Since my own beloved mutt Jazubee Yogi died (yes, that was really his name), I haven't owned another dog. The loss was too painful. This makes me a sucker for dog-centric movies.

"Duke" (8 tonight, Hallmark Channel) is a dog-centric movie and so, I liked it. But you unless you're dead inside you'd have to be moved by "Duke." The dog is good and the main human performance is really good.

It's the "inspired by true events" story of Terry Pulaski (Steven Weber), a  proud Marine who, when the story opens, has been badly injured but still helps to return to his military duties. Unfortunately, not only do his injuries prevent that, but Terry also has a bad case of post-tramautic stress disorder.