Justice will be 19 months mid-January 2008, and was 72 pounds 18 January. He has sustained that weight for several months now. Just a few more pounds (5 maybe, but not 10) to go before he is at an absolutely perfect weight.

Justice is nearing completion of basic obedience. As our trainer attests, Justice is a normal young rambunctious, playful, loving GSD with strong protective drive for his family. We treat him as a normal dog in all areas except feeding, which is the only concession to his MegaE.

Justice is on a simple supplement regimen to help alleviate symptoms. He has adopted a once-a-day eating routine in the late evening. This is somewhat at odds with usual suggested multiple small feedings for MegaE dogs, but it works well for him. Justice eats in a crate turned on its side to provide him a more vertical position to eat. He eats standing on his hind legs with front paws on a countertop, and then spends up to 45 minutes sitting in the crate to permit the food to settle

He eats EVO small kibble pureed with water, often supplemented with chicken and meats. He sleeps in his crate/den on a "bed wedge" which helps tremendously with any potential overnight accumulation of saliva.

He will go for a good stretch of time without any symptoms, but jumping off the sofa, for example, can result in a little regurge. And he has patented the high-pitch bark-a-gurg, too. About once a month - it seems - he will have a bad day, but it seems more of a liquid vomiting than a regurge, based on the time delay since last eating and the volume of liquid he produces. MegaE dogs are known to have all sorts of digestive issues from time-to-time.

Of course, he does sometimes get into the water and we sometimes do not get him to sit up for it to settle. We continue to be observant and joyfully accept any additional attention Justice needs. He does, after all, give us more unconditional love than anyone could ask of a dog. He is quite the GSD, one super pal, and we love him dearly!

~ P.T., and Justice's Forever Family