from another list...(note, this is not about me....) On Friday last week a good friend of mine called to discuss with me her very sick bitch that she had just picked up at the airport. She had just been in CA being bred. Her vet didn't know what was wrong and we were throwing around ideas. Long story short, the bitch died. She ended up at our university vet hospital with peritonitis caused by a punctured uterus. The owner of the stud dog did a last minute unplanned AI. The owner of the stud dog is a judge, breeder of 30+ years etc. It seems that many things went wrong during the week. They had two very young litters on the ground, other bitches coming in to be bred etc. I suspect that they got in a hurry and this is the result. Just a cautionary tale. Think about who you send your dogs to. Also, slow down and take time with your animals and those of others. It is so easy to make mistakes in our busy, rushed days. shared by Peggy ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================