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Doak
passed away on April 14, 2008
Age: over ten years
I first met Doak (Greyhound) in November 2002 when I was a student living in Southern Bergen County. I was Doak’s daily dog walker. I had been walking Doak for about a year and a half when I needed to finish my additional classes for my degree and dog walking wasn’t conducive to it. I had always liked Doak even though he could be moody at times. A couple of years had pasted, I purchased a home of my own and had a child. Then one day, (January 2006), Doak’s owner had called. My number had of course changed but the company name was relatively the same name. Doak’s owner, Joe (or Doak’s Daddy) needed someone to watch his dog. Doak came over for his interview (after all I hadn’t seen Doak in four years). It was like Doak never forgot me. He looked basically the same. He sprinted around in the house and yard like he always did. Doak stayed many times over the next two years. Doak would have an attitude with just a few of the dogs and got into a “scrap” with my child. If he had been any other dog, he wouldn’t have been allowed back. But Doak had me wrapped around his little finger or claw. Doak frequently would sleep on the couch or curl himself up into the tiniest ball and fit on a chair. Doak would have fits of energy and end up clawing some dog with his long lean legs flailing in the air. It was a blur when he did his dashes around the house or the yard. I will miss the Doaker/Doakie (the really special dogs get nicknames around here). |
