I am reposting this as so many people deleted Digests yesterday and received garbled messages due to the photo experiment. BJ Without being too dramatic, it does seem that the heading is true for Caralon and those associated. A few days ago I was able to post about the best of times -- the birth of our co-owned "Bailey" X "Puma" litter. Today I must post that Larry Duerbeck, Pat Parsons and Scootie Sherlock are experiencing the worst of times as "Cutter", Ch CaralonQED Sword v LeBarland ROM OFA crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Sat. July 2. "Cutter" was 12 years old and until 6 days before his death was in the best of condition, staunchly protecting his harem against the young "whipper snapper" males who might come to visit and patroling the yard. Just last week he was dedicated to trying to get to his daughter to breed her. Six days ago, he appeared to be suffering from the heat and when normal efforts to refresh him did not work, he was admitted to the Vet Group of Chesterfield. Little could Suzanne know when she sent that wonderful post last week about seeing him demonstrate a true flying trot at a National, that he was fighting for his life and awaiting test results. Those results confimred that despite preventative treatment, he was suffering from Erlychia (sp?) and he lost the fight on Sat. Scootie wants to give you all a heads up that no matter how diligent you are with your preventatives, you need to check your tick titers as it can happen to you. I am working on a memorial page for Cutter. I would like to have this to Gail by August 1. All proceeds above the ad cost will be donated to a health foundation of Caralon's choice. Send your check and name as you want it to appear to me as follows: Betty Johnson 317 North Drive (do not abbreviate North, it is name, not directional) Marshall, MO 65340 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================