Weimaraner Lab Puppies

From: Sasha Semenoff Libby
Sent: April 14, 2010 4:05 AM
To: brien@blackbearfarm.com
Subject: Duke (Libby, Saskatoon 2007)

Hello Brien,

Ben and I just wanted to give you a little update about our beloved Duke.

He is the most affectionate dog anyone in our family has ever known – including my father who owned a wiem back in the 70′s. Those who remember the wiems on Ben’s family farm growing up remember them as temperamental and high strung. Duke is anything but that.

Wherever Ben is, Duke follows. From the moment Ben leaves for the office in the morning, Duke is my constant companion. And so it goes… if I leave the house and for some (rare) reason that Duke does not accompany me, sitting upright in the passenger seat watching the world go by – he stays to the side of whoever else is in the house… and if left alone, he simply takes his spot on the mat at the door and awaits our return. We have NEVER returned to the house to find destruction or mayhem. We began leaving him at home for short periods at two years of age and now we can safely leave him for three to four hours.

As I said, Duke is extremely loving and affectionate. He almost considers himself a lapdog. He is always in a snuggle position with one of his people, head buried under our arms or simply resting on our shoulder.

Duke has personality to spare! He is full of joy and life at the dog park and makes friends wherever he goes. At home he is mellow and gentle, even if he misses his daily walk for any reason he manages to stay fairly calm, cool and collected. He has his crazy moments of course but they are more a source of laughter for the family rather than an annoyance.

I especially can attest to the fact that Duke is a sensitive dog with a “sixth sense” for our feelings. I suffer from chronic illness and if I am bedridden, he will lay bedside for hours at a time, snoozing and watching me. Absolutely hours. Just yesterday I was on the sofa for the better part of the day and he remained there with me all afternoon, snuggling under the electric blanket. He snored a bit but I was so comforted by his presence it didn’t matter

One last thing – I was alone at home one weekend while Ben was away on business. There was an attempted break-in and Duke leapt through the front door, I could not hold him back and he barked ferociously (I’d never seen him like that) at the man attempting to come through the porch. The man backed away and Duke proceeded to push his head through the porch door and stand on the step growling and barking! No one was as shocked as me – except maybe the bad guy!

Thank you for sending us our Duke. He is a treasure for all of us. He is loving, loyal, protective when need be… but most of all… a member of the family. A 90 pound lapdog.

Take care,

Sasha Libby
Saskatoon

Duke at about six weeks.

Duke at about six months of age.

Duke three years old