I am collaborating with WIMBA to provide custom braces!! If you know me, you know that I am not the best with technology, and Wimba use the latest technology to digitally scan the dogs leg to ensure the best brace fit. So, I have been practicing with a friends dog! The very perfect Georgia was so patient while I worked out the kinks in the scanning process ……. I’m almost ready to start scanning clients!!
Proprioception exercises don’t need a lot of fancy equipment, although it is fun to have! Here we are working on limb awareness, you can see at the beginning of the exercise he is looking down to check where the pole is, and by the end he is able to back all four feet over it without looking.
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This dog has given me a run for my money! He injured his left leg a while ago and was pretty determined that he could manage on three legs for the rest of his life! We’ve tried all kinds of rehab techniques and exercises, and finally at his last session he began to use the leg 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I was teaching this exercise to a client the other day and realised I haven’t taught either of my younger dogs how to do it. So, here you go ….. a video right from the beginning to the almost finished exercise, it still needs some polishing! Tully found it much easier to stand on the right and lift the left legs than he did the other way around.
This handsome young man suffered a head injury a few months ago but is making an amazing recovery. He gets bored quickly so we have to keep mixing up his exercises to challenge his brain and keep him engaged.
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This cute little girl had her final rehab appointment on Saturday, she has made a fantastic recovery from a knee injury!
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Tully Treadmill
Tullys progress with the treadmill. He’s now happily getting on and off it with the belt stationary.
When you have an older dog who’s activities are limited …… snuffling can be fabulous enrichment for them.
This beautiful girl finished her rehab yesterday for a chronic wrist injury. After several months of intermittent lameness look how wonderful her movement is now! She is back to her regular daily hikes and squirrel patrols around the property!
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The footing outside is terrible at the moment, so Rhu has been spending some time on the treadmill. Tully is pretty suspicious of the treadmill, so I’m starting the process of teaching him to be more comfortable around it. He’s learning that cookies happen on and around the treadmill, and I’m taking pressure off by rewarding away from the treadmill at times. We’ll spend quite a few sessions doing this before I consider asking him to get on it with the belt running. We finished the session by having him lie close and getting rewards while Rhu walked on the treadmill.
Progression of our ‘multi tasking’ exercise! He’s moving further into the stretch, keeping his forearms more vertical, and holding his spine in a neutral position throughout the exercise now.
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Multitasking with this exercise - shoulder and core stability, some hind end stability because the feet are planted - and an active iliopsoas stretch. In this position it can be quite a strong stretch, so we are only asking the dog to move as far as he feels comfortable and not holding the position for too long. I am also watching the spine, trying to keep it neutral through the stretch, if the iliopsoas is tight, they will hollow out the spine to gain motion into the stretch, which we don’t want.
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Working on rear end awareness with Rhu, rewarding for pausing in each position rather than rushing.
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Every time I need a video of an exercise for a client one of my dogs gets to learn or revisit it! First part is the basic version and then a more advanced stage, which he’s not quite ready for given the foot movement I am seeing. So, I’ll try again with a lower height differential.
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Rhu is nursing a toe injury so is limited to on leash exercise at the moment 😬. This is a great opportunity to get back to basics with some body awareness and weight shifting exercises.
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Some of you might remember this girly from earlier this year. When she came to Paws in Motion she was paralysed in the back end. Look at her go now! Back to doing what hounds do best - sniffing!!!
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New exercise for Tully today - advanced hind end strength for jumping. We’ve got some refining to do, this was our first attempt!
Working on a new exercise with Tully - side step down / up. Stillness is not his forte, but as he builds understanding of the exercise the foot shuffling should go away!!
Want to teach your dog to back up? This is often the easiest way - make a narrow channel and ask your dog to walk into it, you can throw a treat in to hep them. If it is narrow enough that they can’t turn around, your dog will back up to get out!
As this boy has got older he’s begun dragging his back feet a bit. In conjunction with an exercise programme and therapeutic laser, we’re experimenting with resistance bands as a way to help him pick his feet up and clear the ground a bit better.
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