Loss to the climbing community!
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On 2/11 Saturday evening, near the Pond, Duke, one the world's best crag dogs, was struck and killed by a vehicle on the freeway. Thankfully, he did not suffer. He is survived by his parents, Nick Bujak and Jamee Stark-Riemer, as well as large groups of us from the climbing community who will never forget him! |
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I love you guys...at this point that's all I can say. I miss him like crazy and am still in disbelief. |
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This was more then a dog...to us he was a friend. |
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I'm very sorry. |
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Sorry about your loss. Do you have a photo of Duke you could post? |
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Here's a couple of MY favorites! |
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Sorry for your loss.
Alex, great heart warming pics of some of Duke's adventures. Thanks for sharing! : ) |
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I never knew Duke but I am sorry for your loss. Looks like he has a great family and had lots of fun while he was here. |
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<3 |
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I'm sorry for your loss. The passing of a beloved companion is always hard. |
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Sorry for you loss... |
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We love and miss you, Duke! Such a great pooch :( |
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so sorry for your loss.. |
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Hey guys thank you for the support. If I did not have all of you to help me through this it would have been much more difficult. This was a terrible thing that happened to Jamee and I. This was our child. I did not know what to do with him after I picked him up off the side of the road and started driving back to Glendale and then turned around to go to our fave climbing area. At this point I am wondering if the obvious grave like stone pile might somehow affect access. I thought this was public land but it may not be. Honestly I think if things are already tense (I don't think we have any issues with access so far?) it may begin discussion and disagreement. I would not want that to happen. At this point I think I will for now take the collar down. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on what to do or could get me in touch with the rancher so I could apologize and ask for permission then please get in touch with me at 3472057667 or nbujak@yahoo.com or through Facebook. Jamee and I are planning on heading that way on Wednesday. I think I will be camping out there on the weekend company would be appreciated. |
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Hi, Nicholas |
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To be completely honest, I don't think anyone who was in Nick's situation would have been thinking very logically at that point. Clearly you haven't lost anyone who meant as much to us as Duke did. I understand where property issues may or may not come into play, but so far you're the only one who has brought this up as an issue to us, and this is coming from multiple climbers throughout the US. |
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Pat the reason I gave my email and phone number is so trolls like you could reach me directly. We have history and it irritates me to even hear your opinion. This post has been changed to get rid of the area name so please delete any reference to where he is buried. As for feeling uncomfortable the bigger issue may become that you should not be camping there cause it is private land and may cause access issues. Yes I agree maybe could have found a better spot.\. Cheers. You're a jerk and will always be a jerk. |
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First off I have lost pets that were like children to my wife and I. |