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Monday, December 24, 2012
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Here are the GSD's that won the calendar contest. You can order the 2013 calendar at the link below (the pictures at the link are from last year's calendar).
Christmas Eve thoughts from Connie
Its
Christmas Eve and here I am running late as usual. I wanted to get this in
before Christmas but looks like it won’t make it. In any case I wish you all
the warmest of holiday wishes and hope the coming New Year will be filled with
happiness.
I have to say that I sure won’t be sorry to
say goodbye to 2012 as it has been a rough year here at the rescue. Starting
with my near amputation of both ring fingers in February and 3 surgeries (still
needing one more). Both bones were broken and one tendon cut.
Then
on April 7th Chaddo had a torsion of his colon in the wee hours of
the morning. Thankfully I got him to Colorado State University in time and he
survived an almost full mesenteric torsion thanks to their skilled surgeons.
In regards to Chaddo’s recovery, it has been
touch and go for the last 8 months trying to get him through this. Lately he is
starting to do much better and starting to bounce around and be playful
again. His colon was damaged from the
torsion so he now has colitis and has to be on a medicine regimen daily but
thanks to God and the prayers and good wishes of everyone he survived when they
didn’t think he would.
He had to go back in August and have his
stomach tacked so that his chances of flipping his stomach would be less as
they feared this would be too much after what he had gone though. They couldn’t
tack his colon as it was just too damaged but the vet said that a colon torsion
was rare and he didn’t think it would happen again. I have since looked it up
on the web and there are only 4 cases in the veterinary records. I guess Chaddo
would make 5. Three are GSDs and one is a Great Dane.
I think for the rest of my life my memory of
this year will be of me with a brace on my arm and both hands in bandages
walking Chaddo around the yard to make sure he could go potty.
Thankfully a couple of years ago I had the
presence of mind to buy health insurance for Chaddo so that saved my personal
pocketbook over $4000.00. Wouldn’t have mattered though as he is a necessary part
of my life. I don’t think I would ever
again go with out insurance for my dogs
In spite of my looking forward to saying
goodbye to 2012 not all things this year
were bad. During all the crisis with Chaddo, and me they were working on the
new building and by the time I had one good hand to use they had the building
dried in and ready for us to take over. Even though we had a lot left to do
when the contractor finished we now have it almost completed.
We still have the floors that need epoxy, the
walls around the indoor pen area, dog doors, pens set up inside and we need
gate panels for the indoor pens. We need a hanging vented gas heater and gas
pipes. Right now we are using electric heat and I am a little worried that a
power outage will be a problem (that may be an understatement).
I
would like to give a special thanks to all those volunteers who are such a
vital part of this rescue that have stepped up to help, as we have had to
depend on you even more than usual this year. Without you we would be looking
at bare walls, freezing pipes and many dogs that would not have been rescued. I
would like to mention just one person and that is Brian Browning (Liam’s
adopter), who spent 4 days out here putting up the drywall and taping and
bedding. What a job that was and we are all indebted to you, as I truly don’t
think it would have gotten done without your professional help.
Last but not least I would like to thank all
of those who have continued to support our cause by their donations. Without
you we would not be able to continue our mission, the rescue and rehab of
German Shepherd Dogs in need.
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