On January 10th 2008 at approx 5.30 pm Duc went to the Rainbow Bridge.

On minute he was racing around barking madly and the next he had passed away. He suffered very little pain and I was able to hold him in my arms until the end. It was all over in 5 mins. The vet said it was likely a blood clot straight to his heart. He left this life as he lived it full of life and fun. He would have hated it any other way.

He bought such joy into my life and loved me fiercely. He is missed terribly.

This was the verse in the card from the Vet's.

If today we say goodbye
Let not our parting make you cry
For I could not have had a better friend
To share my day with until their end

So think of me, as I know you will
As if I am beside you still
For as long as I remain in your heart
We will never be apart

Finally Mum is letting me write here again. She has been really slack in helping me.

She got a phone call from her brother

telling us that he has a new baby. I was so excited for Uncle Brian and Aunty Terri. They lost their Sheli dog a couple of months ago and I know they were both very very sad.

So here is Sally dog- isn't she cute. She is a little Shanuzer and so very very tiny. I haven't got to meet her yet - I bet though she is full of beans and will run me ragged. I am not that young any more having just had my 10th birthday last month. So I will maybe have to hid when she comes to visit.

Boy have I been busy keeping my family safe. We have this mouse in the house and I am desperately trying to catch him but no one seems to be really worried. Every morning I wake up and rush around the house sniffing out where that sneaky mouse has been. I had my nose under the bookcase and you can tell by this pic that Mum is not the best house keeper - there were cob webs everywhere. All that dust gave me the sneezes.

Every night too I have been outside hunting oh boy is it fun. I never want to come inside to go to bed. Mum even tries to trick me by wafting a yummy chocolate in my face but then when I get inside she won't give me any - isn't she a big meannie. She does give me my favourite food though CHEESE. I reckon I can detect the cheese packet being opened miles away. Also ice block packets and ice cream - Yum Yum Yum. Mum can't sneak any of those foods without me sitting there and sucking her in with those huge puppy dog eyes. She is a real sucker hehehehehehehe I have her right where I want her. Well I am off outside to hunt again. I luv hunting .

I have been having so much fun outside every night. I managed to squeeze though a barrier that stops me from getting into my favourite place for hunting. Mum forget to barricade it up 2 nights in a row.

Only problem is that there are lots of Farmer's Friends to get in my ears and I HATE getting my ears brushed when they get tangled. This is what Mum got out the first night and the second night was even worse. I tried every trick in the book - lying on my side while Mum brushes them but she just popped me in between her legs and got down to the business of getting them all out. It really hurts my ears even though she tries to be gentle. I was hoping she would cut them out. I was so excited the 2nd night and managed to get passed 2 barrier's to get that green frog that keeps coming into my space. Mum came out just as I got through the 2nd barrier and the frog jumped on Mum - it was toooooo funny. She wasn't impressed at all and quickly grabbed me and locked me inside. Spoiled sport.

Today she was up there pulling out all the Farmer's Friends - I had to stay down below the wall barking at her. Guess what she found while she was up there - a SNAKE Skin. She had made it so that I will never never be able to get back up there. I am sure I could make short work of a silly old snake. I'm a HUNTER for goodness sake. Sometimes she can be so over protective.............sigh.

I love my bath time NOT. I can usually hear when Mum runs the water for my bath and I either do 1 of 2 things. Race outside and pretend that I am busy hunting or I go and hide under Nath's bed. Well she tricked me big time today. I DIDN't even hear her running my bath - I was busy cathching up on much needed sleep. Next thing I hear one of my favourite words CHEESE. My other favourite word is DINNER - can you see a pattern here - anything to do with eating. Back to being tricked by Mum. She had a lovely piece of cheese in her hand - she quickly grabbed me (gave me the chesse) and plonked me in the tub. She made me sit in the tub while she took my photo how bad is that - I could have gotten a really bad cold from that. The best part is where she wrappes me in the towels. I luv that bit even though my photo shows me looking grumpy. There is something about getting a bath that makes me race around like crazy and rubbing my ears on the mats and towels to get them dry. I feel so frisky after my bath - so I guess it's not that bad. Hi Scotty and Brooke don't I look cute and Mum tells me you are coming home to see me soon Scotty, I can't wait to get those special rubs behind my ears that you give me - somehow Mum never gets it right. Whoof Whoof