Puppy Central

Yesterday I took bohdan on two walks... we went around the block once each time. He was really pleased by this. The first walk he sat down once about 1/2 way, which was fine, no one was home. On our second walk he had some difficulties making it the whole way around the block and I had to coax him
and give treats for the last 4 houses.

He is now coming into the house and not flopping on the lawn more regularly.

progress is being made.

Just got back from taking bohdan around the block. This is the second day in a row that he has gone around the block. He had to stop once on our way around, at about the 1/2 way point... but when we got home
he didn't even lay on the front lawn, he saw that I wanted him in the house and he walked right up the lawn and to the back door.

The only thing I am a little concerned about is his slipping on the rounded curbs. If he gets too close to the street as we are walking along he can't control his hind end and keep it from slipping down into the street.

today bohdan stayed on karine's bed until late in the morning. then he emerged and walked out into the back yard quite deliberately. then he threw up. white fomay bile with grass. I observed his shoulders seemed kinda rounded like he was hunching them (if he was a person). he pretty much refused his Yoghurt & Pumpkin, not by trying to flip the dish, but by taking a few licks then pretending it wasn't there.

I felt around his shoulders and they seemed solid and stiff. I mused that he could be throwing up from pain. he bared his teeth at me so I left his shoulders alone.

I think this is the most difficult part of the walks we take. Getting bohdan out of the car when we are home. Getting him out of the car when we arrive at our designated walking place is easy. He even listens when I tell him to wait, clip on his gentle leader, have him lay down so I can assist him out the back to the wagon.

Just got back from our walk today. We more like I just got bohdan into the house. We left at about 3:45 and got home at about 4:45 we went on two walks.

The big adventure I thought we were going to go on just didn't work out. Instead I was going to take Bohdan down to the beach again... I going to cause once I got him into the car, and to the beach, I found that it was crowded. We weren't going to be able to have our peace and quiet stroll on the esplanade that we have been having.

Who would have thought that on a gray overcast Sunday where it is windy on the coast and probably in the high 50's we would not be able to find parking.

Bohdan and I went to the beach again today... he was very excited to be
able to get out of the house for a bit. We took a break on Friday and only played in the back yard.

From my rather primitive calculations we walked 2/10th's of a mile, not very far. But he was tired by the end of it. We walked along the esplanade in the grass and on the sidewalk. The grass was mushy and damp making it a harder surface for him to balance on. His feet kept sinking in.

I don't think I have taken bohdan to walk at the beach... so today not that I have mastered getting him in and out of the car, I went down to the esplanade and we had as a short walk. He loved it, sniffing around and marking spots...

I even attempted to take him down to the sand, and he was interested, until he got all 4 feet into the shifting dry sand. I think this was a bit too much for him so he grabbed his leash in his mouth and headed back to the car.

bohdan has stopped limping after our walk at the beach.
i think he had just been laying on his leg in an odd way or that it might have been a little sore. nothing that an afternoon of sleeping hasn't cured.

we went to oxnard for the 3 day weekend. it was really nice to be out in the sunshine, and I think bohdan enjoyed the warmth too.

we didn't go to the local park as I had planned, bohdan was having problems with lateral stability... and was falling down a lot. However with the sunshine and the back yard he was much more active then he has been at home. He did some light running and tried to do a lot of pivoting, but ended up falling down a bit. He looked more like he had sore muscles and nothing seriously injured.

Today was our third 1 hour session with the trainer.
She came to the house again, and when I let her in and we got bohdan, he
actually greeted her with a wagging tail. I had his metal cage muzzle on him, since we weren't sure how he woule behave and we went into the back yard together.

He happiley took hot dogs from her, ad gently too I might add.

He also let her pet his head, and gave her his paw when asked.
We switched from the cage muzzle to a soft muzzle, this means