This is what happened at a breeders home.
"It was my fault.
I had the adult dogs loose in the house, and the puppies in their playpen. I went to take the puppies outside to potty, and so I took 2 at a time, including Elly. Then I came back inside to get the other 2 puppies and apparently I did not shut the door all the way. One of the Eskies opened the door, and before I turned around Blaze (my intact male) had gotten out and the 2 puppies were all over him, and he snapped at one of them and got Elly. It all happened in about 5 seconds. Blaze being much bigger than her, it didn't take much. Intact males are notoriously very intolerant of puppies, so I always keep them separated, but this was my mistake in not closing the door all the way (and Vera is an expert at opening doors that aren't latched shut, so it was probably her who opened it). He made no puncture wounds, there was no blood, but I could tell she was in pain so I took her to the emergency vet, and they took x-rays and that was how I found out her jaw was broken. Could not tell by looking at her. I never had anything like this ever happen before in my 15 years of breeding. It was devastating. She cried for about 5 minutes, I cried for 2 days. Needless to say, I double check that door every time now, even if Blaze is not around."
"She broke the left side of her jaw along the bone, not at the joint. The surgeon recommended we not do surgery, but instead have her wear a muzzle for 4 weeks. He said puppies heal really fast. He was right. She just got the muzzle off Monday and had her x-rays, and she has healed really well, her jaw and teeth are all very nicely aligned."
Will there be any complications later in her life due to this incident?
This is an Eskie puppy that is available from one of the breeders I found.
"It was my fault.
I had the adult dogs loose in the house, and the puppies in their playpen. I went to take the puppies outside to potty, and so I took 2 at a time, including Elly. Then I came back inside to get the other 2 puppies and apparently I did not shut the door all the way. One of the Eskies opened the door, and before I turned around Blaze (my intact male) had gotten out and the 2 puppies were all over him, and he snapped at one of them and got Elly. It all happened in about 5 seconds. Blaze being much bigger than her, it didn't take much. Intact males are notoriously very intolerant of puppies, so I always keep them separated, but this was my mistake in not closing the door all the way (and Vera is an expert at opening doors that aren't latched shut, so it was probably her who opened it). He made no puncture wounds, there was no blood, but I could tell she was in pain so I took her to the emergency vet, and they took x-rays and that was how I found out her jaw was broken. Could not tell by looking at her. I never had anything like this ever happen before in my 15 years of breeding. It was devastating. She cried for about 5 minutes, I cried for 2 days. Needless to say, I double check that door every time now, even if Blaze is not around.""She broke the left side of her jaw along the bone, not at the joint. The surgeon recommended we not do surgery, but instead have her wear a muzzle for 4 weeks. He said puppies heal really fast. He was right. She just got the muzzle off Monday and had her x-rays, and she has healed really well, her jaw and teeth are all very nicely aligned."
Will there be any complications later in her life due to this incident?
This is an Eskie puppy that is available from one of the breeders I found.
