Peersleigh De Vine Shera

 DOB: 12/4/85
      OFA good, OFEL, CERF, VWD clear, Thyroid Normal
      28 1/2", 130 lbs
Died: 7/23/98 Cancer of the bladder
Sire: Ch. Peersleigh Storm Sherman
 Dam: Ch. Peersleigh Ingot Janus
Breeder: Allison Robertson

Shera loves to fetch - sticks, balls, whatever. Her favorite is leaping into our swimming pool to retrieve balls. She is an intelligent, athletic dog. She has been shown and did get both majors, but was not finished because of her OCD. Shera did not like showing and is not trustworthy when left alone with other dogs, especially bitches. I consider her attitude toward other dogs to be her worst fault.

Shera had OCD in one shoulder which required surgery at the age of two years. She recovered very quickly from her surgery and was sound until 8 years when she developed some arthritis which bothers her occassionally. She has had few health problems since her youth, until recently, Shera bloated shortly after her 12th birthday and had emergency surgery and gastroplexy (her stomach was tacked down to help prevent a reoccurence). Shera recovered quickly from the surgery - my vets were amazed at the healthy appearance of her organs and her rapid recovery. Unfortunately, Shera developed cancer not long after recovering from her surgery for bloat. Evidently it started in her bladder and was widely spread by the time we discovered it.

Shera had one litter of three pups before she was spayed. Their sire, Remo, was a National Specialty and Best In Show winner. Remo was recently put down because of bladder cancer at the age of 9 years. Two of the pups are females, Bronwyn and Prima Donna, and a male, Duncan.

Shera's dam, Ingot, died of bloat at the age of 7 1/2 when she was left at a boarding kennel for the weekend. Her sire, Sherman, had a stroke at 7 1/2, but with excellent care from his owner lived until 10.