09/02/2026
September seems to be the month of milestones at Duke Dog's Den. 💜
Our Miracle Mutt Bailey will turn nine years old on September 3! After a few scares lately, she seems to be back on track. That means she’s playing with her stuffies, eating all her noms, and woo-wooing like mad. 🥰
I hit a big milestone birthday this year on September 12. Typically, when I raise funds for one of the dogs’ birthdays, I ask for a donation in the amount of their age. I’m not doing that for me, but you’re welcome to donate $5 because there’s definitely a five in the age. 😂
September is also the month we honor two Den dogs who are living their best, pain-free lives across the Rainbow Bridge. 🌈
Lil’ Bit, the very first Den dog, passed away in September 2024, just six days before her 19th birthday on September 17. And last September, we said goodbye to our beautiful Dixie Bell after her battle with lymphoma. No two dogs could have been more different, and I miss grouchy old Lil’ Bit just as much as I miss sweet cuddle-bug Dixie.
So this birthday fundraiser will be in memory of my youth 😂, in memory of Dixie Bell and Lil’ Bit, and most importantly, in honor of our Queen (of Everything) Bailey, who continues to amaze me every single day. 👑
And, of course, it will support Duke Dog’s Den and the pups who call it home.
Thanks to our incredibly generous wish-list shoppers, the Golden Girls currently have a surplus of stuffies and treats. So the money raised this month will go toward the less exciting but much more important stuff: prescription food, monthly medications, and veterinary care.
Any amount is appreciated. Seriously! Donations can be made through this Facebook fundraiser (https://www.facebook.com/donate/28593074857046099/) or directly through the Support page on our website at https://www.dukesden.org/.
And if donating isn’t in the cards right now, sharing this fundraiser helps too. We always appreciate new eyes on the old gals. 💜
Thank you for continuing to support our little senior dog hospice and sanctuary. Because of you, we can give senior and medically fragile dogs the care, comfort, dignity, and ridiculous amount of love they deserve for however much time they have with us. 🐾