Mr Dukes, an American Staffordshire terrier, loved swimming in the family pool but had never been to the beach before.
Photographer Zhenia Bulawka has shared the heartbreaking story of her dog’s trip to the beach a month before he lost a battle to cancer.
Writing for The Dodo , Bulawka said she and her boyfriend, Christian, took their three dogs on an overnight trip to Assateague, Maryland, last August.
The trip was for their 11-year-old American Staffordshire terrier Dyuki, aka Mr Dukes.
Zhenia Bulawka
Bulawka said Mr Dukes was in the final stages of grade III mast cell cancer at the time of the trip.
“His most favourite activity was swimming in our family pool, but until then, he had never seen the ocean," she said.
"It was a very special trip for us, and I'm so grateful we were able to make it happen.”
Zhenia Bulawka
Bulawka turned the trip into a photo series documenting Mr Dukes' time at the beach, including this picture of him sharing a roast beef sandwich with Christian.
Zhenia Bulawka
The couple spent the night at a hotel in Ocean City, a few minutes away from Assateague.
Bulawka and her rescue dogs watched the sunset from their balcony.
Zhenia Bulawka
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