Very nice bideo to watch. I love that you make mention of doing training sessions at home as well as prior to going into your doctors appointment. Many people don’t understand it when I tell them that even though my service dog is fully trained we still do things like that as well it’s the best way to set us for success team, to reinforce desirable behaviors and to work on mitigating undesirable ones. Also you’re totally right, dogs like us people definitely need days off sometimes and it’s good to give them that when we can do it
Thank you! I feel like reinforcing his training really keeps him sharper and more focused. It’s like setting the expectations of behaviours and keeping him disciplined
Is something wrong with his hips? He walks a bit funny and his back legs look funky when he stands. I'd HIGHLY recommend getting it checked out by a vet. It could be dysplasia or something similar, he could also just have a weird walk with nothing wrong. It's better to be safe than sorry, get it checked out ASAP. It's always good to check the joints for larger breeds, dysplasia is very common in large dogs like labs, golden retrievers, standard poodles, german shepherds, and other large overbred dogs. Their joints deal with a lot of jumping and activity which is why they end up with dysplasia. If puppies jumps too much and are too active while their bones are still growing, it can cause issues too. Make sure he's taking a daily glucosamine supplement. My vet has always told me that it is better to use it before joint issues because it can help prevent them. Even if your dog is 100% healthy, they will most likely have joint issues like everyone as they get older, glucosamin can prevent that. It's a miracle medicine and it is 100% natural. It saved my first service dog. She was 12 years old and she could barely walk, she would get tired and collapse from the pain, she would also stop eating and vomit from the pain. We tried steroid injections at the emergency vet when it got really bad and it didn't help her at all. We went to our regular vet because it was still bad. She told us to go to petsmart and buy cosequin (a brand of dog glucosamine supplements). 2 months later she could walk, run, jump, and play all day long with the other dogs. She never collapsed again. Glucosamine helps lubricate the joints. Most joint issues are caused by not having enough fluid, which causes inflammation and pain. I have fibromyalgia which causes joint and muscle pain, I've tried all kinds of medications and treatment without anything working. Then I started taking glucosamine supplements like my dog (but made for humans of course), my pain is a lot better! All dogs and people should be taking it (unless you are allergic to it of course).
Thanks for your comment and concern! Leo’s been seen by his vet and has been receiving treatment for the past year. He got an injury to his hind knees and we have since been doing rehab, medications, etc. He is definitely improving and has been cleared to do light days of working but does still have some sore days and is still recovering. I’ll ask my vet about Glucosamine, thanks for the suggestion!! ❤️❤️
@@leoandlou6137 I hope he recovers soon! I highly recommend doing massage therapy too, it will get the blood flow going so he can heal faster. I massage my doggos a few times a week because they love it. It's a good bonding experience! My poodle falls asleep and starts drooling when I massage him.
Very nice bideo to watch. I love that you make mention of doing training sessions at home as well as prior to going into your doctors appointment. Many people don’t understand it when I tell them that even though my service dog is fully trained we still do things like that as well it’s the best way to set us for success team, to reinforce desirable behaviors and to work on mitigating undesirable ones. Also you’re totally right, dogs like us people definitely need days off sometimes and it’s good to give them that when we can do it
Thank you! I feel like reinforcing his training really keeps him sharper and more focused. It’s like setting the expectations of behaviours and keeping him disciplined
Is something wrong with his hips? He walks a bit funny and his back legs look funky when he stands. I'd HIGHLY recommend getting it checked out by a vet. It could be dysplasia or something similar, he could also just have a weird walk with nothing wrong. It's better to be safe than sorry, get it checked out ASAP. It's always good to check the joints for larger breeds, dysplasia is very common in large dogs like labs, golden retrievers, standard poodles, german shepherds, and other large overbred dogs. Their joints deal with a lot of jumping and activity which is why they end up with dysplasia. If puppies jumps too much and are too active while their bones are still growing, it can cause issues too. Make sure he's taking a daily glucosamine supplement. My vet has always told me that it is better to use it before joint issues because it can help prevent them. Even if your dog is 100% healthy, they will most likely have joint issues like everyone as they get older, glucosamin can prevent that. It's a miracle medicine and it is 100% natural. It saved my first service dog. She was 12 years old and she could barely walk, she would get tired and collapse from the pain, she would also stop eating and vomit from the pain. We tried steroid injections at the emergency vet when it got really bad and it didn't help her at all. We went to our regular vet because it was still bad. She told us to go to petsmart and buy cosequin (a brand of dog glucosamine supplements). 2 months later she could walk, run, jump, and play all day long with the other dogs. She never collapsed again. Glucosamine helps lubricate the joints. Most joint issues are caused by not having enough fluid, which causes inflammation and pain. I have fibromyalgia which causes joint and muscle pain, I've tried all kinds of medications and treatment without anything working. Then I started taking glucosamine supplements like my dog (but made for humans of course), my pain is a lot better! All dogs and people should be taking it (unless you are allergic to it of course).
Thanks for your comment and concern! Leo’s been seen by his vet and has been receiving treatment for the past year. He got an injury to his hind knees and we have since been doing rehab, medications, etc. He is definitely improving and has been cleared to do light days of working but does still have some sore days and is still recovering. I’ll ask my vet about Glucosamine, thanks for the suggestion!! ❤️❤️
@@leoandlou6137 I hope he recovers soon! I highly recommend doing massage therapy too, it will get the blood flow going so he can heal faster. I massage my doggos a few times a week because they love it. It's a good bonding experience! My poodle falls asleep and starts drooling when I massage him.