Photo courtesy of V bird Studio
CH Ariel Bishop's Investment CGC RN
TDIA CD
CH Owlwatch Sun See an Heir CGC X
CH Danebridge's Loose Change
"Taylor"
6/2/2003 -
aka
"Tator"
"Sweet Tator"
"Tator Dog"
"Brown Dog"
Click here for a Great Dane summary, written by me.
Taylor was diagnosed with
Addison's Disease
on July 8, 2008, a little over a month after her 5th birthday.
It was a very scary time until we got the diagnosis, because we almost lost her.
And we would have lost her
if not for the excellent, observant, and diligent care of her wonderful vet,
Dr. Teresa Calvert.
We can't
thank her enough for saving our Taylor girl. Taylor shows no signs of her
illness. She is a happy, bouncy
puppy at almost 6 years old. She is a very special girl and I'm grateful for
every day that we have with her.
A lot of people ask me
what Addison's Disease is and what were Taylor's symptoms.
Addison's Disease is an auto-immune disease where the body attacks the adrenal gland.
Primary Addison's Disease
(which is what Taylor has) is believed to be transmitted genetically,
but the mode of inheritance is currently still under investigation.
However, the onset of an Addisonian Crisis
can be precipitated or triggered by physically or mentally stressful events such
as vaccinations, illness, etc."
Addison's reveals itself in many
different ways,
so each case could be different.
I will relate what happened in Taylor's case,
and while I'm hoping that something in the following will
help diagnose a future Addisonian,
it will most likely not be exactly the same in another dog's case.
Click here to read Taylor's story.
Photo courtesy of
V bird Studio
Taylor at 3
months old Taylor at 6 months old
What a lazy bum!
She loves that cat feather!
Ain't she sweet?
Christmas 2003
9 1/2 months old
Muncie/Anderson Dog Show 8-15-04 Winning Best of Winners and her first points!
Lebanon, IN 9-12-04 Winning Best of Breed. Patrice Lawrence handling.
Kankakee, IL 11-28-2004 Winning Best of Opposite
to Finish her Championship!
Thanks to Patrice Lawrence for a wonderful
job of handling Taylor and suggesting which judges would like her!
What? You want your seat back already?!
You've only been gone 30 seconds!
Nighty Night - Taylor's favorite place to be!
Taylor's half sister, Charlotte 2006
Taylor practicing agility!
Below, Taylor is earning first place at the lure
coursing Fun Run in Fairborn, OH on May 5, 2007
Taylor getting the "bunny"!
You can see Taylor's uncle winning Winner's Dog at
the Great Dane National Specialty in 2002
here. Patrice Lawrence
is handling.
Taylor is doing Therapy Dog work every now and then.
Click on the picture below to see Taylor's show record:
