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The beginning of an interesting journey

Dec 28

Written by: hanfords
12/28/2007 2:39 PM

We must have a thing for German dogs. Our family of five purchased a miniature German Schnauzer (yes, I know this is supposed to be about GSP's!!) about 13 years ago from a pet store. At the time, we had no idea about rescue shelters or anything like that, we just knew that we wanted a mini schnauzer. Well, time passed and our loving family dog grew old, he grew blind and deaf. He got around great, played and ate as usual, but of course couldn't see us or hear us call his name. I was very upset that he was getting older and there came a day that he didn't want to eat. Two days passed and still didn't eat. I had decided that if he still had not eaten by the third day, he was going to the vet. That morning he was happy and wagged his little nub of a tail when he caught my scent, but he still would not eat. I called the vet and they said to bring him in that afternoon so they could check him out. When I went to get him from the back yard, he wasn't in his usual spot on the big lawn chair recliner all sprawled out trying to get as much of the winter sun as possible; he was stretched out on the grass. He looked as though he were asleep, I walked up to him talking and calling his name even though I knew he wouldn't be able to hear me and still there was no movement. I took a deep breath and knelt down beside him to wake him up, but I knew he was gone. I held him to me and cried that my longtime friend was no longer going to be looking at me with his sweet black eyes or play the games that we had created when he was a pup. I was heartbroken. My family was heartbroken.

Two weeks after we lost our mini Schnauzer...my eight year old daughter decided we needed to 'save' a dog from the shelter. I was NOT ready for another dog so soon. But the emptiness I felt because we didn't have a dog was more than I could take. She directed us to our local shelter's webpage where we looked at different dogs and read their 'story'. We had decided that we would get a SMALL dog and that we would go the next morning on December 22 to pick one out. I could hardly sleep that night from the excitement and anticipation of bringing a new member into our family!

Loaded up everyone into the "Exploder" and headed on over the shelter. As we drove in, there were a ton of cars in the parking lot and alot of people hanging around. I kind of got nervous that someone had already looked at the dog I had my eye on; a Jack Russell Terrier and had taken him home. Apparently, there was a 'sale' on Christmas Kitties and everyone was there to adopt cats, not dogs...phew! We all rushed into the kennel looking for the dog that we had each chosen in our mind when looking at them on the website. I found the JRT and ruled him out immediately. He was jumping around like rabbit on crack and barking like crazy, as I watched him from afar. As he grabbed ahold of his blanket and shredded it, I knew this was not the dog for our family and walked away...sadder than ever.

What really upset me at the shelter was the number of animals there. I know that they are very well taken care of, but just to see all of the unwanted animals was more than heartbreaking, it was disappointing. I was disappointed that a person could take on the responsibility of an animal and then to one day just toss it aside like it was nothing. I wanted to take them all home and knew that I couldn't. My oldest daughter had been watching all of the dogs, evaluating them on how they reacted when people walked by their kennels. She came over to me and asked if we could take a certain dog out to the play area. I was interested to see which one she thought fit the criteria we had set: small, house-trained, not too old.

It turned out that the dog she was watching was a 9 month old male GSP named by the staff as 'Cooper'. At first, I objected because of his size...too big for me to handle!! But when I gazed into his beautiful brown eyes, it was like he was speaking to my heart. We took him out to the play area and he engaged with each of us, bringing us the toy he had, chasing after it when we threw it, and bringing it back and gently placing it in our hand. He was AMAZING! We all immediately agreed that he was THE ONE for our family and we wanted to take him home with us. He had gorgeous coloring and very sweet mannerisms, how could we NOT bring him home? We found out that he was a stray and had been at the shelter for about 2 weeks. The shelter had altered him and micro-chipped him as well as gave him the run of immunizations he may or may not have needed. I can't understand why anyone would not have looked for this magnificent dog. His profile is so regal and noble...I just fell in love with him.

We loaded "Cooper" into the Exploder and off we went...not knowing really anything about this animal. Well we immediately found out that he got car-sick, and that whomever had owned him previously allowed him to sit in the front seat! We also found out that he would not leave our coffee cups alone. We didn't give him any coffee, obviously, but it seems as though his previous owner did and "Cooper" was CRAZY about it! When we arrived home we decided that "Cooper" didn't really fit him...so went about trying to come up with a name that did fit and that he would actually perk up when called. So after calling him everything from Snoop to Henry...Pepper was the name we all agreed upon and the name he actually came to when called. We also found out that he wa a bed-hog as well a snorer!! Not much sleep was had that first night!!

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Re: The beginning of an interesting journey

Thats a very well written story, few if any bonds are stronger and more emotional than watching a puppy grow, mature then pass away if you are truly a person in synch with the natural world. The previous "owner" of Pepper was oblivious to the magic that is all around us in other creatures of this planet. But I digress, the German shorthair is an astonishing larrikin and it can only be a shorty that has promptly snaffled your bed then snored in smug satisfaction. You are truly blessed.

By Kirwan on 12/29/2007 2:36 AM

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What a wonderful story, it brought tears to my eyes. Our GSP also hogs the blankets and the bed and snores, our Remington will be 6 yrs. old in March, we had him since he was a pup, may your precious Pepper bring you and your family as much joy as our Remy brought to us, they truly are a remarkable breed and faithful companion, best of luck to you.

By Jamie on 1/26/2008 12:35 PM

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Thats my good Pepper!
i picked him out and i knew he was the one i wanted.
I knew that my younger sister would get here way with the small dog, since she is the youngest and usually gets her way.
i cried a little and then we got the dog i wanted! i love Pepper!
he is a good doggy!!
:)

By Deva on 2/5/2008 2:14 PM

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Read your story. I am a big guy, I guess the type that you won't mess with in a bar or want to meet in an alley, what I have been told. Looks like this makes you have very few friends when you are quiet. The friends you do have are usually the same and pretty loyal. Your story made me think of my first dog. My father is a good man, big also, but has a bigger heart. He went to get me a german shepard when I was a kid. I told everyone at school that I was getting a German Shepard dog. Well, someone told dad about the spca, or pound or something back then. Said you could get purebreeds for cheap. Dan went and got a dog. When I got home, instead of a GSD I had a terrier mix, scottish and skye terrier. I was dissapointed but that dog became my best friend for twelve years. When he died I was 19, I cried. No one made fun of me, since then I have had many dogs. And many times two at a time. They have been the mix, beagles, Rott's, mutts, and many others. And I cry each time I lose one. It hurts dude to lose a loyall friend when friends are so hard to come by. Anyway, why am I at he GSH site? Because I have been bird hunting and have fallen in love with these pointers. I have met many people who have been so nice to me. Whole new world, so I am in the market for one right now to teach it to hunt and be my good friend. I have found out, no matter what you look like, you have a dog that loves you you have a friend, and you meet others. I have never met so many people since I have been bird hunting. But now, I am hooked and I a hooked on the German Short Hairs, excellent dog. LIke I said I am a big guy, but thsee animals, dogs, bring me more happiness than anything, and make me feel so bad when they die, like part of you goes. Anyway, if any of you knew me you would think this is more words than he has ever spoken, so I will leave with this, my perfect wife is the only thing I love more than my dogs, I have no children, never will I imagine, so they sort of take the place of kids. No grandchildren ever, but the love is so complete. By the way, our current dogs are two standard poodles, one is a rescue. Yeah, its hard riding the harley with the other guys and they know you have poodles at home. Good luck little brother, I hope this dog is as good as the first.

By Butch on 2/9/2008 3:42 AM

The beginning of an interesting journey

I have 28th month old female in W. Texas that I am looking to have bred. Where does Jake live?
Carl

By ccrasmussen on 3/1/2008 10:04 AM

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we found our dogs from a rescue center

By jen on 3/4/2008 9:56 AM

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Your dog is cute. I see you have a love for the breed. I leaving this blog because I have found out about a German Shorthair pointer that is in Indiana that desperately needs a good home to love her. She was rescued by animal controll and has been kenneled all her life. They have not been able to find a loving home for her. If you are intrested or know someone who can give her a good home; please call Greenfield Animal services at 1-317-477-4367. I hope and pray that someone can give this girl a good home and life.

By revshaynadickinson@yahoo.com on 7/14/2008 12:08 PM

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Wow! Pepper is beautiful. I would wonder too why someone would not be looking for him. Unless you understand the nature of the breed and the high energy and care that this breed needs and most of all the committment that is needed for this breed, maybe they just could not handle pepper.

Anyways we have three German Pointers of our own, who we adore and are committed too. They are such a joy to have and so bright, that we wonder if they are always one step ahead of usl. We have two girls and one boy. Indy, Jasmine & Fanny with ages of 5 1/2 years to seven years old. I could never see us with any other breed.

I just had to comment on Pepper and how striking he looks? Do you have any recent pictures? I cannot believe your found him is such a place. I would say it would be very rare to find a gsp is a shelter.

Love your story!

Take Care
Jackie

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Genes can be reset during early life in profoundly different ways depending on whether children grow up in privileged or deprived households, a landmark study has shown.

Although children in rich and poor households have very similar sets of genes, the scale of adversity at home dictates which combinations of those genes are switched on or silenced through C presumably to maximise the chance of survival.

"They may be protective responses, and the payoff is surviving a threatening childhood," says from the University of Bristol, UK, who co-authored mulberry outlet the study whilst working at University College London's Institute of Child Health.

The penalty might be activation of genes that make poorer people more prone to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases. That could help explain why poorer people often have shorter lives. Epigenetic changes have also recently christian louboutin shoes been linked to conditions that can involve psychosis, .
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Pembrey and his colleagues selected 40 men from a group of 3000 born in 1958 C half born into rich households and half born into poor ones. "We selected subjects from the top and bottom 20 per cent according to socioeconomic status, so ensuring we had examples of both extremes," says Pembrey.

The team took blood samples from the men when they were 45, and screened their DNA for any epigenetic changes. They were looking for chemical markings that either silence or activate individual genes. Genes that are methylated C those that have had extra methyl groups added at some stage C tend to be switched off, whereas demethylated groups C having lost methyl groups C are activated.

Focusing on stretches of DNA called promoter regions, which turn genes on or off, the team examined more than 20,000 sites throughout the genome. They found patterns that varied with the wealth or poverty of the men's childhood homes.

The patterns were different between the two groups at almost a third of the sites. Most tellingly, methylation levels were drastically different at 1252 sites if men came from poor households, but only at 545 sites in men from rich backgrounds.

"It's telling us that the epigenetic changes in adult DNA are largely from early life experience," says Pembrey.
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Because the samples were taken in middle age, the researchers couldn't tell exactly when the epigenetic methyl groups were added or subtracted. "We can't say whether the genes were altered in infancy, childhood, fetal life or even the previous generation," says Pembrey. But whenever they were added, louis vuitton outlet they survived to middle age.

Next, Pembrey and his colleagues hope to find out when these changes happen by studying the stored blood of children who took part in the . This project has tracked since birth 14,000 people born in the Bristol area; most are now aged around 20. The blood samples, including cord blood, have been taken every few years. "We can see whether epigenetic patterns are constant from cord blood onwards, or pick up signals from the environment and get reset right up to puberty," says Pembrey.

Many of the affected genes, such as a group called MAP kinases, have functions relating to the signals accepted gucci outlet by cells. What's more, the epigenetic changes tended to be in defined clusters rather than random individual changes, suggesting that entire networks of genes were simultaneously silenced or activated epigenetically.

"They're like huge coordinated switches, as if the whole genome is flipping," says Pembrey. He speculates that the gene networks activated or silenced by these processes are then permanently embedded in the genome. This could cause alterations that blind people to external signals or make them more sensitive to them, he says. Such changes could make people unusually sensitive to threatening situations C useful if they encounter such situations regularly during childhood.
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"The paper strengthens the idea that environmental conditions early in life can persistently modify the epigenome and may influence health," says of the University of Zurich in Switzerland. "But prenatal conditions may also play a role and cannot be excluded," she says.

Last year, Mansuy led showing that epigenetic changes in mice deliberately stressed during childhood could be passed down to at least two generations of descendants.

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