Derboss dobermanns

01/06/2026

Pupdate 💛
Hilde aka (miss mustard)

Tahi reme Ute x Sanchez pride of hunnoterra

Absolutely smashing life in her forever home!!

Confident,obedient,engaging with training.

27/05/2026

Happy 1st birthday for yesterday C litter 💕💛🧡

18/05/2026

Juno and Decoda worn out from dog field,Tia was there too eating grass somewhere 🤷‍♂️❤️

18/05/2026

Pupdate of Mars,where’s the puppy gone that left us?😲

We can’t wait to see him at the end of the month when he’s comes for a vist 🤎🤎

19/04/2026

The squad!❤️
All worn out now from the dog park

17/04/2026

Cliff top walk with the main man Decoda

25/01/2026

25/01/2026

DCM (Dilated Cardiomyopathy) is a disease that affects the heart muscle, causing it to become thin and weak. Dogs with DCM develop a big, floppy heart that struggles to pump blood around the body and usually an irregular heart beat. DCM can affect any breed of dog, but is most common in large/giant breed dogs and certain types of Spaniel.

In most cases, DCM is a genetic disease (meaning it’s passed from parent to puppy in their genes), but there are some reports of dogs developing it due to poor diet, a virus, toxin, or certain medications that affect the heart.

Many cases of DCM go undetected for years because it tends to develop very gradually. Fortunately, there are screening programs available that can now detect DCM in it’s early stages.

DCM affects the heart muscles, causing the heart to become big and floppy

Symptoms

DCM tends to develop for a number of months to years before it starts to cause symptoms. However, once the heart has been significantly damaged (and begins struggling to pump blood), the following symptoms are likely to develop:

Low energy
Exercise intolerance (struggling to keep up on walks)
Collapse/ fainting
A heart murmur and/or arrhythmia (detected by your vet)
As DCM progresses and the heart starts to fail, more severe symptoms usually develop such as:

Breathlessness
Coughing (especially in the morning)
Weight loss
Swollen legs
Bloated belly (as fluid builds-up due to heart failure)
Cold legs and ears
It’s important to be aware that in some cases, DCM can cause sudden death (most commonly in dogs that have collapsing/fainting episodes). Sadly, in some cases, this can occur before any other symptoms develop.