Prayers for Skipper Duke

[Skipper Duke]

I'm sad. We made the call yesterday. Have to put our dog my furry daughter of 14 years down on Monday. 😢 She's having problems. She's long ago house broke. I potty trained her to go outside. But she's old now and feeble, she doesn't even bark anymore to go out. She's going potty in doors now. She is having problems going up and down the stairs. Probably in pain. Easier to just go in here than it is for her to try and make it outside anymore.

[Boss JD Hogg]

I'm so sorry to hear this Cuz!  You and your dog are in my prayers.  What's her name?

Edited August 13 by Boss JD Hogg

[Skipper Duke]

3 minutes ago, Boss JD Hogg said:

I'm so sorry to hear this Cuz!  You and you dog are in my prayers.  What's her name?

She's Ruby. 😀 

[Boss JD Hogg]

Thanks.

[Tom Duke]

Skipper, you and Ruby are definitely in my prayers. 🙏 Always here for you cousin.  

[RogerDuke]

Oh my. Monday is going to be a terrible day for our friend and cousin Skipper. Our thoughts, hearts and prayers are with you my friend. Ruby was lucky to have you and you were lucky to have her. If you need a few shoulders to cry on tomorrow your Hazzard friends are here for you. We love you cuz!

[Skipper Duke]

5 hours ago, Tom Duke said:

Skipper, you and Ruby are definitely in my prayers. 🙏 Always here for you cousin.  

Thanks Tom! ❤️ 

[Skipper Duke]

3 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

Oh my. Monday is going to be a terrible day for our friend and cousin Skipper. Our thoughts, hearts and prayers are with you my friend. Ruby was lucky to have you and you were lucky to have her. If you need a few shoulders to cry on tomorrow your Hazzard friends are here for you. We love you cuz!

Thanks Roger (Uncle Jesse)! ❤️ 

[Skipper Duke]

Y'all... The end is near. She's in her final hours. The vet is picking her up at 5:00 PM. 😢 

Edited August 11 by Skipper Duke
It put new instead of near. Dumb phone.

[Webb]

Sorry to hear Skipper.

[Meadowmufn]

Sorry to hear this, Skipper. It's never easy to lose a pet.

[Skipper Duke]

4 hours ago, Webb said:

Sorry to hear Skipper.

Thanks Webb. ❤️ 

[Skipper Duke]

1 hour ago, Meadowmufn said:

Sorry to hear this, Skipper. It's never easy to lose a pet.

Thanks Mufn. ❤️ Yeah it's like losing a furry 4 legged child. 😢 

[RogerDuke]

Been thinking of you and Ruby all day cousin Skipper. 

[Skipper Duke]

52 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

Been thinking of you and Ruby all day cousin Skipper. 

Thanks Cousin Roger (Uncle Jesse). I'm out of reactions. So ❤️. The angels came for her. Her appointment was 4:15 PM. The angels took her to doggy heaven at 5:00 PM.

Edited August 12 by Skipper Duke

[RogerDuke]

So sad. She was lucky to have you and you were lucky to have her. (It's worth saying twice)

[Skipper Duke]

16 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

So sad. She was lucky to have you and you were lucky to have her. (It's worth saying twice)

Thanks again Cousin Roger (Uncle Jesse).

[Skipper Duke]

How long will I cry at bedtime because my Ruby dog is gone? She was only put down yesterday. It was my first night sleeping alone crying. But I found a way to keep her with me. It might sound stupid to some people. Her leash not the one she went outside for potty on, but her bedtime one that made her stay with me all these 14 1/2 years of her life from jumping down to pee or poop in the house at night time, I held it last night. I only meant to hold the metal part of it the chain link part, and the whole thing came untied off the bed post. So I held onto the pink cloth part, stretching the metal out beside me as if she was still there. It takes up the same length that she did from where her head and tail would have been, or tail to head when she was facing me backwards butt first. When I rolled onto my back and left side, I left the whole leash stretched out beside and behind me. Until I fell asleep, I would sometimes rub the metal and then pat it just like how I rubbed and patted her.

[RogerDuke]

There is one thing I have learned about loss Skipper. 

There is an old saying "There is no right or wrong way to heal." 

Do whatever you need to do to bring yourself comfort. Everybody understands loss but there is nobody who completely understands what each individual is going through. This will not be an easy week or even month for you. At the moment it seems like there is no way you will ever get better. Go ahead and feel sorry for yourself and believe that you will never get better. That's completely normal. 

But a day will come when you will think more about who Ruby was than what her fate was. You will get better. 

We love you cousin. 

[Skipper Duke]

21 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

There is one thing I have learned about loss Skipper. 

There is an old saying "There is no right or wrong way to heal." 

Do whatever you need to do to bring yourself comfort. Everybody understands loss but there is nobody who completely understands what each individual is going through. This will not be an easy week or even month for you. At the moment it seems like there is no way you will ever get better. Go ahead and feel sorry for yourself and believe that you will never get better. That's completely normal. 

But a day will come when you will think more about who Ruby was than what her fate was. You will get better. 

We love you cousin. 

Thanks Roger (Uncle Jesse). I know. "I ain't yer Uncle Jesse." 😂 

[RogerDuke]

On 8/13/2025 at 8:31 PM, Skipper Duke said:

Thanks Roger (Uncle Jesse). I know. "I ain't yer Uncle Jesse." 😂 

But in my heart I am. I'd be proud to be your Uncle! 

[Skipper Duke]

46 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

But in my heart I am. I'd be proud to be your Uncle! 

Awe. 😀 

[RogerDuke]

My sister called crying today. She had to put her cat to sleep. It had cancer. She lives a long ways away and we rarely talk so I could tell she really needed her big brother. I told her about you Skipper. 

[Skipper Duke]

5 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

My sister called crying today. She had to put her cat to sleep. It had cancer. She lives a long ways away and we rarely talk so I could tell she really needed her big brother. I told her about you Skipper. 

Sending prayers her way.

[Skipper Duke]

There's been a death in my family. Aunt Carol's sister Millie. They just talked last Saturday and she looked pretty good, now she's gone. Millie's son found her dead today. 😢 

Edited 20 hours ago by Skipper Duke