His breeder believes that Gentry was regurgitating all along but the other pups undoubtedly scarfed up the results, so she remained unaware.

His vet did think that Gentry should be euthanized to save his new owner from heartache, and Gentry from a life filled with illness and problems.

The pup and his new person had already bonded deeply. Euthanization was not an option.

As you can easily ascertain, Gentry has enjoyed a wonderfully fulfilled life for the past six years. They still get out to play at the agility field once or twice a week.

They have moved on to tracking pursuits and working towards his Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title. When this story was submitted, they had already earned the first two legs towards this next elite title.

Theirs is such a wonderfully inspirational success story! Congratulations Sally and Gentry.

You remain an inspiration to us all!

March 2008 Update:

Gentry is a dog having Megaesophagus who, with the aide of his human, have conquered the world in grand style and is now:

MACH Gentry Vom Mika Ashmead CD TD RE MX MXJ AJP, AXP, OFP !

What's in a name? Let's analyze this:

The MACH in front of his name indicates that he has achieved Master Agility Champion status -- this is a WOW achievement for any dog. Further, he has also been awarded the titles of Companion Dog (CD), and Tracking Dog (TD), as well as Rally Excellent (RE), Master Agility Excellent (MX), Master Jumper with Weaves (MXJ),Preferred Excellent Agility Jumpers With Weaves (AJP), Preferred Agility Excellent (AXP) and Preferred Open FAST (OFP)