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🎉 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲! 🎉
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🧬 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚅𝚊𝚛𝚐 𝙺𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚕𝚜, 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚐𝚒𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚌𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝙵𝙲𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝙺𝙽𝙿𝚅 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚐.
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💭 𝚁𝚊𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚐𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚙𝚎𝚜𝚔𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛.
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🙏 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚙𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜.
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🧠 𝚆𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚍𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚕𝚕.
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😍 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘆.
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❤️ 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 ❤️
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#dogtrainer #dogtraining #dogslife #dogsofinsta #dogsofinstagram #dogsofmelbourne #realworlddogtraining #hopeisnotaplanofaction #malinois #instamalinois #lifeofboogie #belgianmalinois #vargkennels #puppydevelopment #workingdog #belgianshepherd #clickertraining #k9 #performancevsappearance ...

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀 - 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗲.

⭐ I met Dave well over a decade ago, and he was was a truly stellar human being in every sense of the term.

✈️ He always had a thirst for adventure and travel, and marched to the beat of his own drum.

🏈 He was a competitor and an athlete with a permanent smile, an astute sense of humour, and a laugh that everybody wanted to join in with.

❤️ Dave was always there for his mates - he’d work for nothing to help us all out, always there for a chat, and as loyal as all get-out.

🛠️ Dave also helped me set up our training center on a number of occasions, and made a big deal about how proud he was of the balls I had on me to make this move.

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺.

💡 Being a man in the world isn't all about advantages - suicide, depression, self harm, problematic coping strategies and a ton of other 'good stuff' disproportionately affects us.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 ‘𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘’ 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

💪 Dave was always one of the ’strong ones’, so don’t forget to check in on those that you consider to be bulletproof. Make sure you really ask, and really listen - and let them know why you appreciate them, and what they mean to you.

🗣️ For anyone reading this that is going through some shit right now - please, speak up. If you can’t talk to your friends or family, then give this number a call:

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮:𝟭𝟯 𝟭𝟭 𝟭𝟰

#menshealth #suicideprevention #checkonyourmates #mentalhealth ...

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀 - 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗲.

⭐ I met Dave well over a decade ago, and he was was a truly stellar human being in every sense of the term.

✈️ He always had a thirst for adventure and travel, and marched to the beat of his own drum.

🏈 He was a competitor and an athlete with a permanent smile, an astute sense of humour, and a laugh that everybody wanted to join in with.

❤️ Dave was always there for his mates - he’d work for nothing to help us all out, always there for a chat, and as loyal as all get-out.

🛠️ Dave also helped me set up our training center on a number of occasions, and made a big deal about how proud he was of the balls I had on me to make this move.

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺.

💡 Being a man in the world isn't all about advantages - suicide, depression, self harm, problematic coping strategies and a ton of other 'good stuff' disproportionately affects us.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 ‘𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘’ 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

💪 Dave was always one of the ’strong ones’, so don’t forget to check in on those that you consider to be bulletproof. Make sure you really ask, and really listen - and let them know why you appreciate them, and what they mean to you.

🗣️ For anyone reading this that is going through some shit right now - please, speak up. If you can’t talk to your friends or family, then give this number a call:

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮:𝟭𝟯 𝟭𝟭 𝟭𝟰

#menshealth #suicideprevention #checkonyourmates #mentalhealth ...

🗣️ "𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻."
- 𝘔𝘦 ...

📆 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 @wardoggduco

🧠 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗼'𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

💡 Rick and Duco fought together on the battlefield, forging a bond that not many will ever know - and fewer could hope to understand.
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👊 It's often said that nobody can cheat the reaper, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘋𝘶𝘤𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦.
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😪 From the bottom of all our hearts we wish the Hogg family our most sincere condolences and support.
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𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗢
❤️ A magnificent K9 and beloved friend to a chosen few, gone far too soon ❤️
⚡ May you live forever smashing HVT's in Valhalla ⚡
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𝗚𝗼𝗱𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗼
𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭
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So Duco went to be with the Lord today. Words do not begin to describe how I feel about losing Duco, I have lost a part of me. Know this, Duco lived, and lived an incredible life and I was blessed to be a part of his life.
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I want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers for Duco and my family during this difficult time. Please continue to pray for us.
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𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗼. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗼’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.
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The @sofdogduco page will now act as a memorial page to honor him.
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𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗩𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - The bond between a SOF handler & his K9 is eternal, trusting each other in a nameless language. ...