Sophie is not getting any better. Not only that she is getting.....frustrated? Due to no playing.
How do you explain to a dog, you cannot play with her until she is better? I've checked her over so many times, I can't seem to find out why she is limping. Looks like a trip to the vet.
Training my dog
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
SOPHIE'S HURT
I thought it looked like Sophie was limping as she was running back to me after getting the ball. As she got closer, she looked fine. I threw the ball once again she looked to be limping. I watched as she returned with the ball, through the yard. She looked fine. I then thought to myself maybe the driveway isn't a good place to play ball with her. Our driveway is not paved.
Later that evening Mr. Aloha and I were outside, I let Sophie out of her kennel to go potty. I asked Mr. Aloha if she looked like she was limping. Of course at the time I asked the question, she was in the yard. After he watched her for a while, he said it kind of looked like she was limping.
I hadn't been feeling good all weekend and really didn't feel like going to practice. We went anyway, when it was our turn, I mentioned to Ted I thought Sophie was limping would he take a look at her. He knew she was the minute he saw her walking. He asked if I checked her paws. I told him I checked her paws, gently squeezed her legs from her shoulder down to her paws. She didn't wince or act like anything was wrong. He said not to work her hard, just practice with food instead of her ball (which is high drive work). We did sits and downs for a while, then her dumbbell work.
It was raining real hard, which didn't make me feel any better. After a while I took Sophie to the truck. I walked back told Ted I was leaving, I really didn't see the point in being there. She really couldn't do anything and what she could do, I could do at home. He said to keep her crated at night and walk her on a leash whenever I let her out so she avoids getting hurt any further. Let her rest for a few days. I said okay. As I was walking back to the truck, I couldn't help but think "Let a high drive dog rest for a few days, how am I going to accomplish that without Sophie going bonkers with pent up energy!"
So basically we drove 30 miles (60 round trip) for nothing. Not really nothing, I wasn't sure if she was hurt or not. Believe it or not, our dog Ginger limps when she wants attention. She is so funny, she will be limping on one leg, we shower her with attention then go back to whatever we were doing. Next time we look at her she is limping on the other leg. When we let her know she's been caught faking, she walks normal with a huge grin on her face. Dogs can be just as funny as humans.
Later that evening Mr. Aloha and I were outside, I let Sophie out of her kennel to go potty. I asked Mr. Aloha if she looked like she was limping. Of course at the time I asked the question, she was in the yard. After he watched her for a while, he said it kind of looked like she was limping.
I hadn't been feeling good all weekend and really didn't feel like going to practice. We went anyway, when it was our turn, I mentioned to Ted I thought Sophie was limping would he take a look at her. He knew she was the minute he saw her walking. He asked if I checked her paws. I told him I checked her paws, gently squeezed her legs from her shoulder down to her paws. She didn't wince or act like anything was wrong. He said not to work her hard, just practice with food instead of her ball (which is high drive work). We did sits and downs for a while, then her dumbbell work.
It was raining real hard, which didn't make me feel any better. After a while I took Sophie to the truck. I walked back told Ted I was leaving, I really didn't see the point in being there. She really couldn't do anything and what she could do, I could do at home. He said to keep her crated at night and walk her on a leash whenever I let her out so she avoids getting hurt any further. Let her rest for a few days. I said okay. As I was walking back to the truck, I couldn't help but think "Let a high drive dog rest for a few days, how am I going to accomplish that without Sophie going bonkers with pent up energy!"
So basically we drove 30 miles (60 round trip) for nothing. Not really nothing, I wasn't sure if she was hurt or not. Believe it or not, our dog Ginger limps when she wants attention. She is so funny, she will be limping on one leg, we shower her with attention then go back to whatever we were doing. Next time we look at her she is limping on the other leg. When we let her know she's been caught faking, she walks normal with a huge grin on her face. Dogs can be just as funny as humans.
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