Ilsa, Ronin, Ada.

Hi all, I haven't been on for awhile - I got a new job (MUCH better pay, whee!), moved to a new city, officially moved in my fiance, yadda yadda yadda.

Ada is now 100% under my care, which means she's thinner, fitter and better behaved.

Ronin is quickly moving up the ranks at the club, he easily passed Beginners, and is flying through Intermediate right now. This club really demands a lot from their dogs, even in Beginners. He also passed his TDI (therapy dog) certification last month.

Ilsa was diagnosed with masticatory myositis, an autoimmune disease that attacks the muscle fibers in her jaw. The treatment is a long term, high dosage of prednisone - which comes with lots of nasty side effects, like muscle wasting, polyuria, polydipsia, vomiting, leaking urine... etc. She's had a pretty tough time of it, but I think it's getting better. We don't know what caused it, but the Doberman breed is one of the breeds that the disease is most likely to strike. It's not hereditary or congenital, it just... happens. :( To raise her spirits, we've started training her in Advanced, to prepare for her CD. She'll never get the title in her present condition, but training for it seems to be keeping her mind off her misery.

Lastly, Sekai has gotten pretty big - highest was 600g, but he's been on a 3 month fast so he's back down to 550g. I'll post his photos in here, since they never get noticed in the BP Pictures section... he can't compete with the drop dead gorgeous morphs out there! ;)

Ronin, out with his new best friend Ruby...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_3971.jpg

All three out by the bluffs...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/IMG_3017.jpg

Ada at my parents' house, over Thanksgiving weekend...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_3103.jpg

Poor miserable Ilsa, NOT pleased to be outside!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_3630.jpg

Ilsa, about a week after her diagnosis... she looked a lot better back then!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_3016.jpg

Another Ada photo...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_3685.jpg

Ada, NOT happy that Ilsa has the bone and she has none!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_4316.jpg

Now, Sekai. He's just a plain, boring normal... but I like him all the same!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...uly2008457.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...uly2008450.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...uly2008446.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nov2008215.jpg

That's all for now!

Awesome photos. I really like the second pic.

Ilsa and Sekai are gorgeous. They all are. I'm glad that she's doing alright. Hope things keep getting better and better for her.