this Author:
Photo, true story owned, written by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee.
We rescued Duke on January 17, 2017 from H___. For 2 months prior to finally getting him in our care ... Duke suffered living on the end of a heavy chain ... he froze to the ground twice on that chain that trapped him, wrapped around trees and stumps ... he couldn't get back to his house.
On our watch, Duke is living good. We love this sweet, innocent Pup. We are his guardian angels.
He loves to do that.
In the middle of both doghouse, kennel cab ... there is a soft, cozy bed in the middle (the long part of the white, soft down comforter and the weatherproof, silky-like material). Duke pure loves laying here. He can lay there when he wants to be out in the open. He can look all around him while he is on this middle bed.
Each day I go out numerous times to make sure Duke is doing well ... I refresh his floor, bed ... check his house, kennel cab to make sure all is neat. I kept his floor clean ... it is covered in cedar shavings. Skip and I love to go visit him each day. I make sure his dry food in his big bowl is full ... and water buckets have fresh water.
Duke used to live in H___ ... Duke lives in Heaven now. We are his guardian angels here on earth.
Note by this Author:
Photo, true story owned, written by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee.
We rescued Duke on January 17, 2017 from H___. For 2 months prior to finally getting him in our care ... Duke suffered living on the end of a heavy chain ... he froze to the ground twice on that chain that trapped him, wrapped around trees and stumps ... he couldn't get back to his house.
On our watch, Duke is living good. We love this sweet, innocent Pup. We are his guardian angels.4 people like this
4 responses
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
I have a dog who is severely damaged due to ill treatment. She was one of 15 living in filth, 12 were destroyed and she is one of three saved. You are truly guardian angels because it takes a lot for them to trust humans again after their horrible start. Tammy suffered extreme cruelty for 8 years of her life. I have had her for 10 months but she still has a long way to go and doesn't like strangers but she trusts me and knows she is safe with me. Sometimes when I see animals being cruelly treated it's hard to remember that there are good people around who love animals, people like you and me. I'm so happy for Duke, he truly has found his heaven on earth
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
@GrannyGee I had to have my 19 year old cat put to sleep on Tuesday as she was ill and it was time. I cried buckets all the way home and I still see her in my mind's eye sitting in the window or pestering me for food. She was such a sweet girl. I know it will get easier but at the moment it still hurts.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Feb 17
@sprite1950 Gracious, I know how that feels. I'm so, so sorry for your loss. Our pets are our children, our family and I know the pain of losing one. I know it still hurts.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Feb 17
Wow... your words touched my very Heart. I'm so thankful Tammy has you. I can't believe people can be so cruel, uncaring. I'm so glad there are people like us in this world.
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@rebelann (117286)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Feb 17
He is one very lucky pup.
I hope you won't mind but I thought I would share what I found out about cedar shavings:
Cedar and pine shavings are often used as pet bedding but are they really safe? Find out if cedar chips and pine shavings are your best options.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Feb 17
I appreciate you sharing the link about cedar shavings. Believe it or not ... several weeks ago I researched about shavings because I wondered if they could be making Duke cough. I noticed since the 'newness' has worn off the shavings he doesn't cough now. Thank you! I watch him closely.
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@rebelann (117286)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Feb 17
I used to use cedar shavings all the time too then I read about the problems pups can have with their liver over prolonged periods of time around the stuff @GrannyGee I then checked about hay and alfalfa and found out that if I did a kennel to foster a pup either of those two over a layer of cedar would lessen the affect. I hope I hope to build one if I can raise the money.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
23 Feb 17
Yes, I love The Dukester with my very Heart
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