Most people would look at this and say “Wow, that dog walks so well on leash. He’s a really good boy”. Yes, KaMar is a good dog and walks amazing on leash. However knowing his history, knowing he’s had no training along with watching his movements and body language, this tells there’s a lot more to him.
He shows no interest in sniffing, he’s scanning and more often than not, bumping into me because he walks so close.
This tells me he’s too nervous to explore, sniff and really just be a dog .
The goals of his program are focused on potty and crate training, jumping, staying off furniture and sitting to be leashed. But as with any case, if I see something that needs addressing to improve a dog’s quality of life, I make it apart of a dog’s program.
Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be working on his goals along with LOTS of confidence building, exposure to new noises/environments/experiences and helping KaMar gain some independence.
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I’ve spent a decent amount of money on dog beds that end up being crappy, the cushion gives and I have to trashed them.
All dog bed advertisements are the same so it was difficult choosing one keeping Bowie’s recent health issues in mind.
A client recommended K9 Ballistics. They happened to be having a sale and they have warranties on the covers and cushion. I was sold so let’s see how Bo likes it !
More info on what happened with Bowie ⬇️
Bowie had a spinal injury occur in April. How it happened is unknown, there was no event that stuck out in my head.
A vet visit, a neuro consult and a MRI later he was diagnosed with an acute non compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion. A disc compressed his spinal cord for a moment, bruising it and unfortunately left his right rear paw with no feeling. Prognosis for this is dully good but Bowie stopped using the leg and overtime it can become more difficult to get those neurons firing. His injury isn’t something that can be surgically corrected. The treatment is aggressive rehab and hope.
We’re currently working with a local rehab vet doing underwater treadmill sessions, deep pressure massage, at home exercises and utilizing an Assisi Loop - an electromagnetic treatment.
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