two dwarf german shepherd dogs

sleeping minnie

whillie has all her hair now

Minnie

Minnie Sleeping

Whillie has all her hair

Whillie without all her hair

Whilie is now three years old and has a play mate introducing Minni

Whillie and Me

before



	Whilie is now four and has very few health problems apart from a fight she got into with her much bigger normal size aunty last year when she ended up with 25 stitches and a dislocated knee and hip she recovered well and spends most of her time with me and laying on the lounge which is one of her favorite pass times. Whilie now has a new play mate another little dwarf who i obtained from a friend of ours who is also a german shepherd breeder it turns out that whillie and our new addition Minni are related having the same grandfather and having alot of other blood links . Minni has a very different personality to whilie she is very adventurous and loves to play with the other dogs but is more of a people person she`s is so cute out of the blue she will get up and run over to me and bury her head in to my stomach and hug me with both her little paws and then go and lay down over the other side of the room it is so adorable here are some pictures of whilie and minni and one of minni on her own .

		Pituitary dwarfism In Pituitary dwarfism a deficiency in pituitary stimulation of growth hormone production leads to dwarfism. This occurs most commonly in German shepherds but has been reported in several other breeds. It is an inhertited disease in German shepherds (autosomal recessive trait). This disorder must be distinquished from other conditions leading to stunted growth, including malnutrition, congenital hypothyroidism and other congenital defects leading to poor growth. Dogs with this condition do not grow like their littermates. Their hair retains its "puppy" appearance, feeling soft to the touch. Hairloss along the sides that is symmetrical often occurs. Abnormalities in bone growth lead to a deformed appearance to the legs. As other puppies in the litter appear to mature, affected dogs continue to have a puppy-like appearance and bark. Dogs with this condition may be deficient in other hormones in which the pituitary gland controls part of the process of stimulating the hormone's production. Dwarfism is treatable whilie and minnie have one tablet aday and are healthy and happy they will never grow bigger than they are now , a perfect size for a house dog