Carolyn, What a heartbreak!! Will never forget the first time I saw Bo in CA when she Literally "strode" into the ring - she was one of the all time examples of true correct stride - with natural balance. Carolyn, you have a talent for putting the right ones together - a gift - AND a Blessing for the breed. It is a great loss loosing Bo, we hope those raw wounds Heal quickly. The entire GS world morns your loss. Thinking of you and Frank. Nancy Harper-Mulvaney and the GSDC of Atlanta -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carolyn Martello Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 2:08 AM To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Our Loss We lost 'BO' Wednesday night. Our U.S.Grand Victrix AOE Champion Mar Haven's Black Orchid ROM,HT, PT. She was as close to perfection as we will ever breed. Almost 2 yrs. ago we had made a decision to quit breeding and showing G.S.D. We had no heart anymore after a painful loss in our family. But....then.... I wanted a puppy from Bo and so we bred her one last time. She was in great condition, she loved being bred, whelped easy and loved raising her pups. She easily whelped 3 pups early Tuesday...all still in the sac....quick and easy. A shot of Oxytocin she was done..all seemed well. Early Wed. we were concerned about one pup...then BO seemed quiet. Couple hrs. later she vomited... and we rushed her to the Vet. Took them all day to finally discover she had retained some placenta. and by then she was septic. We will try to raise the two pups left, but no longer for me....for Bo. I'll never forget how she looked at me when we took her pups away from her at the Vets. I am so tired of tears..... Frank & Carolyn Martello www.marhaven.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================