On Sunday, I lost my champion, Ch Cimarron's American Girl, affectionately known as Amy or Red Varmint. Amy was the sixth champion from a litter of ten that has so far produced 8 champions. Amy's behavior on Saturday evening was kind of odd. Sunday, after coming home after the dog show, something was definitely wrong with her. I think her heart was giving out for some reason, as she felt cold to the touch. She had also soiled on herself. A short time later, she gave her last gasps and passed away. I will take her to the vet to see if he can find out why she died, because I have not a clue why she did. She joins her siblings, her brother, Ch Cimarron's Refugee, and her two sisters who passed away from cancer, Ch Cimarron's Free Fallin' TC, and GCh Cimarron's Here Comes My Girl TC. /steve d. Visit Cimarron Shepherds on the Web! http://www.cimarron-gsd.com/ http://www.gsdcstl.org/ Happiness is German Shepherd slobber on your car window. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================