A rough-playing, 23-Kilo Doberman Pinscher, Duke was a four-year-old red-coloured dog of incalculable enthusiasm. Full of life, he loved to have boisterous fun, but once he realized his master’s grave problem, he took upon himself the responsibility of bringing him bade to his feet. His extraordinary intelligence sincerity and tenacity endeared him to the Hoopers and the people around them.