Our Princess P ... PBody
Grp Placing Ch SaeSi You've Got the Look, JC "PhaseYa"
(Am/Can/UKC Ch Sonseeahray's
Fiat Design, SC ex Rotaiva
Snowbird, FCh/DT, CR, JC [AKC maj ptd])
CERF clear; BAER normal; 5/12/98
Breeder: Mary Magee
Owners: Mary Magee & Kathy Phillips
NEWS FLASH! PhaseYa attended the 2007 AWC National with me the first week of April and showed in the Veterans 7-10 yr old bitch class. Nothing could have made me happier than having her by my side and knowing she has beaten the disease that should have taken her from me 3 1/2 yrs ago. She showed like a 4 yr old again, didn't miss a beat and made me proud to be on the other end of the lead ... especially when she received THIRD out of FIFTEEN in her class and was placed over several top winning bitches including MBIS winner. Talk about walking on clouds, none of her breed wins or grp placements meant this much to me, even if she'd not have gotten a rosette (but we have no intentions of giving it back <grin>). It's been a long hard road but I cherish each moment I'm blessed with this fantastic being.
Thank you to everyone who cheered for her ringside, those who complimented her on how great she looks, and everyone who's kept her in their thoughts - you're the best!
-mary, the one who's blessed
PhaseYa is from my first litter, my first champion, first home bred champion, first group placer ... but much more than that. At a few hours old she had my heart wrapped around her little paws, she was the one with the most attitude and she knew she was something else and I realized it too. At 2 yrs of age she whelped her first litter, 3 males and 3 females. She was a super mother and cared for her pups impeccably. She finished her show title a little afterwards and later specialed on a limited basis with several breed wins and some group placements. You may still see her at some bigger events from time to time.
Phase at 6 mths.
Specialed for my enjoyment in 2002, PhaseYa brought home these wins:
©2003 d beisinger
PhaseYa's Miracle Story:
In 2003 PhaseYa slipped into what I thought was depression brought on by the loss of her dam in our home. While she was still chasing squirrels and rabbits some, she just wasn't herself. She went off her feed, was happy to just lay around, didn't sleep well (I wasn't either) and then her gums became horribly pale. I took her to see a close friend who is a vet tech and Annie took her to the clinic and ran blood tests. Phase was diagnosed with severe non regenerative anemia. Her PCV (Packed Cell Volume, how much red blood cells she has per measured unit) was a mere 11%, the average whippet is 50 to 65% ... she was at death's door.
After tests, tests and more tests, days turned into weeks and still no answers. I slept with her next to my chest nightly ... neither of us slept much, I feared falling asleep and her leaving me. After all other tests came back with no conclusion a blood transfusion and a bone marrow biopsy was preformed. The results came in the day before Thanksgiving 2003, the diagnosis was Idiopathic (unknown cause) Myelofibrosis. Immediately I was on the net digging for what this was, and was devastated at what I found out. Myelofibrosis is a fatal disease where the bone marrow is replaced in the body with connective tissue (scar tissue) leaving the body unable to produce blood. Usually secondary to other diseases (bone cancer, leukemia, toxic poisoning, estrogen toxicity - none of which did she have). A crushing blow for us all ... the treatment, transfusions and high doses of prednisone, and hope for the best. Most canines only live about 6 months after being diagnosed with this, humans are lucky to make it 10 years. She was only 5 1/2, would she see her 6th birthday? Would she even see Christmas or the New Year? I began living for the day, the moment, with her; that was all I could do. I made things as comfy as I could and spoiled her rotten.
Phase was treated with kidgloves, taken to the vet at first every day, then every other ... every week to the vet, she began eating again with the new blood in her system (two total transfusions, the second from her son Choice who was crossmatched) and the prednisone on board - she was bouncy again, happy, and chasing those squirrels too when the vets said she could finally be off lead. She gained back all the weight she lost and then some. Some of the side effects to the pred are weight gain, excessive drinking and urinating, hair growth or loss; well she gained a LOT of size (only about 4 lbs but it looked like much more due to the bloating), drank like a fish, had to potty every half hour and lost almost all her coat. But thanks to a very sweet soul, Susan of Pupperwear.com Phase had special jammies made by Susan to keep her warm in the house and outside too.
Slowly we lowered the dosage of pred, and Phase's PCV remained in the mid to high 40s. She was lowered from 40 mgs a day to 20, then 10, and over the year and one half it was lowered and held at 2.5 mgs every day. Finally her vets and I felt it was time to try to get her totally off of it so over another several months we did just that, 2.5 mgs a day went to every other day, every third day and finally she was off of it completely in June of 2005. Her last PCV test she was still holding well. Her coat grew back in after the pred dosage was lowered, although it is a bit different color now. Her muscle tone is far from what it once was and I've not been able to get all of the extra weight off of her either but she is still alive, and that makes everything else ok by me! We don't know if she has beaten this disease or if she's in remission but we'll gladly take every day we're blessed with. We can only surmise that it was brought on due to several stress factors: our move in August of 2003, the death of her dam who she always was with, heavy infestation of whipworm from the squirrels in the new yard, and a heat cycle - unfortuantely we will never know for sure. Thank you to all who have said prayers for my special girl.
PhaseYa at 7 years of age. © MMagee
In 2005, PhaseYa came back out to the ring three times at 7 years of age and brought home these very special wins:
Breeder: Mary Magee
Owners: Mary Magee & Kathy Phillips
NEWS FLASH! PhaseYa attended the 2007 AWC National with me the first week of April and showed in the Veterans 7-10 yr old bitch class. Nothing could have made me happier than having her by my side and knowing she has beaten the disease that should have taken her from me 3 1/2 yrs ago. She showed like a 4 yr old again, didn't miss a beat and made me proud to be on the other end of the lead ... especially when she received THIRD out of FIFTEEN in her class and was placed over several top winning bitches including MBIS winner. Talk about walking on clouds, none of her breed wins or grp placements meant this much to me, even if she'd not have gotten a rosette (but we have no intentions of giving it back <grin>). It's been a long hard road but I cherish each moment I'm blessed with this fantastic being.
Thank you to everyone who cheered for her ringside, those who complimented her on how great she looks, and everyone who's kept her in their thoughts - you're the best!
-mary, the one who's blessed
PhaseYa is from my first litter, my first champion, first home bred champion, first group placer ... but much more than that. At a few hours old she had my heart wrapped around her little paws, she was the one with the most attitude and she knew she was something else and I realized it too. At 2 yrs of age she whelped her first litter, 3 males and 3 females. She was a super mother and cared for her pups impeccably. She finished her show title a little afterwards and later specialed on a limited basis with several breed wins and some group placements. You may still see her at some bigger events from time to time.
Phase at 6 mths.
Specialed for my enjoyment in 2002, PhaseYa brought home these wins:
Best of Breed; Mid-Kentucky KC - Mrs. Kerrie Kuper
Best of Breed; Warren County KC of Ohio - Mrs. Patricia Murphy
Best of Breed; Southern Indiana KC - Mr. Tom Kirstein
Best of Breed; Warren County KC of Ohio - Mrs. Barbara Ewing
Best of Breed; Jaxon KC - Mr. Richards (on to grp 4)
Group Four; Jaxon KC - Mrs. Denny Kodner
Best of Breed; Kennel Club of Columbus IN - Dr. Richard Hilderman
Best of Breed; Kankakee River Valley - Mrs. Pat Murphy (on
to grp 2)
Group Two; Kankakee, IL - Mrs. Lenora Riddle
Thank you to each of the judges that have appreciated PhaseYa's qualities and breed type! It's been very fun exhibiting her to the fancy.
As of July 2003 PhaseYa has gone into retirement. We feel she's accomplished more than we'd dreamed of and now it's *her* turn to relax and enjoy life's finer points ... sunning herself, holding the couch down and watching her children follow (and go beyond, we hope) her footfall. Thank you to each and everyone who has been complimentary of her.
©2003 d beisinger
PhaseYa's Miracle Story:
In 2003 PhaseYa slipped into what I thought was depression brought on by the loss of her dam in our home. While she was still chasing squirrels and rabbits some, she just wasn't herself. She went off her feed, was happy to just lay around, didn't sleep well (I wasn't either) and then her gums became horribly pale. I took her to see a close friend who is a vet tech and Annie took her to the clinic and ran blood tests. Phase was diagnosed with severe non regenerative anemia. Her PCV (Packed Cell Volume, how much red blood cells she has per measured unit) was a mere 11%, the average whippet is 50 to 65% ... she was at death's door.
After tests, tests and more tests, days turned into weeks and still no answers. I slept with her next to my chest nightly ... neither of us slept much, I feared falling asleep and her leaving me. After all other tests came back with no conclusion a blood transfusion and a bone marrow biopsy was preformed. The results came in the day before Thanksgiving 2003, the diagnosis was Idiopathic (unknown cause) Myelofibrosis. Immediately I was on the net digging for what this was, and was devastated at what I found out. Myelofibrosis is a fatal disease where the bone marrow is replaced in the body with connective tissue (scar tissue) leaving the body unable to produce blood. Usually secondary to other diseases (bone cancer, leukemia, toxic poisoning, estrogen toxicity - none of which did she have). A crushing blow for us all ... the treatment, transfusions and high doses of prednisone, and hope for the best. Most canines only live about 6 months after being diagnosed with this, humans are lucky to make it 10 years. She was only 5 1/2, would she see her 6th birthday? Would she even see Christmas or the New Year? I began living for the day, the moment, with her; that was all I could do. I made things as comfy as I could and spoiled her rotten.
Phase was treated with kidgloves, taken to the vet at first every day, then every other ... every week to the vet, she began eating again with the new blood in her system (two total transfusions, the second from her son Choice who was crossmatched) and the prednisone on board - she was bouncy again, happy, and chasing those squirrels too when the vets said she could finally be off lead. She gained back all the weight she lost and then some. Some of the side effects to the pred are weight gain, excessive drinking and urinating, hair growth or loss; well she gained a LOT of size (only about 4 lbs but it looked like much more due to the bloating), drank like a fish, had to potty every half hour and lost almost all her coat. But thanks to a very sweet soul, Susan of Pupperwear.com Phase had special jammies made by Susan to keep her warm in the house and outside too.
Slowly we lowered the dosage of pred, and Phase's PCV remained in the mid to high 40s. She was lowered from 40 mgs a day to 20, then 10, and over the year and one half it was lowered and held at 2.5 mgs every day. Finally her vets and I felt it was time to try to get her totally off of it so over another several months we did just that, 2.5 mgs a day went to every other day, every third day and finally she was off of it completely in June of 2005. Her last PCV test she was still holding well. Her coat grew back in after the pred dosage was lowered, although it is a bit different color now. Her muscle tone is far from what it once was and I've not been able to get all of the extra weight off of her either but she is still alive, and that makes everything else ok by me! We don't know if she has beaten this disease or if she's in remission but we'll gladly take every day we're blessed with. We can only surmise that it was brought on due to several stress factors: our move in August of 2003, the death of her dam who she always was with, heavy infestation of whipworm from the squirrels in the new yard, and a heat cycle - unfortuantely we will never know for sure. Thank you to all who have said prayers for my special girl.
PhaseYa at 7 years of age. © MMagee
In 2005, PhaseYa came back out to the ring three times at 7 years of age and brought home these very special wins:
Best of Opposite Sex; Grand Rapids KC - Mrs. Monica Canestrini ©
Guy Joyce
1st in 7-10 Yr Vet Sweeps;
Beaver County KC AWC Midwest Specialty - Mr. Davin McAteer
Best Veteran/Best Opposite; 2005 WRA
National Match - Mrs. Dottie Gammie
Thank you to these judges for awarding PhaseYa with these
honors and also to each person who cheered for her at these events ...
she heard the applause and boy did she know was for her!
As of December 2005 PhaseYa seems to have won the battle with this usually fatal disease. We may never know what brought it on but I know in my heart what helped keep her going ... all the support and prayers of so many caring souls. Thank you to each of you, you gave me the past two plus years with my girl and a future that now looks bright again!!!!
- Mary
PhaseYa was diagnosed with CRF (canine
renal failure/kidney disease) in February (08). We suspect that this is
the direct result of the long usage of high dosages of Prednisone which
saved her life in 2003-2005. The prognosis isn't great but we will do
what we can that's not evasive to keep her comfy and happy. She is on a
total raw diet with a lot of holistic treatments as well as
traditional. As of now she's doing well, is happy and her typical
beautiful being. Her vet told me to "let her have fun!" to not make her
live in a protective "bubble" so ... we went coursing and allowed our
Princess to have one run. Back in 2002 I believe it was when we went to
Lompoc CA Phase got the first leg of her JC but we never got that
second leg ... it wasn't that important to me so we stuck with flat
track racing. She completed her FIRST ever meet and gained two points
toward her CR late last year (2007). She just gets to have fun. Anyway
I digress ...
March 23rd, 2008 ... P's great weekend
The best part of this weekend was Sunday when the JCs were roll called ... as I stood there with my little miracle girl, PhaseYa Lynne ... Princess P ... Pbody. She was beyond excited as she verbally abused that bunny screaming and yelling ... first a ridgey ran (and a nice run it was) then P's name was called. I'd already explained to Jan the situation, that P wasn't *just* 9 1/2 but also is quite ill but her vet had given her blessing and said to LET THIS DOG have fun! So we told the lure op to keep the lure WAY out in front of her and that if she stopped to just stop the lure and I'd go get her where she was, not to try to get her to go more. I, with my heart in my throat and tears in my eyes, stood on the line and readied her ...
"Tally Ho" was called and off she went like a bullet. In all honesty I've never seen anything so beautiful in my life, not just because she's PhaseYa and because she was doing what she loves but it was a breathtaking run!!
She SO wanted that lure, she took the turns like a pro and I could see the smile on her face the whole time. Jan talked to me the whole run, she knew I was crying and I think it was her way of trying to keep me calm and to see the true beauty of what I was witnessing and I did ... Yes Jan was right, had she died right then she'd have done so HAPPY. She ran the whole course and she made her momma proud ... so at two months shy of TEN PhaseYa is now:
Grp placing Ch SaeSi You've Got the Look, JC
Now I know to many a JC doesn't really mean a lot, it's generally a stepping stone to the next level, and I don't disagree at all EXCEPT with THIS JC ... this one means just as much as my girl's Grp placements, maybe even more as she has overcome so much and is going through even more. I'm very proud to have this beauty in my life and I just had to share it with you all :).
To Pbody ... YOU ROCK baby girl!!!!!!
From birth, PhaseYa was my special girl and she continued to grow as I hoped and expected.
PhaseYa knows she's a princess and so do we.
BOB under Mr. Tom Kirstein.
BOB under Mrs. Barbara Ewing.
BOB under Mr. Del Richards.
Group 4 under Mrs. Denny Kodner.
BOB under Dr. Richard Hilderman.
BOB under Mrs. Pat Murphy.
Group 2 under Mrs. Lenora Riddle.
Taken hours after her first litter was born.
PhaseYa and her first born, Beefcake 2 days after whelping, yes he was a big puppy weighing over a pound at birth.
March 23rd, 2008 ... P's great weekend
The best part of this weekend was Sunday when the JCs were roll called ... as I stood there with my little miracle girl, PhaseYa Lynne ... Princess P ... Pbody. She was beyond excited as she verbally abused that bunny screaming and yelling ... first a ridgey ran (and a nice run it was) then P's name was called. I'd already explained to Jan the situation, that P wasn't *just* 9 1/2 but also is quite ill but her vet had given her blessing and said to LET THIS DOG have fun! So we told the lure op to keep the lure WAY out in front of her and that if she stopped to just stop the lure and I'd go get her where she was, not to try to get her to go more. I, with my heart in my throat and tears in my eyes, stood on the line and readied her ...
"Tally Ho" was called and off she went like a bullet. In all honesty I've never seen anything so beautiful in my life, not just because she's PhaseYa and because she was doing what she loves but it was a breathtaking run!!
She SO wanted that lure, she took the turns like a pro and I could see the smile on her face the whole time. Jan talked to me the whole run, she knew I was crying and I think it was her way of trying to keep me calm and to see the true beauty of what I was witnessing and I did ... Yes Jan was right, had she died right then she'd have done so HAPPY. She ran the whole course and she made her momma proud ... so at two months shy of TEN PhaseYa is now:
Grp placing Ch SaeSi You've Got the Look, JC
Now I know to many a JC doesn't really mean a lot, it's generally a stepping stone to the next level, and I don't disagree at all EXCEPT with THIS JC ... this one means just as much as my girl's Grp placements, maybe even more as she has overcome so much and is going through even more. I'm very proud to have this beauty in my life and I just had to share it with you all :).
To Pbody ... YOU ROCK baby girl!!!!!!
From birth, PhaseYa was my special girl and she continued to grow as I hoped and expected.
PhaseYa knows she's a princess and so do we.
BOB under Mr. Tom Kirstein.
BOB under Mrs. Barbara Ewing.
BOB under Mr. Del Richards.
Group 4 under Mrs. Denny Kodner.
BOB under Dr. Richard Hilderman.
BOB under Mrs. Pat Murphy.
Group 2 under Mrs. Lenora Riddle.
Taken hours after her first litter was born.
PhaseYa and her first born, Beefcake 2 days after whelping, yes he was a big puppy weighing over a pound at birth.
This special group shot was taken 12/22/03. PhaseYa and several of her puppies. left to right: PhaseYa, Fly, SaeSha, Monkey, Beefcake, Ike and Choice. Beefcake is from her first litter, everyone else is from her second. You can see on her right shoulder where her coat was shaved for the bone marrow biopsy. © Patch Magee.