When a photographer’s beloved pit bull got sick, she decided to take him on one last special trip so he could make a few more beautiful memories.
Zhenia Bulawka spent almost a decade with her cherished rescue dog, Mr. Dukes. But after falling ill, her pit bull found himself in the last stages of Grade III mast cell cancer last August, according to a blog post she wrote for The Dodo. While Mr. Dukes’ favorite activity was swimming in pools, the canine had never been to the ocean. So for his final adventure, the photographer and her boyfriend decided to bring Mr. Dukes, along with the couple’s other two dogs, Ruby and Violet, to see the ocean for the first time in Assateague, Maryland.
The trip was captured in a moving photo series.
Bulawka and Ruby in the ocean.
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Bulawka on the beach with her three dogs.
Valiente and Mr. Dukes on the beach.
To see Zhenia Bulawka’s photo series in its original form, click here.
