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HenryShoGun's Facinating Rhythm

2/23/2001 - 3/1/2012

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Our condolences to Paula Chmura, who graciously took Henryand his buddy, Wilson, into her home taking care of theirevery need for the last 2 years.. We hope Paula and Wilsonwill be a comfort to each other for quite a while longer. Ourthoughts also go out to Debbie Ward who loved and nurturedHenry and Wilson, for 8 years and to Marsha Biscar, herhusband, Hamid, and , of course, Mish, who tended to themFor several months until we could arrange for a flight toWisconsin.

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Birthday GreetingsShoGun's Funky Diva Diva 4/9/2005ShoGun's Nonsuch Tradition Rustle 4/9/2005ShoGun's Play That Funky Music Bentley 4/9/2005ShoGun's King of the Swingers Louie 4/15/2010ShoGun's Cherokee Lady Feather of Snow Keely 4/15/2010

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Emmet’s at it again

Emmet had a great weekend on March 3rd and 4th at the

Wisconsin Kennel Club Show. On the 3rd he qualified forhis Grand Champion title so he is now GCH ShoGun's Im

It N Thats That RN and on the 4th he got a Group 3placement. Emmet is also a CKC, UKC and IABCA champion.In addition Emmet has 3 JH legs and 2 BN legs and is lookingforward to earning these titles plus maybe a SH title beforeyear end.

Emmet new GCH 3/3/12 Emmet Group 3, 3/4/12

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Curry, ShoGun's Kid CurryThis photo was taken at the Wisconsin Kennel Club show onMarch 3, 2012. Curry is co owned by Helen Marshall and MaryMiserak, who is shown with Curry. Mary also owns Crosby,CH ShoGun's Going My Way, and is working with both boysin hunting and obedience. How did you manage to get himto stand still for the photo, Mary?

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Trotter’s first major

It happened at the Central Indiana Kennel Club show,Indianapolis, IN on February 11th. With this 3 point majorTrotter, ShoGun's Too Hot to Trot, now has 10 points. Here’shoping Trotter finishes in the near future.

Emmie has a new homeYou knew her as Remy, ShoGun's Sure Shot, but she hasfound a new home and a new name.

Ron and Joanne Turk lost their 14 year old ESS, Ellie, earlyin February. It was obvious to Ron that Joanne missed hervery much so he started looking for another. Since Joannehad previously showed interest in Clumber Spaniels, Ronchecked the Internet and found our website and saw we hadEmmie available. We made arrangements for them to visitbut Ron wanted to keep the visit a secret so he told Joannehe had to visit us as part of his job. She would come alongfor the ride.

When they arrived, a few of the dogs were running in theback and came running over to the fence to greet Joannewhile Ron came to the front door. Joanne soon followedRon with tears in her eyes. She came into the foyer and welet Emmie into the room. Joanne dropped to the floor andwelcomed Emmie into her arms, her long black coat sooncovered in white hair.

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It seemed like a good match so we agreed that Ron andJoanne could take Emmie home for a week to determinewether she would fit in, so to speak. While the first few dayswere not without trials and tribulations, Emmie settled inand has now become a tried and true member of the Turkfamily. May they live happily together for many years.

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Showing off Little Helen’s pupsHere are some cute photos of Little Helen,’s 12/20/11 litterat 8 weeks old. Little Helen is Shogun´s Boop-A-Doop Girl.The dad is Vojtik, Badyan Medvedi Smecka. Cate and Cedrichave gone to their forever homes already. Corby will be goingto his when he is a bit older. Thank you Zuzana for keepingus updated on the pups’ progress .

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Spencer, CH ShoGun's Little Dividend RN,shown above at his day job.

Charlotte’s first major

On March 4th Charlotte, ShoGun's Count Your Blessings, gother first major win at the Maryland Sporting Dog Associationshow , Bel Alton MD. Her owner, Chris Saint, says of Charlotte,“she is beautiful as well as brilliant and charming”. Doesn’tget much better than that. Keep up the good work you two.

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Interesting ArticlesYour Puppy Needs Puppy Food, Not Human Food!

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Dog Food and Product Recalls - What You Should Know

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Tales From The ER: What It's Really Like

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The Your Puppy is Growing So Fast...

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This is One Lump You Can't Ignore

Story at-a-glance

Mast cells are found in tissues throughout the body, butthey are especially prevalent in the skin, respiratory and GItract. They play a role in allergic responses, non-allergicskin disease, wound healing and tissue remodeling. Theyalso increase stomach acid production.

When mast cells replicate in higher than normalnumbers, mast cell tumors can develop. These tumors canoccur in both dogs and cats, and while some are benign,most are malignant. Dogs usually develop a single tumor;cats tend to develop multiple tumors.

In cats, mast cell tumors of the skin are usually curablewith surgery. Internal tumors carry a much poorerprognosis.

In dogs, prognosis for recovery depends on where thetumor is located, its grade, and the treatment given.

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Is Laser Therapy Right for Your Dog?

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If Your Dog is a Large or Giant Breed, Stay Alert for TheseSymptoms

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Socialize Your Puppy - Our Checklist Will Help

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Speaking of Hypoallergenic Dogs

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Interesting study. Here's a link to a blog written a coupleyears ago detailing a study published in the Journal ofAllergy & Clinical Immunology that talks about reduceddevelopment of allergies among children with early petexposure that's talked about in the above link:

http://www.fitasfido.com/2009/10/14/take-a-cat-and-a-dog/

"Notice Me!"- What Your Dog Says Without Speaking

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If Your Pet is Overweight, Please Stay Away from These"Fixes" Story at-a-glance:

Pet food manufacturers continue to try convince consumerstheir too-heavy dogs and cats can lose weight by beingstuffed full of grains and fiber-filled pet food.

The goal of many pet weight management formulas is tocreate a temporary feeling of fullness in dogs and cats sothey won't beg for food. This takes the heat off owners whodon't want to say no to a begging pet.

One company has even gone so far as to invent a bizarreingredient that when added to pet food impedes digestionso the animal feels full longer.

And the gimmicks being employed! There's a 'mealreplacement' drink for cats that contains not a scrap ofanimal protein. And then there's the 'weight management'dog food loaded with seven different kinds of grains and aspecial 'fat-burning' ingredient.

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Parents of overweight pets would be wise to steer clear ofthe ever-evolving gimmicky 'weight loss' products appearingon store shelves. Almost without exception, these formulascontain as much if not more of exactly the type of food thatis making pets fat in the first place.

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Kennel cough-One of the MOST Common Puppy Diseases

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This Tiny Segment of the Pet Food Market is ShowingRemarkable Growth

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How to AVOID Common Dog Emergencies

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Saying No to Poor Quality Pet Food... Even When It'sRecommended by Your Vet Story at-a-glance:

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) hasadded a 5th "vital assessment" for veterinarians to use indetermining the health status of dogs and cats. The newestassessment is nutrition; the other four are temperature,cardio function, respiratory health, and pain.

The vast majority of integrative/holistic vets have alwaysdone nutritional assessments on their patients. Holistically-oriented practitioners understand the quality of the food ananimal eats plays a foundational role in the state of hishealth.

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Unfortunately, a major manufacturer of 'therapeutic'veterinary pet foods is working with the AAHA to get theword out about the need for vets to do nutritionalassessments. The pet food company has also increased itssales staff in order to pay more frequent visits to vet officesacross the country.

The ingredients in 'therapeutic' pet food formulas are oftenextremely poor quality and biologically inappropriate forcarnivorous cats and dogs.

The more you know about the nutrition your companionanimal needs to be optimally healthy, the less likely you'llbe to fall for a sales pitch for an inferior pet food – even ifthe sales person is your veterinarian.

http://tinyurl.com/86flbqr

Note:Dr. Becker is a licensed veterinarian in the state ofIllinois and is certified in veterinary acupuncture andveterinary homeopathy. She opened her clinic, the NaturalPet Animal Hospital, in 1999 and founded the CovenantWildlife Rehabilitation Center in 2002. She has been votedone of Chicago's top 10 veterinarians and has appeared inthe hit show Animal Planet. Dr. Becker is also the author ofthe pet cookbook Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats.

The dangers of heartworm infection

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