Gold Classic Stalker....BTW Lucky seems to be doing much better today! Just a little stiffness in her hind legs but she is walking around just fine...A far cry from yesterday when I had to basically carry her out of the field...Hopefully that wasn't her last hunt after all but I can't possibly see her in that physical state again....I will take it slow and see happens and keep everyone posted....

Thanks to everyone for their kind words and suggestions during this very difficult time!!!

Take her on short hunts, you owe it to her as long as she has the desire to go. My 13 year old lab only hunts for an hour or so now but it would kill him if he didn't get to go anymore.

Take her out as long as she can go. I didn't take my Brit out after she turned 14 because I was afraid she would hurt herself. I ended up putting her down the next spring and I still regret not taking her hunting that last year of her life. Good Luck.

Just to let everyone know Lucky seems to be doing allot better this morning! Unbenounced to me she just walked up and down flight of wood stairs with no problem...I was in my office when I heard her paws hitting the stairs! I rushed to try and stop her but by the time I got there she was already at the top! I thought she would stay up there for a while but a few minutes later I heard her coming down! Once again I rushed to assist her just imaging the next sound I would hear is her tumbling down the stairs but she came down as easily as she went up..

Maybe I will only hunt her at the Chicken Farm I am a member at...Planted birds in some fields that have easy cover....The cover we hunted in yesterday was very thick switch grass and about 52 degrees but as I mentioned before conditions like that have never ever been an issue for her even as a 10 1/2 year old dog....She is definitely my baby and will get the best life I can possibly give her!! Hunting or no hunting....I'm leaning toward hunting though and I think she is too as I can't imagine leaving the house without her!

Marc I hope that you and Lucky can have more hunts together and make more memories. Seeing the pic of you and her brings tears to my eyes. 2 Years ago we had to put down my Weimeraner that I raised from a 6 week old put to the ripe ole age of 16. The vet said not many Weimeraners live that long but she did and was able to go pretty well until the last 2 years, not hunting but regular runs and exercise. She was a great companion and I still miss her a lot. Good luck and please keep us posted. randy

What a beautiful Weimey. She simply radiates intelligence and confidence.

She is beautiful isn't she? Thank you Wireguy! She is as smart as she is beautiful....I am truly blessed that she is part of my family!

She seems genuinely proud to be in the picture.

Marc: What a great friend you have there. I had a yellow lab that had hip problems at the age of 5. There were times that he couldn't get up. Well I read an article about Glucosamine/Chondroiten. We started him on one tablet (I believe it was 600mg) twice a day. I can't tell you how this helped the dog. I bought the tablets at Walmart. The same tablets humans take. If you buy them from the vet you will pay double. Try it and understand she is getting along in years. (As we all are). Your dog loves to hunt. Don't deprive her of this enjoyment. Just take her out on her "good days" and take her on shorter runs. She'll be happy and so won't you. Good Luck!! Ed

That was one of the proudest moments for both of us as Those were our first two " Wild South Dakota Roosters" on our first trip to Aberdeen South Dakota ever!

She locked solid on point for both of those roosters and the rest was history! She ended up tearing her leg open on some barbwire right after that and I had to take her to the local vet in town....She hunted the whole next day with stitches in her leg! God Bless that Dog!!!

Now, you guys are getting me moist eyed, and I'm a hard bitten old man. The last couple of years have been the most difficult in my life and that dog of mine has help get me through it.

She doesn't want nothing, except to go for a walk and a hunt during the winter. If I could concentrate like her when she is on a trail, I would be an All American trapshooter.

One caution, 5 or 6 years ago she tore her leg ligament and had surgery on it. I started giving her aspirin for pain, after a day in the field. Internet said it was okay.

Vet says new studies say it is harmful to give dogs aspirin. So it might be tempting to give dog an aspirin when it is limping around, don't know if I would do it now.

I hope this works but here is a picture after our second day with Lucky and her bandaged leg from her battle with barb wire....She hunted all day!

Luckyman, checkout the following advice from a vet as I have no credentials. Another supplement to try that has had outstanding results for muscle fatigue is a product called "Ester C". When I first heard of it many years ago it was troublesome to find but it is now available in Walmarts.

That is a beautiful weimariner! Cherish the time you have had and will have with her.We had to put down One of my GSP's last year and it was tuff...we still had his brother though and just got a new pup!

Here is me and gunner the day before he passed....both of us exhausted!

This is Remi...my 2 year old GSP

On the right is my new GSP pup Ruger and that thang on the left isn't worth talking about!!!

Luckyman, looks like she is spoiled just as she should be, but I have to ask what kind of beer is she drinking in the pic with her leg bandaged?