Originally posted by karen israel:
slbrick.....How's Max doing????
Karen,
Hi. Max seems to be much better. We kept
him out of Agility classes and any jumping
in the Competition Obedience class. He
still seems to be stiff every once in a
while (usually late at night after laying
on his side). But he is not hesitating to
run and jump on his own when given the
opportunity. He has modified his behavior
on his own. When we go to the park with
both dogs (with foxtail ball for fetching)
Max does not always try to get the ball, but
hangs back and crouches (Border Collie
style) to see if Sydney (our Australian
Cattle Dog mix) gets the ball and then
decides on a maneuver to use to get the
ball. He has become quite crafty. He
still runs quite a bit but doesn't do those
tight turns anymore.
We are still in a wait and see mode.
As long as he continues to improve, I don't
see a need to do anything. We try to keep
his weight down already, so I don't think
that there is anything, else that we can do.
Thank you for your concern.

Regards,
Sue