Un amico di nome Duke

A stray dog walks into Bethany Pulaski's grade school class. He answers to the name Duke. The dog follows her home and becomes the family pet. Her husband Terry Pulaski (Steven Weber) is a soldier injured in Afghanistan and forced to take medical discharge. His troubles overwhelm him and years later, he's living alone in a trailer with Duke. He finds solace in fixing things and feeding the homeless. Duke gets sick and he is forced to put him down. Dr. Angela manages to save Duke which leads to a family reunion.

The dog is cute. The story is sweet but it's not really a narrative. It's not a story flow with drama. It's a series of situations which leads to an inevitable ending. It has no actual tension but it's a sweet story for family viewing. It's perfectly fine for Hallmark.

Being dog lovers and doggie parents, I don't know how we ever missed this movie. But, it was well worth the wait.

At some point during a movie (even Hallmark), one of us usually doses off - but not this movie.

Since I cried through most of the movie, I wouldn't really classify it as a comedy - but there were many funny parts.

LOVED Duke!!!! 🐾👍🐾

'Wings' star Steve Weber plays a Marine Sergeant named Terry Polesky who returns from his service in Afghanistan with a lot of emotional and physical scars and he has a feeling like a burden to his family, but Terry decides to leave with Duke, his Border collie, as he begins a life on the streets. It wasn't until many years later when Duke falls ill that he's forced to reach out for help, thus re-connecting with his daughter. This is a heartwarming story. Some scenes are so emotional. Actress Allison Hossack plays a veterinarian. Such a great story.

It was refreshing to see a film portraying a military veteran's struggles with post traumatic stress. To see the end result with healing instead of harm was refreshing. The actor nailed the performance.

Missed this one back in 2012. Thank you Hallmark Drama for airing this wonderful movie again! It's not your typical Hallmark movie - no human love story. It's about the struggles of Veterans. It about PTSD. It's about loyalty. It's about facing your fears. It's about forgiveness. But most if all - it's about the relationship between man and dog. I watched it on our DVR - and saved it for my hubby to watch. He loved it too. Great story ... and Steven Weber is amazing in a non-comedic role (which we seldom see him in). Highly recommend watching it whenever it's available on TV.