I'm so glad to hear that everything is fine. I've been extremely busy with a very very short notice move. Although anticipated, they only gave DH less than a week to get packed. I will be following behind hopefully soon.

One other thing to watch out for and it does happen very rapidly is TORTION.

If you have a dog breed that is very deep chested or has a barrel chest this not uncommon. It can be fatal if not diagnosed quickly and can be hereditary (still being studied).

TORTION: is where the stomach twists and cuts off the blood supply to the rest of the digestive system. Once the blood flow is cut off, the rest of the surrounding tissue dies. It can come on very suddenly.

My breeder/rescuer girlfriend just had a 2 year female just pass away overnight from this. She was fine, not showing any symptoms of ailments, and had just gotten a thorough physical from the Specialist Vet with no problems (she was going to breed her this cycle).

What she did not know was the dog's grandfather had tortioned 2xs and died from the second event. The owner never entered this critical data in the pedigree or in the records, so when breeding occurred no one was aware of the potential hazard.

Since this happened, any pedigree associated with this particular stud has been notified.

One thing I like to tell everyone who asks about dogs, is always do your research, especially if you get one from a breeder (reputable or not). It's your money and some of the prices are steep.