We wanted to update you on Daisy and Tulip (now called Dixie), who are Indian Maiden's pups, and on Duke (Duke Ellington).

We have become hound lovers! Duke joined our family in April. We fell in love with Daisy's face on the website and she joined the pack in July. She is absolutely the sweetest, orneriest, and most fun-loving maniac we've ever seen. And we couldn't love her more. Duke fell in love with her immediately. Then we saw that Dixie was still needing a home and she joined us in September. Dixie is every bit of a sweetie and maniac as her sister. They gang up on Duke. Both of the girls pounce on Duke from higher elevations (usually the couch). One will try to drag him by the ears while the other bites his private parts. They all love being in the back yard and playing hard. They have done wonders for our foster coonie (Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town) and have helped her learn how to be a fun-loving dog again. We love it when they come in and fall asleep! They make us laugh, shake our heads in amazement and, as rambunctious as they are, there is nothing more fulfilling than having one of them curl up on one of our laps for a snooze. Thanks again to everyone involved in saving and fostering these wonderful pups.

Ron and Teresa Krapes

13 October 2007

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Duke joined our family at the end of April. He joined two rottie-mates, Bear and Danni. Duke immediately loved them both even though they were less than impressed with the audacity of this young pup. Whenever he saw Bear first thing in the morning, his tail would wag so hard that he’d hit himself on both sides. Duke didn’t care that Bear was 160 pounds and wasn’t scared one bit to lick Bear in the face, or worse, bark in his face. Sadly, we lost Bear to cancer on Memorial Day weekend. Duke and Danni, a much smaller rottie female, have become best buddies. Although, Duke terrorizes her most of the day. Bless her heart, she just looks like she wishes someone would get him off of her! Duke is growing like a weed so they can now play tug of war together and they have a blast with that. Duke is a willful, playful, loving boy that has been a pure joy for us. Duke and I start obedience school at the end of July. I can tell that he’s going to be a fast learner; except for the housebreaking and he’s a little hard on the bathroom rugs! We are thrilled to have Duke in our family and want to thank everyone connected with the rescue that works hard to give so many dogs new homes. A special thanks to Duke’s foster mom because she is a brave woman to have four of these boys at once! Teresa & Ron Krapes