| The Mor Flaithri Erskine AKA Erskine "the king of Princes Projecting height" Rest In Peace My sweet sweet boy! In the end you had it tough. I know if it was up to you and me we would be together forever! I know you will be there to meet me when its my turn to crossover. I will be looking for you! Until then have fun playing at the big beach in the sky! |
| Welcome to Erskine's page. Erskine has been my dream come true with a sad twist. I looked for a harle great Dane puppy for a month or so and couldn't find one. Then one day on the news they were talking about this litter of 19 Great Dane puppies! To my surprise it was a harle family breeding. I emailed the breeder explainied my interest and my family, hoping that I could get on a list of potential homes. I was emailed back and I had a visit with the pups. There was one harle boy left and I decided to sleep on it over night (knowing it was a lifetime commitment) So the next day I called and said I would take him!! It felt like forever before he turned 8 weeks so I could take him home!! Here he comes!! And here comes potty training (by the way he was sooo easy), middle of the night potty breaks, obedience training and socialization!! A puppy is just like having an infant in the house!! No matter how quick he was at learning; other things just didn't look right. He walked a little different and when he used the bathroom his hind legs would shake and he would have to get up and move a couple of times just to have a bowel movement. I put it off as a big puppy getting bigger and his coordination was just off. After several months of this going on I decided to take him to the vet. Georgia Hymmen of Daynakin danes (this is a VERY special lady) gave me the info to a Dr. Iverson at Evergreen Vet. I among others HIGHLY recommend him!! I made his apt. Xrays were taken and the results were in. He has poor hips and degenerative spondylosis. If you know nothing about degenerative spondylosis you should read "Mickey's Gold Bead Adventure" at http://goldbeads.blogspot.com/ |
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| It has not been determined whether or not it is hereditary! Though Erskine is not the only one out of his litter that has/had it. One of them has already been PTS because of it! His "poor" his hips ARE hereditary! Education is the key to buying a puppy!! You should HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS from your breeder!! You should expect health tests!!! You should have a Dane that looks like Dane!! Show breeders are your best bet! They should know their standard and they should be able to explain the conformation faults of his/her dogs, they should also offer some sort of guarantee on their puppies. Should have a long history of health of their dogs and how old they lived and what they died from. Breeder shopping is MORE important then puppy shopping!! Though there is the occasional mis-hap in breedings, the rare hip dysplasia or what not; at least you have a breeder that can recommend a good vet and a shoulder to lean on. Remember breeder shopping not puppy shopping!! |
