tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768075887820301634.post346977331531682736..comments2023-08-17T07:44:09.940-04:00Comments on MargeBlog: Nine Days to GoSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146649374510678844noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768075887820301634.post-11697034036274417582013-11-30T14:50:21.246-05:002013-11-30T14:50:21.246-05:00So hard to see your buddy not able to do all the f...So hard to see your buddy not able to do all the fun stuff, Kathy Mocharnukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029142726866533193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768075887820301634.post-63889181123065633052013-08-21T17:27:08.298-04:002013-08-21T17:27:08.298-04:00I bet that you'll be hiking by October! I have...I bet that you'll be hiking by October! I have a bad little secret to tell you. When our vets put our dogs on a "rest" program like yours, we cheat. The way that we cheat is that, when the injury no longer visibly affects their gait, we start very slowly increasing the length of their leash walks. We don't go crazy - but we do let them walk more than the vet prescribed. It helps their sanity immensely, and it doesn't seem to hurt. Leash walking is so easy compared to what our dogs normally do (and what Marge normally does), that I doubt it stresses their bodies very much.<br /><br />OK, I hope that I haven't tempted you too much and that these next 9 days fly by without a hitch :)KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.com