The Gold Rush Champions chapter in Sacramento had a Halloween Party over the weekend! Here's a picture of Shawn from the photo booth.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Thompson III
Thompson III was born on May 9, 2013 to Sabina II and Desi II. He was my 7th puppy for Canine Companions for Independence. Sadly on July 22nd, Thompson was playing with his mom Sabina and CCI puppy in training Cate at his other puppy raisers home and fell into the pool. His other puppy raiser ran into the pool to get him out and then rushed him to the emergency vet. They did all they could for Thompson, but he would not recover.
As his other puppy raiser put it, "At a terrible terrible expense I have learned a lot about drowning that I didn't know before. In the end it wasn't the water that Thompson inhaled but the edema that developed in his lungs that could not be resolved before it was just unfair of us to ask him to push on. While it still did not result in an positive outcome for Thompson, early medical intervention is crucial. His only chance of survival was due to the quick response of his medical team. If your dog has a near drowning event, even if they seem fine, they need to be seen immediately. Although I knew Thompson needed medical care as soon as he came out of the water, the vet said that many times a pet can look okay but later due to edema still have respiratory issues that some times can result in what is called a dry drowning and die several hours after the event."
We had to make the incredibly difficult decision to put him to sleep since the emergency vet and my regular vet said there was not a chance for him to recover.
If there is anything positive that may come from this, I hope people know it can happen to anyone in a blink of an eye. Life jackets or tethers are great options for baby puppies.
Thompson, I love you buddy! You'll forever be my little guy...
As his other puppy raiser put it, "At a terrible terrible expense I have learned a lot about drowning that I didn't know before. In the end it wasn't the water that Thompson inhaled but the edema that developed in his lungs that could not be resolved before it was just unfair of us to ask him to push on. While it still did not result in an positive outcome for Thompson, early medical intervention is crucial. His only chance of survival was due to the quick response of his medical team. If your dog has a near drowning event, even if they seem fine, they need to be seen immediately. Although I knew Thompson needed medical care as soon as he came out of the water, the vet said that many times a pet can look okay but later due to edema still have respiratory issues that some times can result in what is called a dry drowning and die several hours after the event."
We had to make the incredibly difficult decision to put him to sleep since the emergency vet and my regular vet said there was not a chance for him to recover.
If there is anything positive that may come from this, I hope people know it can happen to anyone in a blink of an eye. Life jackets or tethers are great options for baby puppies.
Thompson, I love you buddy! You'll forever be my little guy...
Thompson was named after my good friend and power forward for the Sacramento Kings, Jason Thompson. Check out info about his foundation.
Thompson and sister Trini.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Happy 9th Birthday to Shawn!!
It's Shawn's 9th birthday and she's enjoying it by relaxing at home before our long walk at the park!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Waltz
We're puppy sitting great grand-puppy Waltz for the week! Waltz is an Oz III x Glade II puppy. Oz is Omeeka's puppy and that's how she's Chandra's grand-puppy. Waltz is 5 months old and doing well on her commands. She is a fun puppy to work with and has a lot of potential!
Working on commands at Petco.
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