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Duncanpup

(13,738 posts)
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 07:09 AM Apr 2024

Sitting here thinking of my wife as Duncan pup cuddles his niece.

Granddaughter is almost five months old I put sweet baby on day bed to lay after changing her diaper and bottle. And uncle Dunc the Golden jumps up and stretches out next to her so she does not roll off.

Dunc says father didn’t you read Dr. Spock child rearing we must protect and cuddle the human puppies.

Uncle Dunc brought toys to cuddle laying toys squeaky toy next to baby with his niece. Dunc he lays next to granddaughter rubbing his face with paws play sneezing. Dogs do that saying I love you I’m not threat dogs are so sweet.

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Sitting here thinking of my wife as Duncan pup cuddles his niece. (Original Post) Duncanpup Apr 2024 OP
So much sweetness Easterncedar Apr 2024 #1
He never disappoints! 😁💗 n/t Hope22 Apr 2024 #2
... hlthe2b Apr 2024 #3
Shame you didn't capture a video. KS Toronado Apr 2024 #4
Damn, it is dusty in here! Good, loving morning to you and yours, DP. niyad Apr 2024 #5
Your post made me smile Duncanpup. Diamond_Dog Apr 2024 #6
How sweet! mgardener Apr 2024 #7
Your dear, dear wife would be so proud of Dunc and you 💗 MLAA Apr 2024 #8
Dog's can be such a great comfort Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2024 #9
Thanks for posting this. arkielib Apr 2024 #10
Such a sweet story about your pup and grand daughter Batshit_Bruin_CA Aug 2024 #11

niyad

(120,409 posts)
5. Damn, it is dusty in here! Good, loving morning to you and yours, DP.
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 08:43 AM
Apr 2024

Thank you for that sweet story.

Diamond_Dog

(35,002 posts)
6. Your post made me smile Duncanpup.
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 08:43 AM
Apr 2024

Dogs are the best. How sweet that Dunc understands he is your helper in keeping the “human puppies” safe. TY for sharing this tender moment with us.

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,091 posts)
9. Dog's can be such a great comfort
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:03 AM
Apr 2024

I'm not mystical or believing in supernaturalism, but in situations like yours I amuse myself and comfort myself with thoughts like "If anyone's spirit is in that dog, it would be your wife". Protective and caring.

Someone passed away after going blind and having donated monthly to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind for years before getting symptoms and after. Not long after, I saw their neighbour was training a guide dog for the blind. It just sorta happened, a coincidence, but one can enjoy how fitting and a propos it was.

Batshit_Bruin_CA

(61 posts)
11. Such a sweet story about your pup and grand daughter
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:23 PM
Aug 2024

It reminds me so much of my blonde lab- golden mix (gold-a-dor?) named Jake, my heart dog. I adopted him from a county shelter about 3 hours away, in late August 2004. He was recovering from his neuter surgery and may have still been under the influence of residual anesthetic and pain meds. He was very sweet and quite calm. They claimed he was 2 years old, and at 65 pounds that sounded about right. My sister said he should be past the stage of teething and chewing everything in site that many labs and other retrievers go thru before the age of two. She has had many labs in her life and a GSD or two over the years. So this dog slept all the way home, and then we fed him the food sent with him by the shelter and some water and walked him around the back yard. By the next morning all the sedating drugs had worn off, and he was a wild pup indeed, galloping around and around the back yard. I checked his teeth and they were not adult dog dentition; looking at dog anatomy textbooks, he may have been as young as 6 months. He was still a puppy!
We named him Jake and we had wonderful times and challenging times for about 10 years (lung cancer) and I miss him still.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful stories, they bring old memories to mind of my Jake and also, little Jillie, his BFF golden 'sister'. Wishing you well this summer afternoon.

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