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by Blitzen on 16 January 2012 - 14:01
Thanks, beetree, that made me feel proud.
by Abby Normal on 16 January 2012 - 18:01
10 feet tall and bullet proof !
Helping with the building work
Thank you to the two 'B's'
by hexe on 16 January 2012 - 18:01
Just found out that the URL for the UofFL/Dr. Clemmons video is not active any longer...I've got the full video itself saved, however, so I wonder if permission could be gotten to host it somewhere else (here?), since it shows the progression of clinical signs so thoroughly?
by beetree on 16 January 2012 - 19:01
Great idea! What would you do, upload to YouTube and then post the embed or link? I hope you know how to do that.
by Mindhunt on 16 January 2012 - 21:01
I would also like to see a link to list those breeders who test their dogs for inheritable diseases so that when I am ready for another pup, I can look up the breeders. You breeders are doing the expensive and time consuming work of testing your dogs, there should be some list that recognizes how much you have done and how much you care. It would be nice to have the breeders all in one place, but that is just my wish
by Nans gsd on 16 January 2012 - 21:01
good idea mindhunt; I will need that also in the not too distant future. Nan Wow and Jessie held up pretty well Hexe; at least you could enjoy her for the majority of her life. She was quite pretty. Nan
by LilyDexter on 16 January 2012 - 22:01
Remembering my beautiful GSD Dexter, a registered PatDog who represented GSD's at Discover Dogs for several years & introduced me to my husband. A kind & gentle friend who loved everyone he met.
Big, strong & noble he was sadly affected by DM at the age of just 7yrs. He enjoyed his cart from Eddies Wheels so much & it gave us time to come to terms with losing him.
Sadly PTS aged 9yrs following the death of his sister & brother with the same illness.
DM is a terrible disease as it leaves it entirely to us to make the decision of when to take the life of a dog that lays in front of you looking as perfect and alert as it always has done. This causes much anguish for the dogs carer, but for the dog, luckily there is no pain & that is the only comfort for anyone faced with this.
Breeders need to wake up & see what has been done to this once magnificent breed. It is ruined! There are too many illnesses & they are occuring in dogs way too young. It's cruel to the poor dogs & their poor owners. I hear sad stories everyday.
My current GSD, as I have mentioned time & again has suffered beyond belief. A severe food allergy & seizures from 9wks, fmeoral head way too small inone hip, HD in the other, allergic sores on her mouth that stink & itch, not to mention the anal furunculosis.
She is of excellent bloodlines, it makes me depressed to hear what is going on out there.
My advise to everyone is not to get a GSD. She is my thrid & each one has been more unhealthy than the last. We have now chosen another breed & we are so happy. It has been wonderful to see a pup born healthy & walk with good parallel rear action on strong legs, no ropey backline, but good & strong. Intellegent, happy & free from exaggerations that lead to suffering.
I'm not saying he will live forever or that he won;t have some hereditary illness lurking in the closet, but he has been a breath of fresh air & I won't be going back to the trauma of trying to raise a crippled GSD.
I pray that breeders will start to do right by the breed not their pockets & breed a healthy, intellegentt, biddable dog that can enrich the lives of it's human carers over a long life.
It's time for them to take their heads out of the sand & see what they are REALLY looking at, not what they THINK they are lookiing at. I hope that day will come but I doubt it. It makes me VERY angry!
Big, strong & noble he was sadly affected by DM at the age of just 7yrs. He enjoyed his cart from Eddies Wheels so much & it gave us time to come to terms with losing him.
Sadly PTS aged 9yrs following the death of his sister & brother with the same illness.
DM is a terrible disease as it leaves it entirely to us to make the decision of when to take the life of a dog that lays in front of you looking as perfect and alert as it always has done. This causes much anguish for the dogs carer, but for the dog, luckily there is no pain & that is the only comfort for anyone faced with this.
Breeders need to wake up & see what has been done to this once magnificent breed. It is ruined! There are too many illnesses & they are occuring in dogs way too young. It's cruel to the poor dogs & their poor owners. I hear sad stories everyday.
My current GSD, as I have mentioned time & again has suffered beyond belief. A severe food allergy & seizures from 9wks, fmeoral head way too small inone hip, HD in the other, allergic sores on her mouth that stink & itch, not to mention the anal furunculosis.
She is of excellent bloodlines, it makes me depressed to hear what is going on out there.
My advise to everyone is not to get a GSD. She is my thrid & each one has been more unhealthy than the last. We have now chosen another breed & we are so happy. It has been wonderful to see a pup born healthy & walk with good parallel rear action on strong legs, no ropey backline, but good & strong. Intellegent, happy & free from exaggerations that lead to suffering.
I'm not saying he will live forever or that he won;t have some hereditary illness lurking in the closet, but he has been a breath of fresh air & I won't be going back to the trauma of trying to raise a crippled GSD.
I pray that breeders will start to do right by the breed not their pockets & breed a healthy, intellegentt, biddable dog that can enrich the lives of it's human carers over a long life.
It's time for them to take their heads out of the sand & see what they are REALLY looking at, not what they THINK they are lookiing at. I hope that day will come but I doubt it. It makes me VERY angry!
by ggturner on 16 January 2012 - 22:01
Hexe,
This summer, we lost a 13 year old little terrier mix that we rescued to hemangiosarcoma (spleen and liver). We put her down when she began bleeding internally and having seizures. Very difficult decision, but we did not want her to suffer. She was my daughter's dog and had the cutest personality. RIP Maggie!
This summer, we lost a 13 year old little terrier mix that we rescued to hemangiosarcoma (spleen and liver). We put her down when she began bleeding internally and having seizures. Very difficult decision, but we did not want her to suffer. She was my daughter's dog and had the cutest personality. RIP Maggie!
by beetree on 16 January 2012 - 23:01
Lily Dexter, I understand how hard it was. I'm sorry you gave up on the breed because of this disease. I won't do that myself, but your pain is real.
ggturner, thanks for sharing your lovely dog with us all.
ggturner, thanks for sharing your lovely dog with us all.
by Blitzen on 17 January 2012 - 00:01
Hi Lily,
I've wondered how your girl was doing. Sorry it worked out the way it has. I've often thought about giving up on the breed too and my current dog will be my last bite at the GSD apple if she ends up with as many health issues as my first two. She's 4 now, so far so good. My first breed lived til 13, 14 and few ever saw a vet for being sick. There's just something special about a GSD that keep me coming back, for how long I don't know.
Good luck with your new breed. Nice to hear from you after all this time.
I've wondered how your girl was doing. Sorry it worked out the way it has. I've often thought about giving up on the breed too and my current dog will be my last bite at the GSD apple if she ends up with as many health issues as my first two. She's 4 now, so far so good. My first breed lived til 13, 14 and few ever saw a vet for being sick. There's just something special about a GSD that keep me coming back, for how long I don't know.
Good luck with your new breed. Nice to hear from you after all this time.
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