John and I put a deposit down for a male German Shepard yesterday. We went and visited a kennel/training facility just outside of St. Peter. We were very impressed by Mark and his GSDs and his overall philosphy towards training, teaching and raising the breed. He was very knowledgable and kind. His dogs were all so beautiful with wonderful temperaments - very unique. We stand a very good chance at getting a puppy as we were the 2nd couple to put down a deposit for a male on the 2nd of two litters coming up in August. So, if all goes well, we'll have a new member of the family by the first week of October or so!
I still think about Oakley every day and miss him terribly. Just last night, we ordered chinese food and when the door bell rang, I instintively waited for Oakley to start barking like crazy and barrel down the stairs to the front door. Then it dawned on me the reality of it and I realized that was not going to happen. No one has ringed the doorbell since he has been gone, so it was a shock when it didn't happen. I had just about been ready to shout his name - it was a bit depressing to say the least.
Love ya, Oakley!
This is a blog created to chronicle my dog Oakley's fight against nasal adenocarcinoma. I am hoping that this blog will help others whose own dogs may be afflicted by this cancer and to see firsthand what it is like to put their dog through curative intent radiation therapy should they want to pursue the same treatment.
Oakley
My boy!
About Oakley
Oakley is my 8 yr old German Shepard. He was recently diagnosed with nasal adenocarcinoma at the end of August 2009 and is currently receiving radiation therapy to treat his cancer at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center.
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