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Well, it had to happen sooner or later! Jazz has had to have an enforced rest and I dreaded dealing with this. I expected all sorts of mayhem and difficulties but she has proved very tolerant!
Backstory is that she fell while playing with the flirt pole. Not sure if she hurt herself when she fell or she fell because she had some injury already, but I noticed she was not moving as well as usual. Not lame but a bit awkward looking. So a two week break from all fetch, flirtpole and any undue running and jumping later and she still had pain somewhere. Off to the vet and had her properly checked out, xrays the lot! (They needed to use the equine machine for the full body xray. ) Luckily she has no issues with her spine, hips, elbows or any joints. All legs manipulated with no problems too, so that was a relief! So 5 days of anti inflammatory and strict rest for two weeks. All now seems well and she is having small, easy sessions of fetch but I'm keeping her from anything too intense for a couple of months, just in case.
So here's the thing. Instead of breaking loose into all sorts of mischief she has shown unexpected tolerance. Yes, she has to have a zoomie every now and then, but will easily change to an obedience session with just as much enthusiasm! She hasn't taken to chasing the critters again. In fact she is less worried about chasing them! Stood on the track in front of me and casually watched as a train of 5 wallabies leaped across just in front of us. No word from me needed at all! So while I have been using intense play sessions to keep her tired and happy, she is actually quite content to use her energy to interact on a different level. She comes and asks for some snap commands as a way to use her excess zing, and a way to interact in a way that pleases me. Yes, she has matured into a very easy dog!
If you had told me this was at all possible when she was a 1 yr old I wouldn't have believed you!
Backstory is that she fell while playing with the flirt pole. Not sure if she hurt herself when she fell or she fell because she had some injury already, but I noticed she was not moving as well as usual. Not lame but a bit awkward looking. So a two week break from all fetch, flirtpole and any undue running and jumping later and she still had pain somewhere. Off to the vet and had her properly checked out, xrays the lot! (They needed to use the equine machine for the full body xray. ) Luckily she has no issues with her spine, hips, elbows or any joints. All legs manipulated with no problems too, so that was a relief! So 5 days of anti inflammatory and strict rest for two weeks. All now seems well and she is having small, easy sessions of fetch but I'm keeping her from anything too intense for a couple of months, just in case.
So here's the thing. Instead of breaking loose into all sorts of mischief she has shown unexpected tolerance. Yes, she has to have a zoomie every now and then, but will easily change to an obedience session with just as much enthusiasm! She hasn't taken to chasing the critters again. In fact she is less worried about chasing them! Stood on the track in front of me and casually watched as a train of 5 wallabies leaped across just in front of us. No word from me needed at all! So while I have been using intense play sessions to keep her tired and happy, she is actually quite content to use her energy to interact on a different level. She comes and asks for some snap commands as a way to use her excess zing, and a way to interact in a way that pleases me. Yes, she has matured into a very easy dog!
If you had told me this was at all possible when she was a 1 yr old I wouldn't have believed you!