Kennel Turners Pride

About Kennel Turners Pride
	My interest in Dogue De Bordeaux came randomly.
	I lived at the time of Djursland, and rode a horse for a friend while the owner was pregnant.
	The owner and the man would move into apartment on 3 floor and could not have their dog
	Turner
	I only knew Turner from the few times I had seen her in the barn.
	She was a very shy and scared bitch, but she just had something twinkle in her eyes.
	So when the owner mentioned that Turner might be taken to sleep, if they didn't find a new
	home I asked, what they should have for her.
	She said I could ride 3 young horses and make them accustomed to ride, and then I got Turner.
	So I did, and Turner was mine ... :)
	Turner was barely two years when I got her in 2001, and she became 10 years and 3 weeks.
	I am one of the few in the Denmark who have been lucky enough to have a companion and soul
	mate for so many years.
	I had no idea what it was for a race, I had got me and all I had been told was that she have a
	pidrgree, but I could not get it, and that Turner was from Belgium,
	and since she came to the Denmark., had not had a particularly good life.
	She also had three owners before me and that she was of the breed, which they called
	the Lion Dog & Ritchback.
	I searched on-line and seemed to say, that Turner was not like any of them, and she had
	not the stripe on the back.
	I ran at a time into a wise man who told me that the race was called Dogue de Bordeaux.
	So looked mon-line again for info on this race.
	And there I got a little wiser as to what it was for a race, and what their needs were.
	I was trained as a Veterinary Assistant in 99, and thought highly of Turner's pet food and wellness.
	The previous owner had only told me that I just had to feed Turner with a cheap dog food from
	the store otherwise she would not eat.
	I just thought it was something strange, and could not understand why she always
	threw up when she had eaten.
	Att the time I knew only to health & diseases in horses.
	Luckily I found out quickly, that she threw up because she was eating at floor level and of course
	because of the cheap dog food and cold water.
	I had never heard of that a dog could get stomach turning, and had to eat at the right height.
	But since she came up in the right height and got another feed, it went fine.
	Turner was unfortunately very ill a few days after I got her.
	She had a very bad pelvic inflammatory disease, inflammation of the abdomen and high fever.
	I got fast to the vet and he saved her, but she should be sterilized to survive,
	and also have drained the abdominal cavity of inflammation.
	Fortunately it went well.
	As written above, that Turner was a very shy dog, and if you made a quick
	moving or talking a little high, she crept along the walls.
	She was also very afraid at meeting men, especially big and tall men.
	The man should sit on the floor, and so I had to put my hand at him and say .... Turner is ok.
	And mostly she came over and greeted, but not if I had not said Okay for him.
	After much training and socialization with other animals and humans, it was fortunately much better.
	Within a few years, and Turner was the most affectionate and mischievous girl, you can imagine.
	When Turner had the operation for the inflammatory disease, I got Turner's jaw X-rayed,
	because it was unbalanced, and I wanted to be sure that she had a fracture
	would go out of her way to eat at.
	It appeared then that it was an injury that she was not born with and that such an injury, she could
	not themselves herself or other animals could not incur her this way.
	Then it know why she was so shy and afraid of men.
	With that in my mind, I had to make an even more intensive training and socialization.
	In 2003 something happened in my life where I was forced to move to Jutland.
	Equally hard it was for me to say goodbye to my life down there, just so much more bloomed Turner
	and more, and she was clearly the one who held me up.
	We have been through a lot, but I will always go through it all again if I could have Turner as my rock.
	I met some people in Jutland, who introduced me to other Dogue de Bordeaux and breeders.
	I had also toured with the exhibition as a guest dog, and am sorry to say that DDB'er is
	rasistiske (not to be misunderstood), but they just play better together when they are of the same
	race.
	It can not be explained but must be experienced ...:)
	When Turner came up a bit in years, I would have a DDB No. 2, and it became my male Jack, who was
	13 weeks when I got him home.
	Two years before Turner unfortunately jumping and hier ligament and underwent surgery, but
	unfortunately the vett was very sloppy, and made it too tight with the result that I had to swim with
	her 2-3 times a week to train Turner's body and back to cope that she would always limp after this.
	It was a terrible experience and totally ill-treatment at the vet and when I got home Turner
	she screamed in pain, because four of her stitches had burst open, and that they had put tape on
	top over the stitches, so it sat down in the open wound.
	I trimmed all the bandage and cleaned the wound, and sat so few butterflies on the wound and a
	good bandage outside.
	The wound healed well, but unfortunately she would always limp because of the bad vett
	Now that Turner could not have puppies, I hoped that her beautiful mind spirit will go trough to Jack
	Back then I would very much like a puppy after Turner, but today I would never breed a
	dog without pedigree, and Turner live happily on in my kennel name: Turner's Pride.
	I chose this name because I wanted a personal kennel name and other name than
	Turner's Pride could obviously not be ... :)
	In the summer of 2007, Turner got borelia at the nerves in the brain of an insect.
	It was very bad, and I did not know for three days whether Turner would survive at all.
	She was very weak, and her balance nerve was completely out of touch, and her sight was also
	bad.
	After the quick and efficient processing Turner was better and came home.
	She could act as a dog at home but it was the end of our long walks but she was still a very happy
	and playfull dog.
	When the wind blew outside her balance and eyesight could tease her, but with a little help she
	was fine.
	Turner was a girl who had a unique personality and a very stubborn lady ...:)
	She could even put her toys up in her bucket when she had finished playing with it, and she could
	pick up pens from the floor:)
	She loved to rip boxes or packages into pieces, which are reasonable annoying if you must move,
	she could well drag a box in through the living room ...Even in her old days... Crazy dog ..:)
	In 2007 I got my third DDB Cheri.
	I got her, because I would not have that jack would be the only dog, if Turner not should be here
	anymore.
	Cheri was also purchased as Jack for breeding, and that she could fit line basis
	with Jack's pedigree.
	Turner went over the rainbow 2nd febuary 2009.
	I chose to say so long to Turner, because she had lost many muscles in the hindquarters and the
	damage from the cross band and boreliaen began to affect her much in her old days.
	It was the most difficult decision of my life, but I do not doubt a second that it was quite
	right thing to do.
	I had a vet out, so she could sleep in at home in her one environment.
	The other dogs were in the kitchen while it all lasted.
	The veterinarian was very good and patient, and Turner slept quietly into my arms.
	Jack and Cheri were allowed to say goodbye to Turner when she was gone.
	I think it is very important that they get to sniffed and said goodbye properly.
	Jack took it very heavily, and it went a some time before he was himself again.
	Cheri took it well.
	My mom & I gave Turner a dignified funeral and I'am glad that I today have a place where I can go
	to with flowers and remember her.
	Turner is clearly the reason why I have Kennel with Dogue de Bordeaux today and that the breed
	always will have a very special place in my heart.
	All my dogs are the cause for me to this day not only look at numbers and letters after all
	requirements from the Danish kennel club are right and to consider whether my male or my bitch
	will be included in breeding.
	I have particular pulled my male Jack out of breeding, despite the fact that he is approved for
	breeding with HD:CC -AD: 01-Sas 2.3 and are a Danish Champion.
	I have chosen this because I will not take full responsibility for making puppy after him because
	he sometimes has skin problems and I have found out that it is not only Jack who has had this and
	that there are some with heart problems after his lines/pedigree.
	Jack went over the rainbow 03.05.10 becaurse of fluid in the abdominal cavity caused
	an excessive heart.

	Cheri has the status of HD: AA-AD: 3 with a great mind which is like a flying jump ball, and she is
	a very healthy dog.
	It is very important for me to look at the whole dog, not just what it says on paper.
	Whether she will be used in breeding, the time will tell.

	Thats how the Dogue de Bordeaux came into my life and they are here to stay ...... :)))

	New beginning ... New breed ...
	After Jack had passed away was Cheri way down and sad.
	She would not eat, or play outside.
	All she wanted was to be at Jack's mattress.
	After some days she started to get better and I had reached the decision that I do not
	would have more dogs at the moment, unless there was something I definitely could not say no to.
	And I must say that there were.
	We were so lucky and got our first French Bulldog.
	His name is Big Linde's Flor de cana Gold called Lexus and he is just amazing.
	I usually only like the big dogs but Lexus has just so much personality that we only can love him.

	Now Kennel Turners Pride consists Dogue de Bordeaux and French Bulldog ... And we Love IT :)