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HEAVEN’S FELL
Now I recall your
laughing face
A pup with not one
social grace
A fuzzy little dog to be
Who came and changed my life for me.
Throughout your life
you played the role
of mirror to my
troubled soul
When I was sad, you
played the clown
And did not let my
mood stay down.
When I was wrong,
your eyes would say
You loved me
fully any way
Now that your work on
Earth is done
You’ve a new place to
play and run.
Heaven must be for
dogs like you
Green hills with sheep
to herd anew;
A place to share the
memory
Of life and love eternally.
So tend the sheep we
knew so well
And wait for me on
Heaven’s Fell.
Copied
from the Bearded Collie Club’s
herding video.
Lend Me a
Pup
I will lend to
you for awhile,
a pup, God said,
For you to love him while he lives
and mourn for him when he's dead.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years,
or maybe two or three
But will you, 'till
I call him back,
take care of him for
me.
He'll bring his
charms to gladden you
and (should his
stay be brief)
you'll always have his
memories
as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
since
all from earth return
But there are
lessons taught below
I want this pup
to learn.
I've looked the
whole world over
in search of
teachers true
And from the folk that
crowd's life's land
I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love
Nor think the labour vain,
Nor hate
me when I come to take my Pup back again.
I fancied that
I heard them say
"Dear Lord Thy Will
be Done,"
For all the joys this Pup
will bring,
the risk of grief we'll
run.
We'll shelter him with
tenderness
we'll love him while we
may
And for the happiness we've known
forever grateful stay!
But should you
call him back
much sooner than we've
planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief
that comes,
and try to understand.
If, by our love, we've managed,
your
wishes to achieve!
In memory of him
we loved,
to help us while we grieve,
When our faithful bundle departs this
world of strife,
We'll have yet
another Pup and love him all his life.
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Sometimes the answers we
need can only be revealed by
special expensive tests
while our dogs are still
living--or by post mortems.
These owners and their
beloved companions made the
extremely difficult choice
to allow a necropsy to be
performed. As a result,
even in death they
contributed to the future
health and well-being of our
beloved White
Shepherds/white GSDs.
If
your dog is a candidate
especially as a result of
rear-end or spinal problems,
please contact Judy Huston.
The White Shepherd Genetics
Project will help you make
arrangements and will pay
for the procedure.
hustonjudy@gmail.com
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KYRA:
(September 20, 1995 – June
26, 2005) - Owned by Judy Huston
Kyra
inspired and motivated my
involvement with the health
of our White Shepherds.
When she became ill with
Lumbosacral Stenosis and
Inflammatory Bowel Disease,
I had an even greater desire
to do my part to improve the
health of our fantastic
breed. When she died almost
three years after surgery,
her beautiful spirit
encouraged me to take her
body to Michigan State
University to learn all we
could to help all our white
dogs. Thank you my
beautiful girl for all that
you gave us and for all that
you gave me.
Love, Mom
Necropsy
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JAZMOND -
Owned by Pam Hovind
Jazmond was pregnant. Shortly
before her due date she
began experiencing problems.
She was immediately taken to
the vet. An ultrasound
showed no live pups. An
emergency ovariohysterectomy
was performed, but Jaz died
on the operating table. Dr.
Padgett was called and
arrangements were made to
have a necropsy. She was
7-1/2 years old and is loved
and missed by her mom, Pam.
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ICE
- Owned by Linda and Larry
Rossick
Linda
called Judy when Ice began
to have difficulty getting
up and was becoming
incontinent. The family
consented to a necropsy at
MSU and Ice was one of our
first opportunities to look
for Degenerative Myelopathy
and Lumbosacral Stenosis.
Dr. Padgett reviewed the
report and determined Ice
had LS and Intervertebral
Disc Disease. She was nine
years and three months old
and dearly loved by her
family.
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RAJA
- Owned by Tiffany Tittl
Raja had
been showing signs of
rear-end weakness and
Tiffany had decided that
when the time came, Raja
would do her part for the
betterment of the breed. It
turns out that Raja died
suddenly from acute rupture
and hemorrhage associated
with metastatic
Hemangiosarcoma. During
necropsy it was found that
she also had “old dog”
degenerative myelopathy and
Intervertebral Disc
Disease. Kudos to
Tiffany—it was a very brave
thing for her to take her
girl to MSU. Raja was nine
years and eleven months of
age.
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STORM
- Owned by Gloria Erskine
When
Storm began to get sick, his
mom, Gloria, called Judy to
let her know what was
happening and to say they
wanted do their part for the
White Shepherds by allowing
a necropsy. Storm also had
a Hemangiosarcoma and
Intervertebral Disc
disease. Through the
necropsy we were able to
confirm a couple of
conditions and learn about a
few more. Storm was loved
and is missed by his
family. Storm was eleven
years and eleven days old.
Necropsy
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MRS
PEEL “EMMA” CDX
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Owned by Joe and Lucille
Jasinski
Emma
was as beautiful, smart, and
sophisticated as her name
sake, Mrs. Peel from the TV
show "The Avengers". Emma
was so easy to train,
looking sleek and beautiful
24-7. I wanted a big male
and decided on this petite
female, and what a decision
it turned out to be. She
competed in
AKC
obedience, never
disqualifying in any show,
and always placing in the
top four. In 1997 she was
ranked #19 in the U.S. in
Novice B and earned a HIT in
OPEN B at a German Shepherd
Specialty of Bk and Tans.
She is sorely missed by all
who knew her and were lucky
enough to see her perform.
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PAT
- Owned by Terri Vest
Though I have a number of
dogs, Pat was very dear to
my heart. He was my
protector, assistant, loving
and loyal companion. He was
the son of my "Lady" - from
the one litter we did. He
had a gentle nature about
him that I'll never forget
and will cherish my time
with him forever. After
losing him Nov. 2005 to a
spinal issue and a few other
things as it turned out -
his last sacrifice was to
help the genetics list in
their effort to track these
awful illnesses. His feeble
form is now strong again in
the meadows and I know he'll
be waiting for me at the
bridge. You'll ALWAYS be in
my heart!
Love, Mom
Necropsy
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Frieda
Owned by Pat Malinowski
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Kayte (Feb.22, 1995- Jan
23, 2006) -
Owned by Bette Gordon
Kayte was the 1st born of
the 1st litter. Her name,
Akaytez, (Greek for 'faithful
friend') was very apt. She
was always very loving and
willing to please. An
excellent babysitter for
subsequent litters, she
would even stop daddy
Trapper from going in to see
his babies (just in case).
Very agile, she could jump
the baby gates from a stand.
She loved to loll on the
sofa and wave at you.
Mesenteric torsion took her
away. Necropsy showed she
had some EPI and possibly
IBD. Thank you for all the
beautiful memories and miss
you Kaytz! Love, Mom
Necropsy
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REKA
(11/29/97-2/24/06 )-
Owned by Mary Anne
Prinkkila-Rogers
From the
minute I knew Reka existed
she became my soul mate.
She filled a hole in me that
I didn't know I had and
changed my life. She was a
once in a lifetime dog that
I would have given my right
arm for. In May of 2005 she
showed symptoms of rear foot
drag that escalated into a
dragging rear end that could
barely walk. My vet (Dr.
Kalinowski) diagnosed her
with Degenerative Myelopathy.
She was a dog with dignity
and vigor and when she
looked at me and had had
enough, I let her go to the
Rainbow Bridge. Despite the
pain of bringing her body on
a three hour drive south to
the U of MN, we (her
breeder/my best friend, Judy
Grumdahl & I) knew that she
might offer some answers for
German Shepherds. She will
live in my heart forever . .
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Necropsy
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Lilly
Owned by Judy Grumdahl (Juel)
Necropsy
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CHANCELLOR (Our Lil’ Man)
(September 20th
1995 – January 17th,
2006)
Owned by David and Linda May
He came into our lives on November 19th, 1995. It was an
instant connection. As we
watched him grow, he
enriched our lives beyond
belieF. He was the most
loving talkative dog we’ve
ever had. He loved playing
tricks on our black female
German shepherd. He was a
lover, a leaner and our
companion. In this picture,
he is doing his “Joe Cool”
stance. Even with his
Degenerative Arthritis, IBD,
and Degenerative Myelopathy,
he always had a smile. We
truly miss Our Lil’ Man, you
will always be a part of
us. Chance was 10 years
old.
Love, Mom & Dad
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