As a beautiful day was had by all here at Schatten Shepherds with friends and family, it unfortunatly ended very sad. At midnite I held my sweet Abby in my arms to bid her good bye. She too had a great day and I know she was thankful for everything. I watched her play with her kong and chew on her nyla bone and lay in the sun as happy as can be. But as I put her to bed last night with the other dogs I noticed her extended stomach. I knew what it was and immediately and called the ER. My daughter and I made the final drive with Abby to Rohnert Park. She insisted on walking in, got weighed and proceeded to the examining room. She made it to the carpet and there she collapsed. She knew is was time, as I. So at midnite, my sweet Abby made her journey to meet up once again with her half sister, Ch. Tempo and her breeder Lorraine Schowalter. Abby was almost 10 years old. Rest in Peace, My Abby. Lois Gregor Schatten Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================