Hudson the Standard Poodle

29/04/2023

Recent post on Poodle Blogger, in memory of Hudson, and explaining a little about GOLPP.
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12/02/2023

Hudson, a/k/a UKC Ch. Prodigy's Content of Character, passed away earlier this month, February 2023, from complications of GOLPP. Many thanks to all of you who have complimented his photos and videos, and shared my love for him through the years. It has been amazing that some of you have even sent cards, flowers, even a beautiful plant arrived from close friends. Please forgive me if I have not acknowledged your card, the loss of a dog who has been your shadow for a decade, is tough. Some days I feel like I'm in a fog without him. I know most of you have been through it yourself, some recently. Hugs, love and prayers to all, Melanie

25/01/2023

Facebook is being a brat, won't let me delete old posts! Hudson is doing fairly well but he is no longer available for breeding. A friend, Jennifer Anders, has Trigger, the only Hudson son who is going to be shown and possibly bred. If you are not FB friends with Jennifer, I will be glad to put you in touch with her. Trigger is fully health tested, and his UC Davis VGL numbers are actually much better than his sire. The one litter that he sired when with his former owner are all in companion dog homes, so please ignore any posts here about them, not sure why FB won't let me delete! Here is one of my favorite photos of Hudson, copyright Veronica Kelso, who took it of him the day I got him, as a 7 month old puppy. My Huddy Buddy, so hard to believe you are ten and a half now!

24/11/2022

Old man Hudson watched the National Dog show, even the commercials this year!

11/11/2022

Older Hudson with our son Eric, who taught Hudson to smile, one of these days I'll find a good smile photo to post. He won't smile for me, but almost every time Eric talks to him, Huddy gets right in his face, smiling and sneezing because raising his upper lip makes him sneeze!

11/11/2022

Hudson is fighting what our vet believes is end-stage GOLPP. Thankfully he is not having difficulty breathing, just some coughing. Some swallowing issues, mostly hard for him to swallow pills, but he has lost almost all of the muscle tone in his legs, and his legs tremble to the point that it is hard for him to stand. Vet doesn't feel he is in pain. When researching GOLPP I have read that it is under-diagnosed. If you have ever lost a dog to this condition, please message me through my personal page, Melanie Travis Schlaginhaufen. Thank you to everyone who has complimented Hudson's photos and videos through the years, he has been an amazing companion to our family.
UKC Ch. Prodigy's Content of Character, a/k/a Hudson, Huddy Buddy, a true heart dog, so much so that I may not be able to write about him for awhile when the day finally comes to let him go. I can't thank Heather Bryan Brown enough for sharing Hudson with us. Here is some info about this GOLPP, which some websites say is underdiagnosed, so it would be good for dog owners to become aware of it:

GOLPP, or geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis and polyneuropathy, is a neurological condition that affects older dogs. A dog will start to have difficulty breathing and progressive weakness starting in the hind legs, then progressing to the front legs.