Monday, March 9, 2009

whats up with that?

So Miley did well all weekend. I didn't see any problems. We went to the park again on Sunday and walked even more of the up and down hills. No problems. Today we went back to rehab and I was warming her up in the parking lot and she skipped. Maybe her foot is sensitive. She did the treadmill ok but really didn't seem into it. She kinda lagged behind and had to be encouraged to come forward more. But not limping or off loading weight. She just seem distracted. Go figure.
Last night I took Guiness to the freestyle class. There were only 2 of us there. We worked on sequencing which helps the dogs learn the tricks better. My big mistake was cutting Guiness's nails that morning. We also worked on alternating paws touching my hands and then legs ( with your hands on your legs). So now my hands are all scratched up. He wasn't trying to be rough, it was just his nails didn't have time to get the ruff edges off. That's was a big mistakes. Looks like Ive been in a cat fight. Sometimes I have to make myself go to class but once I'm there, I have a good time and enjoy it.
Also last night Micky had a seizure. I hate seizures, in dogs and people. Its just such a helpless feeling to watch them go through that and there is really nothing you can do. It is usually over in a couple of minutes but it feels like forever. Poor Mickey. He hasn't had one in over a year so I'm not sure what was up with that. He is awake during his seizures and just gets really stiff. No jerking. Although last night he cried for the first time during his seizure. I just hold him until its over. Then he gets down, shakes himself off and trots away. Its kinda funny. Like, "Man, I'm glad that's done."
This next part is for Dawn who asked me what box work I was talking about. Sometimes in agility, people refer to box work when they are talking about jumps. Setting 4 jumps up so they look like a box and you practice front and rear crosses and other things. But also there is a way to teach a running contact where you build a box made out of PVC. First you teach to dog what to do on the ground and then you put the box on the a-frame. If you go to this link you can see an old post of mine where the box is on the a-frame. It teaches the dog to hit the yellow zone.
(I couldnt get it to link to the post. So just go over the the labels on the bottom right hand side and hit the one labeled "box a-frame".)

4 comments:

Dawn said...

Thanks Diana! I had to put Katie outside so I could hear the video clip, as she kept barking at Miley! :)

Sara said...

Maybe Miley was tired from the increased exercise over the weekend? She's done so much resting it may have taken a lot out of her.

Chris and Ricky said...

Guiness's class seems like a lot of fun - seeing some freestyle on Crufts tv made mom want to learn more freestyle tricks.

Hope Mickey is ok and Miley is probably just still getting back to 100%. It may take awhile....

Kathy Mocharnuk said...

Oh poor Mickey