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Maisie - I didn’t intend to keep a puppy from this litter as I already had one from this mating - Mia. Unfortunately Maisie showed signs of a urinary problem at 2/3 weeks old and I couldn’t sell her. I was advised by a couple of people to ‘put her to sleep’ to save her further distress - but ever the optimist, I decided to persevere with her and see how she progressed. Very, very fortunately a new owner of one of the ‘Pure’ litter is a vet whose practice had experience in this matter. We took her to see Damian and Mark when she was 4 months old and she was diagnosed with a fault in her ureta. This unfortunately meant having to have the tube and kidney removed. It is a very large operation for such a young puppy - but due to such good care from Damian and Mark - she made an amazing recovery and ‘touch wood’ is absolutely fine. My most grateful thanks go to these fine young vets. We had many discussions about the situation and they were both happy that the condition in her case was not genetic - which came as one huge relief to is all!!
Maisie has developed into a most wonderful puppy - she has the sweetest of nature’s as well as being calm and obedient. I am so very very pleased that I have kept her. She has recently passed both her Bronze and Silver Kennel Club tests and will now be working towards her Gold.
Due to having more puppies in the house Spring/Summer 2008 - Maisie’s training has unfortunately been a little neglected. We are hoping to resume shortly.
As Maisie has kept perfect health since her surgery, I have now decided to have her hips/elbows screened for the possibility of having a litter from her in the future. Her xrays were taken in early August - so fingers crossed they come back with a respectable score. Another nerve-racking few weeks ahead now worrying about them!
Hip scores back - a disappointing 9:7 - Elbow score 0:1
When my friend Janice came down to look at a couple of my 2008 litters, we got her to take a critical view of Maisie for show and breeding potential. Janice thought she was a very nicely made young bitch and has both potential in the show ring and also for my breeding programme. This is excellent news for us and I am now making a concerted effort to get her through her Gold test in obedience and also to Ringcraft classes.
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