Good morning, I sent private notes to people who knew Jerry. Several dear friends have suggested that I post how my boy, Jerry, died. Jerry is Am SelExCH/CanSelCH Divna's Jerry --with many titles on this end, too. Last Nov. 3 he came walking slowly up to the house. Slowly is not his norm AT ALL. So, I rushed him to the Vet. My Vet removed 7 pounds --yes, SEVEN POUNDS-- of blood from Jerry's stomach and also removed his spleen, which had ruptured. My Vet suggested I put Jerry down, but I knew it was his time. Wed., 2 days ago, I looked out my kitchen window about 6AM and saw Jerry walking slowly up to the house. I quickly went out to him. In my driveway, I knelt beside Jerry. He lay down, put his head on my lap, and died. Tues. night Jerry was totally normal --ate all his food, good stool, etc. The only thing different is that he wanted a longer nightly massage, which I --of course!-- gave him. Thanks for listening and caring, Donna in NC ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================