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shedbound
1st February 2013, 10:30 AM
This is our 2 year old Lab Merlin, doing his job with the eldest, he's an assistance dog whom we trained to detect Hypoglycemia.
Well we can't really take any credit for his 6th sense, he's a natural hence his name Merlin(magician)
252279sorry about the pic quality

tea lady
1st February 2013, 10:42 AM
Hypoglycemia? :hmm: What happens then?

shedbound
1st February 2013, 11:02 AM
Sorry TL, I was rather vague, Hypoglycemia is low blood glucose levels, as opposed to a diabetics hyperglycemia, (high BGL).

Merlin is registered with Paws for diabetics, although our girls aren't diabetic, quite the opposite. They suffer Glycogen Storage disease type 3a, (http://www.agsdus.org/typeIII.htm) (http://www.agsdus.org/typeIII.htm)for) for a better explanation that I can give.
Paws for diabetics were the only organization to come forward to help us, and recognise GSD as a disease, and for that we are very grateful.


Sorry will post a bit more soon, Have docs app. I clear forgot!

BobL
1st February 2013, 12:07 PM
I love dawg stories like yours!

Here you go - I tidied up the pic a bit so we could see things a bit clearer.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=252286&stc=1

tea lady
1st February 2013, 04:31 PM
Sorry TL, I was rather vague, Hypoglycemia is low blood glucose levels, as opposed to a diabetics hyperglycemia, (high BGL).

Merlin is registered with Paws for diabetics, although our girls aren't diabetic, quite the opposite. They suffer Glycogen Storage disease type 3a, (http://www.agsdus.org/typeIII.htm)for a better explanation that I can give.
Paws for diabetics were the only organization to come forward to help us, and recognise GSD as a disease, and for that we are very grateful.


Sorry will post a bit more soon, Have docs app. I clear forgot!:think: Certainly be more fun than a blood test.

shedbound
1st February 2013, 08:46 PM
Back again, Thanks Bob:2tsup: someone played with the camera settings(maybe me?)
anyhow the mutt, He's one in a million (too us anyhow), who know how many dogs we could have had before we got the right one?

He was first cab off the rank, and has his own story,
Cookies must be enabled | Herald Sun (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/magic-merlin-needs-a-lifeline/story-fn7x8me2-1226193107620).

TL unfortunately they still have plenty of blood tests. It bothers me more than them.

shedbound
1st February 2013, 08:47 PM
Hope the link works