German Shepherd puppies in Virginia
Johnny and Jane are my old dogs now. They will be 10 in October. Jane is See See’s dam, who I will be breeding soon. Johnny and Jane are littermates. So, these pics are of the grandma and great uncle of my next litter.
It has been a week, and my heart still aches. Nellie is gone. She was 13 years old and gave me everything good her whole life. She did everything right.
Just a silly video of dogs playing nicely together. They are littermates. Two years old.
Thanks to my friend Jasmine, video exists of Clyde winning his class. GSDs start at 13:35. Clyde enters the ring with me at 15:17. (The dogs before GSDs are Belgian Tervurens.) Here’s the link to her Facebook page with the video: https://m.facebook.com/100007441544501/videos/dog-show-last-day/1004799144005253/
Many thanks to Judge Joan Luna Liebes for this 4-point major win to complete his championship!
I swear I have won more times wearing that magenta jacket, the black skirt with the white design, and the white top with blue trim around the neckline than any other outfit, by far! I guess it’s my lucky outfit!
I love my sweet boy Clyde. He reminds me so much of his grandsire Wally, with his puppyish face, great bone, clean movement, and coat type.
Clyde is an AKC Champion! He won today at the Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club show in Doswell, getting a 4 point major and Best of Winners! I don’t have pics from the show yet, but here he is settling down to go to bed after his big day.
I will post show pics when I get them. Next step is to get his OFA x-rays done. I will be showing him towards his grand championship in future shows.
See See still needs a major win to become a champion, which I would like to get before breeding her. She got reserve twice in the three day cluster at Doswell this weekend.
Today would have been my 38th wedding anniversary. Chuck and I were married on August 16th, 1985. Winston was born in 2019, and my husband died the following year. Winston was Chuck’s pick of the litter. He named him Sir Winston Churchill because when he was born, he had a fat round head. We always liked to take Winston to some of the small beaches nearby, because Winston loves to play fetch in the water. He learned to swim because he was willing to go out far enough to get the stick.
In honor of Chuck on our anniversary today, I took Winston to the beach to play fetch.
Nellie has been limping, and I found a swollen area/mass on her left rear leg. I was terrified that the vet visit would indicate the likelihood of cancer.
The vet, Dr. Miller, said Nellie had pitting edema, and he could not feel a mass. He prescribed Rimadyl, a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory given to dogs. Because it can be hard on older dogs, I had blood work done to make sure this would not likely be an issue. Her blood work was pretty good, except her hemoglobin was low, so he recommended iron.
Dr. Miller wasn’t sure of what caused the edema, but he couldn’t find any swollen lymph nodes, or any mass higher up. So, because it was localized, he thought she must have injured it or strained it. She was also generally weak in the rear.
Upon coming home, I gave her a dose of Rimadyl, and she already seems better, although the swelling is still present.
I will be taking her back in about 10 days to repeat the blood work and get her rechecked. I am so relieved that this condition is treatable!
A few months ago, I taped Kemy’s ears for my friend Josh. Last weekend, Kemy won major points at the dog show in Doswell, beating me and See See! Check out those perfect ears!
Look at the previous posts to see “before” pics. https://shepherdsight.com/2023/01/17/gsd-puppy-ears-2/ and https://shepherdsight.com/2023/02/12/kemys-ears-are-up/
Well, of my dogs, anyway! Just got these pics, and I can’t believe how pretty they look in these professional photos done by David Sombach at the Virginia Kennel Club show on June 25, 2023. https://davidsombachphotos.shootproof.com/ https://thevirginiakennelclub.com/
Clyde and See See need one more major win to become Champions under AKC rules. There are two more shows this weekend with majors available, but I’m not counting any chickens!
The Virginia Kennel Club https://thevirginiakennelclub.com/ had their show this weekend in Doswell. Saturday, we did not win. Luc, the dog I (unsuccessfully) bred See See to, won and finished his Championship title! As you can see from previous posts, he is a very nice dog. https://shepherdsight.com/2023/05/29/see-see-was-bred-on-5-27-2023/ https://shepherdsight.com/puppies/
Sunday was, like, totally, the best day ever! Clyde got a 5 point major and Best of Opposite Sex by beating the special (a dog who was a champion, Luc)!!! Then, omg, See See beat Clyde for best of winners for the crossover and also got a 5 point major!!!! The judge, Patricia Hess, told me she really liked what I was breeding!
I will post the professional win pics when I get them. In the meantime, here are some random pics that were shot from ringside.
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