1985-1995
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My was our first Labrador retriever. She was born in Hanko, on April
12th 1985. Her mother was Tsarodej My Sailor, Mymlan, a yellow bitch,
while her father was Tsarodej Teddy Bear, a black dog. The litter had 8
puppies, all black, 4 girls and 4 boys. My was a very active dog when she was younger, and we did a lot of mistakes in her upbringing. But when she grew up she became very wise and obedient. My died about a week before her 10th Birthday. She became paralyzed in her back legs, the reason could not be found. |
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1994-2001
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Manda was Rosa's (Caveris Julros) sister. When we went to look at the
remaining two puppies at Caveris Kennel, we couldn't decide which one
to take, so we took both. And we never regretted that decision! Manda was always a little smaller than Rosa, but always the leader. Because Rosa and Manda grew up together they were very attached to each other and it was as if you had one dog, they complemented each other. At the age of 1 we sterilized Manda because she was heavily pseudopregnant after each heat, becoming very depressed and lazy. At the age of 3 a tumour was found in her left eye. On New Years Eve 1998 the tumour was removed at the University Animal hospital in Helsinki. Through surgery the eye was spared, but how much of her eyesight was left after the surgery, we do not know. The tumour in her eye was malignant, but they didn't think it would renew itself if they had gotten the whole tumour out during surgery. In 2000 Manda started to loose weight and she didn't really eat that much food. She also threw up food after she had eaten. We didn't get a diagnosis for her sickness until we changed veterinarian in 2001: Manda's liver was full of tumours. The vet thought that the tumours in the liver all originated from the one in her eye two years earlier. On December 20th 2001 we went to the veterinarian for the last time with Manda. Rosa was with her sister when Manda drew her last breath. It was a very sad, but at the same time, a beautiful moment. At last Manda's suffering was over. |
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1994-2008
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Rosa was born 31.12.1994 in Caveris Kennel in Espoo. The litter
contained 8 puppies, 6 girls (4 black and 2 yellow) and 2 boys (1 black
and 1 yellow). The mother was Fin&Int&Est ShCH Caveris
Mimosa (yellow) and the father Caveris Fitzgo (black). When Rosa, and her sister Manda, joined our family in 1995, she was already 11-12 weeks old, so she was passed the "bonding" period. The two small puppies had bonded with each other, and that was obvious for everyone to see. Of course Rosa loved us, her family, but she didn't really care about other people. Since she was a puppy, Rosa was the playful one, the one that always did the "bad" things. As she got older she of course calmed down, but she could still be very demanding and playful. Luckily Rosa was very healthy. She ran into a propeller (on dry land) when she was around 3 years old and got a nasty cut next to her right eye. The cut healed nicely, but the tearchannel was damaged. In the Summer of 2004 she went through a major surgery when 7 fatty bumps were removed all over her body. One, in her back leg, turned out to be a tumour. From 2006 forward we noticed that her hearing was not what it used to be, and she had some arthritis in her front feet, but otherwise she was doing just fine, after all, she was not a youngster anymore. But, before and after her last heat in April-May 2008 we could notice that she had become more tired and her walking became slower. She also got problems with her stomach. We got the stomach better with antibiotics and diet food, but without medicine, the stomach became upset again. She also probably came down with an urine infection after her last heat. Finally we had to let go, to relise that there's a time for goodbyes. Rosa took her last breath with her baby Sherry by her side. Now, she's running on the great, green meadows with her beloved sister Manda. Gone, but not forgotten! |
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