I know I haven't updated this Blog in a long time but recently we have learned new things about the breeder that we got Zoe from - Hemingway Terriers. Back in June last year we thought Zoe had Lymes Disease and when we took her to the vet we learned it was Hip Dysplasia - she was barely a year old when we discovered it. She was in so much pain that she didn't want to go for walks anymore and would lay in our kitchen howling.
When I emailed the breeder regarding this her advice was not to do the surgery and had given me the impression she was recommending us putting the dog down. At first she stated she had never had problems with Hip Dysplasia even though she has been breeding Airedales and Scotties for 20 years. Although I thought this was hard to believe I started to think it was something that I had done, she was around 50 pounds and extremely active before we discovered the Dysplasia.
We moved forward and sought out professional advice from a Vet, since they did go to school and were trained on how to fix dogs, not breed them! We had an amazing experience with Dr. Glennon and learned about our options and decided to move forward with an FHO surgery. Zoe had her right leg done and we were amazed at how well she recovered. We had a little problem when we cut her pain meds but eventually she was back to her normal self. We have had a few follow up appointments to keep an eye on her other leg which also has Hip Dysplasia. We ended up finding out we don’t need to get surgery done on her other leg because she was doing so well.
Although it was great news to hear about her not needing surgery again we ended up finding out that we weren’t the only ones out there who were having the same problem with Hemingway Terriers. Because of this Blog I was contacted by an individual who also had an Airedale from Hemingway Terriers and they too got a similar response. NOW THERE IS A THIRD PERSON. All of our dogs are about 6 months apart and have the same father “Master of Disguise”. In an email I received from Sandy she stated:
holy crap! I am so sorry. I have not had any problems or issues with hip and I am very surprised that there is one now.
I know dad to be fine. Mom never had any pups with any issues either. I retired mom and placed her in a pet home in January of this year.
I never breed them long but want them to have a good life after breeding too. She went to a retired doctor in Lake George and is doing great, so I am rather surprised to hear this.
I know dad to be fine. Mom never had any pups with any issues either. I retired mom and placed her in a pet home in January of this year.
I never breed them long but want them to have a good life after breeding too. She went to a retired doctor in Lake George and is doing great, so I am rather surprised to hear this.
I also agree to change food and do gloclosomine (sp) I do take that myself and it does help. It is important that the dog is not heavy from what I have read. So do keep her weight in check.
Please update me as to her progress. Siblings from that litter have had no issues either.
Sandy
Please update me as to her progress. Siblings from that litter have had no issues either.
Sandy
I only heard back from her once after this but now because of Blogs three of us have been able to connect and share similar stories. It is also ironic because her website was not renewed and I am sure she is now selling dogs under a new name but I beware anyone who is looking to purchase an Airedale Terrier from a breeder named Sandy and lives in Westerlo, NY. We thought we had done our research on breeders but apparently we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. I hope with her website down maybe, just maybe she is not breeding anymore but I highly doubt it!
