Duncan came to Cares as a tiny puppy, sick from living at the county animal shelter. His foster family helped him get healthy again and that’s when his adorable personality begin to capture everyone’s hearts. He was quickly adopted by wonderful parents who gave him his forever home. As a member of his new family, Duncan was given the job of choosing his new home when his family was shopping for a house with a larger yard. They bought the one he chose. That is love, for sure. The depth of that love was tested many times as Duncan was diagnosed with terminal cancer at age two. Duncan’s family got him all the care and treatment that was available. They spared little to ensure his recovery, even driving him to Denver for a cancer treatment that was not available in the Phoenix area. The cancer went into remission until the end of 2011 when it had agressively spread throughout his body. He was not expected to survive to see his third birthday. The whole Duncan family decided to go to battle again with the cancer to keep Duncan alive, so their family could have one more Christmas together. They won, but the consuming cancer prevailed when Duncan left his forever family on January 23, 2012. Thank you Liz and Justin for giving him the best forever home that he could ever have.

Duncan was a remarkable companion with an even more remarkable family. He will be missed by all who knew him, but he is happily waiting for his family on the other side when it becomes their time to cross over.