First of all, I want to again thank everyone again for their very kind thoughts and concern when my Ivan crossed the Bridge. It meant so much that so many knew what I was going through, and cared, and sent their condolences. I tried to write you all back with at least a thank you but if I have missed anyone, I'm sincerely sorry...I had so very many sympathy notes, and I haven't been functioning very well. Apparently, with nothing showing on necropsy except fluid in his lungs, his cause of death may well have been anaphylaxis--a severe allergic reaction, for instance, to a bee sting. He loved to snap bees out of the air, and had never ever had any bad reaction at all to their stings. He'd simply spit the stinger out and go find another to chase. It was definitely NOT heat-related, there was no evidence of that on necropsy or in his environment at all. Many of you have asked his age, he was only 5 years old...he would have been 6 in October. Thank you all again for your condolences and kind thoughts. Rest in Peace my buddy...there will never be another like you. Liz in Utah Visit my website at _http://hometown.aol.com/rckyiizard/index.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/rckyiizard/index.html) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================