German Shepherd showing her teeth (In loving memory 9/19/03 - 9/23/08)

Here is my German Shepherd Shelby.
She hates the vacuum, so my son took the attachment while Shelby was on the floor and put it next to her. Every time he put the attachment next to Shelby, she showed her teeth. This action in no way abused her or hurt her. Shelby understands we were simply goofing on her. Shelby knows she is very much loved and appreciated. Why people think it's mean, I don't know... maybe lack of sense of humor.

This video has now become a classic.

Our beloved Shelby had to be put to sleep on September 23rd 2008, due to an unknown illness. In May 2008 I let her outside to play, I meant to change her water bucket for the day, but before I had a chance to, she drank some water from her bucket and developed what I believe was a bacterial infection. A few days later, she started throwing up yellow bile and wouldn't eat, so we took her to the veterinarian. He gave her some medication that appeared to have stopped whatever it was. Then four months later after we moved into our new home, the symptoms appeared again, only this time Shelby went from 80 lbs to 60lbs. She started showing sign of fatigue and wouldnt eat. All she would do is lay around, she had no energy to move.

Two different veterinarians in Florida couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. They did nothing for Shelby, and when her health deteriorated very badly on Monday September 22nd, their response was, we dont know whats wrong with her, but you can drive to Stuart Florida and pay $500 to have them take a look at her. We didnt have $500 upfront, and they wouldnt even look at Shelby without it. Based upon Shelby's condition the morning of September 23rd, we made the decision to put her to sleep. She lost 20 lbs and wouldn't eat, drink or go the bathroom. I wasn't about to let her continue in the state she was in. The decision my husband and I made, killed a part of me inside, that wound will never heal. To have to look at her beautiful face and have to put her to sleep was more than I could bear. I got to hold her and love her before they put her to sleep. I told her how I would never forget her, and how much fun we had together. I still cry over her. I miss her so much. I have so many videos of Shelby and they all bring me great joy. She had a great life and was well cared for by me while she was here. There wasn't any place I could go in my house or outside without her following me and wanting to be by my side. I will miss her laying at my feet, and always being able to look down at her and smile, and rub my feet over her head, always knowing she was there loving me as much as I was loving her. I kept all her babies (stuffed animals), her favorite football, her blankets, leash). I don't have the heart to get rid of them.

This is one of the most painful things I've had to go through in my life. I am so sad without my beloved Shelby. I was so blessed to have had such a sweet, loving, loyal friend. The house is so empty without Shelby. I had to pick up her favorite football from the yard and put away her home. It was torture to see her home when we got back from the vet, knowing she would never sleep there again.

All I can say, is if your going to get a German Shepherd, be prepared for the best friend you will ever have, and also be prepared for the devastation, when that fury warm devoted friend is gone. There is no love, nor pain like it.

In closing, knowing the pain that I feel now because I have lost my Shelby, I would do it all over again, just to be able to spend that time with her again.

I love you Shelby girl, you will always be my puppy. In loving memory of Shelby Taylor 9/19/03 - 9/23/08

John 3:16, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (Jesus) that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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I want to thank everyone who's been very supportive of Shelby's death. I've got some heart-felt responses of people telling me that they have cried over Shelby and how sad they are for me. Shelby and I shared a wonderful life together. Shelby might be gone physically, but she's never far from my heart, and she will always be close to me. I was meant to rescue her from the pet store, and I was meant to live life with her, even though a heartless veterinarian murdered her for money.

Because of the love I had for Shelby, I got a new dog. Not to replace her, but to continue to share the love, that she gave me. My new dog's name is Saku. He's a male German Shepherd. I got him in April 2009. He is an awesome dog. I really enjoy spending my days with him. He makes everything so much better.

CLICK HERE: to view my new dog "Saku". http://www.youtube.com/user/sakugermanshepherd

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[mmCroo]

@PennyDreadfuI You don't need to be rich to own a dog, if you train it and take care of it properly you wont have to worry about large expenses for your pet. I've had a dog for 7 years now and not once have i needed to pay a large expense for her...You could also adopt a dog for free, or receive it as a gift from a friend or family...Stop judging people because you have no idea what situation they may be in.

[RowdyUpInHere]

i cried reading ur video description RIP shelby :)

[gunsandgirlsRfun2]

@4k1m1

I thought it was either a pause or a correction...."seeing as that" a pause would be a stupid place to put that in your response.. my IQ is most likely higher than yours. So don't get ahead of yourself there keyboard warrior.

[4k1m1]

@gunsandgirlsRfun2 I was right about you being stupid. I was not correcting your grammar, seeing as I know mine extremely well and wouldn't correct something that wasn't wrong. Anyways, that 'You're... You're' was supposed to be, as any smart person would recognize, a pause since your stupidity astounds me. I can literally feel my IQ drop as I read your responses.

[gunsandgirlsRfun2]

@4k1m1

If you are correcting the "your" that correction is not accurate. Your=possessive, You're = You are

"Take that maxi-pad out of your nasty vagina and eat it, bitch", is a grammatically correct sentence. You are possessive of the nasty vagina....that is YOUR nasty vagina... It wouldn't make sense to say, "you are nasty vagina..." If you weren't correcting me, and you repeated yourself at the beginning of your comment, then there is no hope left for you in this world.

[4k1m1]

@gunsandgirlsRfun2 You're... You're just not all that smart, are you? Wow... And people like you are in our military? I have no hope left for this world.

[gunsandgirlsRfun2]

@4k1m1 Gay men can't kick a soldier's ass, it's a fact. Unless he's in the military too, and gay men in the military are..well..some are great, some aren't. Also I never said women couldn't dislike cats, or couldn't like dogs. Take that maxi-pad out of your nasty vagina and eat it, bitch.

[4k1m1]

@gunsandgirlsRfun2 Uhm. I happen to be a woman and I dislike cats. :/ They're cute and all, but I don't want one for a pet; I prefer dogs. I'm pretty sure adding 'gay men' to the category makes you an asshole. You should think before you type; I know a few 'gay men' that can kick your sorry ass.

[zerofungus63]

Way too young to go. Our Jada is 6.........she loves to "smile"

[rajritu190]

This is sick, why would you like to trouble the dog!

[gunsandgirlsRfun2]

@soshifiedluvr

What i meant by that was, SOME dogs who aren't trained are spoiled dogs who don't listen to their owners at all and act like retarded children, and that is a fact. And that's funny because I've had my dog for 6 years, so you can blow me. My dog isn't "trained" (taken to classes and trained) and he doesn't act like a retarded child...because I'm his owner and I've made it so he listens.

You should take some of your own advice.

I bet you have down syndrome.

[soshifiedluvr]

@gunsandgirlsRfun2

Just because a dog isn't trained doesn't mean it is going to act like some retarded child. I have an untrained dog, and he is one of the best dogs I have ever had in my life. You need to think before you talk.

I doubt you even have a dog.