Hello from Chicago
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10/11/10 09:26 PM
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hpcarter
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A new member introducing myself:
I'm Harry and I'm from Chicago.
Max is my boy. He's a rescue boy and is about 5 (+/- yr). As is the case with lots of rescue dogs, he had a jerk(s) for an original owner. When he was rescued by Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue, he weighed only around 50 some pounds. He had bad diarrhea. I'm sure the experienced GSD people know that meant he had pancreatic insufficiency. The rescue group got things under control and his weight up to 73 lbs. Shortly after I adopted him, he developed periannal fistulas. They are under control now (we're working our way to chronic condition management). He is a real sweet-heart.
He's my fourth GSD. I got hooked on GSD's as a kid back in the stone age when my aunt offered me a puppy (or two). After throwing temper tantrums (we lived with my grandmother and I kept getting "What will your grandmother think"), I got Nuchi, a female GSD. She was intelligent, dominant, territorial and protective. And she quickly got grannie under her paw. This was a good combination as my grandmother who was getting elderly felt (properly so) safe if left alone for most of the day with only Nuchi around. Whenever grannie took an afternoon nap, Nuchi would lay in front of her bedroom door.
Many years later I inherited my dad's GSD, Gretchen. She had made her daddie (my father) very happy by being an excellent wood-chuck killer. My dad had a small farm and was upset when he discovered woodchucks eating his soybeans in the field. He went back with Gretchen and a shotgun to kill them. Gretchen then showed off her varmint killing skills. I watched her kill a woodchuck once. She danced very gracefully around it until she could get in and get the woodchuck right behind its head and flip it in the air killing it.
After Gretchen passed away, I realized I needed another dog and got Schultz, my first rescue boy. He was a good boy. After he passed, it was time to get another dog, Max.
Love GSDs. Now if they could only figure out to hang to their hair, they'd be perfect.
Here's Max:
[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/50294044@N05/5073013694/[/img]
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Re: Hello from Chicago
[Re: hpcarter]
#93204
10/11/10 09:33 PM
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Massachusetts
Braverhund
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Welcome Harry and dear Max!  Grimm and I wish you a very warm welcome here to the forum. Thank you for the story of your past shepherds. What loving spirits enriching our lives.  Hope to read you here often! 
Patti
Frauchen von:
Grimm van den Heuvel, "Donnerpratzen"
Smokey The TeddyLion, DLH purrbuddy
Dir gehört mein Herz
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Re: Hello from Chicago
[Re: MaxaLisa]
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10/11/10 10:36 PM
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Wisc.Tiger_Val
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to our growing community.
Val da Tiger
Fuzzybutt the cat.
Neilla the Big White puppy.
RIP Cheyenne - AKA: Digger, CheyChey Girl, Cheyenne Large and In charge. 2/16/02 - 2/27/16
RIP Raya - AKA: Raz-a, Ray a Sunshine, RayBestos, the little one, Silly Girl. 9/21/05 - 6/27/14
RIP Lakota - AKA: Bubba, Big Boy, BooBoo (the other part of the Binky and BooBoo team). 1/19/03-9/19/2011
RIP DeeDee - AKA: DD Poo, Little Bit, Binky (part of the Binky and Booboo team) 6/23/02-6/20/11
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Re: Hello from Chicago
[Re: Kamahi]
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10/12/10 12:01 AM
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Kayos
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Kathy PAM, URO3, UCD, UACH Tidmores Rising Star Lydia "Mayhem" CD,BN,RE,AX,AJP,OFP,P1J,CA,DJ,HT,TKN,TC,CGCU, RATN 4/4/12 Jeli, (Pembroke Welsh corgi) CGC, RATI 5/13/19 Lucky, Wolf, Max, Kayos, Havoc - gone not forgotten. 
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Re: Hello from Chicago
[Re: Sage's mom]
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10/12/10 02:44 AM
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Lin
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welcome! My girl Tessa is from chicago, she was found as a stray. I adopted her from magnificent mutts rescue.
Sorry dude. I can't live up to your expectations all of the time. Sometimes I'm going drink six miniature bottles of rum and then draw horses. That's just the way the world works.- Allie Brosh
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Re: Hello from Chicago
[Re: AngelJ]
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10/14/10 12:05 AM
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Ohio
PositiveDog
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Welcome, Harry and Max! I have a GSD Skye who has pannus and has also battled perianal fistulas. I so much appreciate your commitment to Max and your previous GSDs.
Welcome to the board! Glad to have you here.
Bonnie
With approval of my friends:
SamCat, 03/2011
Bennie the 12 1/2% GSD 02/2013
Seiko, Solo, Sophie, Skye and Buddy - bridge dogs who taught me so much
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