Category Archives: Health

To Pave or not to Pave

Posted on May 10, 2019 by mushbaby

Running dogs on pavement is a topic I’ve thought about but never quite gotten around to talking about for a really long time. Mostly because it’s one of those things that for me boils down to “know your dog, use … Continue reading →

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Coming into the End Zone

Posted on June 30, 2017 by mushbaby

  After Pip had his spleen removed and we got the pathology report back, I promised him that he would never have to take a bath again. It seemed like a reasonable promise since the prognosis was about as bad … Continue reading →

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Pulling, Light

Posted on October 27, 2014 by mushbaby

Maisy’s doing great, just about 5 weeks out from her surgery and allowed to do some pulling on leash as long as she isn’t “explosive.” We’re still doing multiple relatively short walks a day, up to about 20 minutes at … Continue reading →

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Maisy Update: Overachiever Edition

Posted on October 14, 2014 by mushbaby

Maisy had her first post-op (and, as it turns out, probably her last) appointment with a physical therapist this morning. She’s doing very, very well; the PT said where she is now in her recovery (almost 3 weeks) is typical … Continue reading →

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Slowly but Surely

Posted on September 29, 2014 by mushbaby

Well it’s only 4 days out from surgery, but I feel like this morning Maisy turned a corner. She had been toe-touching a little bit with the leg on Friday and Saturday, then on Sunday (yesterday) morning she woke up … Continue reading →

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It’s 6 am, Perfect Time for a Maisy Update

Posted on September 26, 2014 by mushbaby

It’s done: Maisy had surgery yesterday for her torn cruciate. She had a TTA or tibial tuberosity advancement, a surgery which changes the geometry and forces acting on the knee during weight bearing and movement. This page has a nice, … Continue reading →

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PLOT TWIST !!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by mushbaby

I haven’t been posting much lately. It’s been cool but humid, and our scootering has been intermittent at best. The forecast for the immediate future, though, has been cool, cool, cool and I had been getting excited for fall training. … Continue reading →

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On the Mend

Posted on June 11, 2014 by mushbaby

Well both the MPs have both been improving, and both saw the chiropractor today. As expected, Maisy needed some adjustments in her lower back and Squash needed some adjustments in his neck. They’ve been sleeping off and on since we’ve … Continue reading →

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LISTEN TO ME WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!

Posted on June 8, 2014 by mushbaby

When last we met, Maisy was resting and I had big plans to continue working with Squash alone in front of the scooter. After he and I took the scooter for a walk last week, my next magical trick was … Continue reading →

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No, We’re Not Dead. It’s Just Summer.

Posted on September 8, 2013 by mushbaby

Most of the summer has been blissfully, unusually cool and amenable to sneaking in scooter runs here and there. But August, it seemed, was determined to make up for the previous few months by stringing together as many 90F+ days … Continue reading →

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