After your dog is injured, when should you expect your dog to start walking?  How far and how fast should he walk? How about swimming and dog hydrotherapy? What’s the best way to get your dog’s muscles back in shape and to get his stamina back?  If your dog is a runner, when and how [...]

As time passes, dog owners need to continue to assiduously follow the veterinarian’s instructions, particularly around avoiding infection. Dogs are capable of learning new behaviors, even when they are ten years old! There are many important aspects to taking care of a pet, and learning about your pet, especially a pet who has been injured.      [...]

Since I’m not allowed out of the living room, except to take my short walk twice daily to pee and poop, I feel particularly lonely in the evening, when my dad is home from work, but I’m limited to the one room.  Many evenings my parents will come into the living room and sit down [...]

Following doctor’s orders is essential, and that includes when the doctor’s orders are about your dog’s return to health.  The doctor’s orders may include every aspect of your dog’s life.

The instructions also tell the distance and way that I am allowed to walk every day.
The way I am walked is a difficult adjustment. Even though [...]