Sad to say that the picture of Mulder on the prior post is the last one taken. He collapsed on Good Friday, and the vet determined that a form of cancer was causing internal bleeding. We held him while the vet euthanized him, but it was weird because there were no apparent symptoms. Tough way to lose a good friend of ten years..
We had been looking for an Irish Wolfhound puppy without results for three years, but unexpectedly got a note from a show-friend who recommended a breeder with pups. What’s the chance of that?? After thinking long and hard on it, we got the new female home on Thursday 16th, so welcome the new war-dog Kiera…
Kiera says Hi!
Born Jan 10, she’s now 42 pounds and taller than our Sheltie! The name Kiera comes from an Irish origin. It is the feminine form of Gaelic Kieran, and means “Dusky; dark-haired.”
She won’t rep;ace Mulder on the top picture, though….he’ll always be the “Top Dog”!
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May 1, 2009 at 4:52 am
Wow, I understand exactly how you feel. Our Doberman went in for a normal checkup and they determined that he had Splenic Cancer. He seemed fine but just a few weeks later he collapsed and had to be put to sleep. That was a hard day for the whole family.