Duc Now

* Something that doctors said he would never do again *if* he survived. At three years old, Duc spent four days in doggy intensive care. Although we never got a solid diagnosis, we believe that he inhaled a foxtail, which embedded and got infected in the wall of his trachea. He couldn’t breathe or swallow!

Read his story here: MY DUC DREAM (PDF, 102Kb).
Updates to Duc's condition (from 2004)
Monday (PDF, 21Kb)
Tuesday (PDF, 20Kb)
Wednesday (PDF, 17Kb)
Saturday (PDF, 20Kb)
One More (PDF, 20Kb)
A Note of Thanks! (PDF, 44Kb)

Comments about Duc at various show and field events:

• "more ground speed and enthusiasm than any dog we’ve seen"
• "what a happy, healthy boy!"
• "nice wide, strong skull--built to carry birds"
• "very nice! Who is he out of?"

Duc as Puppy