In this story, the writer tells how a dog helps his master who has been paralysed in his left side after an accident. The dog is named Duke. It is a Doberman Pinscher. It is four years old and weighs about 23 kilos. His master Charles Hooper, nicknamed Chuck, works as a zone manager for a chemical company. His master' wife, Marcy, does not like Duke very much because she prefers to have a small dog, like a Pomeranian. One evening, coming back home, Chuck has an accident. He is taken to hospital where he ** for about two months. One side of his body being completely paralysed, he is sent home in a wheelchair. Duke, the dog, begins to feel that his master has difficulty in walking. Like a clever physiotherapist, he begins to exercise his master. The way he does it has been described in the story in great detail. The master is able to move a few steps on his own and resumes his duty in his office. Impressed by his great willpower and doggedness, the company promotes him to a higher rank. But unfortunately, the dog who enables his master to live a respectable life once again, gets badly wounded in an accident. Marcy immediately takes the dog to hospital but the poor dog **** the next day.
