Kenzo the Hovawart

Two weeks ago I came across this heartfelt shout-out of Carmen Töller on Facebook: The post was shared in a couple of Facebook groups ...

Tilde has Hip Dysplasia . It's bad news I could have done without. With that said, knowing her background as a rescue from the notor...

Just a note from every day life this time, and a photo I wanted to share. I shot this photo last week and can't help myself. I keep ...

"You might need to consider if you want to offer him this life. You might want to consider euthanasia." Silence. "We ne...

There was just that moment of silence. "It is probably the GOLPP" I said. The vet nodded her head. "Most likely" she ...

I hardly had any clinical signs to show for. Usually, whenever Viva or Kenzo had any health-issue, there always has been some kind of physic...

After Degenerative Myelopathy Part 1: What Can You Do For Your Dog? , we continue with part 2 about what scientists, breeders and clubs ar...

"Your dog probably suffers from DM, Degenerative Myelopathy". For my friend Thomas, the vets' verdict was like hearing a d...

"It's benign", the vet said over the phone, and the longest exhale in my life could start making its way to freedom. In fact...

Two comments Kenzo's surgeon made after his tendon surgery, regularly wake me up in the middle of the night, as in a nightmare. "...

You already guessed it, right? Indeed, Tilde is Kenzo's New Personal Trainer. Kenzo is very close to his recovery, we just need a litt...

The treatment and diagnosis of Cushing's disease is under constant improvement and research. During the years Viva had Cushing's , ...

Three months into Kenzo's physical therapy to recover from a tendon injury, the side effects on his mental health are starting to show. ...

We are one month in on Kenzo's recovery from a shoulder injury and I finally got my act together to write something about it on the blog...

The last photo I made, before the "steak" When I would have a nose that was sore and looked like a raw steak, I would feel pr...

A big crust came off from Viva's nose this morning, and it didn't reveal yet the next open sore. Instead, a clean and fresh pink p...

I'll keep on smiling "Don't worry, she is not in pain" the vet said. Her comment left me baffled. Really. Viva's n...

The best summer ever in Denmark. According to meteorologists, the best since 1860. The summer already started in early May, during our v...

Today I hand the blog over to Thomas, as promised in last week's Hovawart TV: Cliff's Smile . Thomas' Hovawart Cliff suffers fro...

A smile can mean so much. In Cliff's case, it means the world. Seeing that smile at the end of this half-a-minute video warmed my ...