The BAMBISLEGACY story
BAMBISLEGACY: The 'why'.
After losing my male German Shepherd (Baxter) to cancer in June 2021, little Bambi (pictured above) came home with me in September 2021. Not to replace Baxter, Bambi brought a lot of love and excitement into our family again. Bambi was not from a registered breeder, just a well meaning family who wanted to breed a litter of puppies, but who did not bother to follow through with relevant joint and genetic testing.
At 4 months of age, I heard Bambi yelp loudly whilst walking around outside - no cuts or bleeding, hadn’t tripped on anything- I took her to the vet. From hereon in, Bambi underwent numerous vet visits, trials of medications for pain management, x-rays. All of this led to the discovery that she was suffering with severe elbow dysplasia and well set in arthritis, plus muscular shortening as a result.
After being given the option of an $8000 surgery plus more pain and rehabilitation for her, we decide to euthanise Bambi at 8 months of age to stop her suffering any longer.
After this devastating loss I made it a goal to become a registered breeder with Dogs Victoria, to ensure a commitment to only breeding healthy dogs that meet or improve the breed standard. It is so important to me personally that no other family or animal ever has to go through this again.