Well Adjusted

Since I had Sony at work with me so I could go straight to PT, I had Dr Angela check her since she has been doing alot. well the good news is her butt was in good shape and not out of alignment, however her font was a bit of a mess. Head and neck were out as well as he Elbow and even her sternum. we also took blood to check her thyroid level its been 6 mo since her last blood work.
As a result of getting straightened out she was really good at PT did her exercises really well and her treadmill was great too. Melanie let her go by herself since she is real good about it and played with water levels to make her work a bit harder. after I got home she was no more stiff than she has been which is still way better than before surgery.

it will be 10days before our next appt with Melanie since next Tuesday Sony has Appt with Ortho Dr . so guess I will need to get that pool up !!!

Judy and Sony

wacky weather

The weather here in the NE has been very odd. last Monday we barely got out of single digit temp, today its in the 60's. so off the the rail trail Sony and I went !!!
Even with the unseasonably warm weather the snow had not completely melted and there was quite a bit of ice. so we changed direction and went the other way and it was better. we did about 30 min and she is having a nice little nap right now. even tho she gets up a wee bit stiff its no where near how bad she was before surgery. when it took her quite a while to walk it off.
We visit Melanie again Tuesday night and then we are off to PA and see David next weekend. I can't wait till she can be off leash !!!!

Judy and Sony

Merry Christmas!!!

Sony and I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. also want to thank everyone for all their support as Sony works on coming back. We can't wait !!!!!

Love you All

Judy and Sony

a few pics of her at PT

"um Hello,, there is no water !!"

The Ball isn't her favorite part but she is getting good at it

nothing will keep Sony from her PT not even 12" snow

here in the NE we got about a foot of snow with more expected tom. But even still we made our way to PT today. So Long as Melanie could make it we were going. Sony did all her exercises very good. She is getting better on the ball. Melanie showed me a different way to do one of them so she doesn't cheat and she balances on the leg. the door to the Tank is clear glass and closed, when we were ready for Sony to start she tried to get in and walked into the door :) what a fruitcake. then she started barking like it was our fault. she did very well , she started to favor her leg near the end when she started to get tired. but no pain no gain. but we didn't make her go too much more. she was not very stiff when I got home. we go back tuesday night.


Judy and Sony

time to relax

since Sony had a few days of some pretty hard workouts I let her take it easy for a few days. she had some brief walks and mostly exercises. but this AM I took her out the front door for her potty since my back yard was more icy, she yanked the leash right out of my hand to chase the cat that sleeps on the bench. she didn't get to far :) thank goodness for a recall !! she is no worse for wear. She'll have a relaxing day as I have to work today. but it prob will be some time before the cat comes back !!!

Judy and the cat hunter

The BIG swim

Once every 4 weeks my office goes to a training facility and sees dogs there from 10AM to 8PM. in the same building they have a big swimming pool for rehab and fitness. I took Sony with me and she got to swim in the big pool!! she did about 15-20 min with breaks in between. she was in heaven. she was stiff later when she got out of her crate, but not for very long and a bit of a walk made her feel better. she goes back to see Melanie on Sat.







Sorry the picture is a bit blurry Cell phone isn't good at taking pics of moving targets :)

Judy and Sony

finaly some warmth

temps today are unseasonable warm and I had the day off from work, so took Sony back to the rail trail for a walk. this time I remembered my pedometer and we did 2.1 miles with a rest after the first mile. she had a blast picking up sticks are tugging on her leash. when we got back I gave some K9 Super Fuel. http://k9power.com/k9_super_fuel.php in some water she loves it. I'll let her rest for a while before I do her exercises and another walk. prob not so far. :)

OK so maybe its more like a log :)





Judy and Sony

loving the treadmill

Sony just loves the treadmill, she is getting better about doing the exercises with Melanie before now that she knows what comes next :) she did alot, 30 min 1.5 miles at a brisk walk. when I got her home she was a bit stiff out of the van but walked out of it in just a few steps. she is out of her crate most of the time now so she can walk around the house but at night and when no one is home she is crated. Tuesday she gets to swim in the big Pool!!!

Judy and the wet but happy Sony

rain rain go away

we have had 3 days of rain and it finaly took a toll on my basement. so I will have to wait to put up Sony's pool until we dry out. I am off monday from work so hopfully I can do it then.
On a good note I stopped by the office and Sony had another session of Acupuncture. its been a few weeks and although she has been doing great she had a few zingers. but after just a few minutes it settled and she was fine. we also changed her herbs, same formula just a few extra warming type herbs. we though with the cold she could use it. she gets to see Melanie again tom.

Judy and Sony

busy,busy

so the last week has been pretty busy. I was judging over the weekend and putting in a lot of hrs at work. plus another trip to PA last wed. I had David from Advanced Canine give her a massage and he was pretty impressed that her leg was almost completely healed. the best part of that visit was he said she could play TUG!!! now I have a very happy dog. David said she is about 2 weeks ahead of where she should be so that made me very happy. I am not trying to push her but I am trying to do everything I can for her and it seems to be working. Thursday I was at the office doing inventory and since we don't do appts on Thursday I brought her with me and let her walk around the office all day. Friday we did all her exercises and then I had to leave for VA to judge.
Last night she had her second session with Melanie. Now that she knows why she is there she is not too interested in the stretching and work Melanie was doing on her, she just wanted to get in the tank! she was great she did about 20 min at a fast walk and although a bit stiff last night seemed fine this AM. we go back on Sat and I should have her pool up by the weekend.

Judy and Very happy Sony

These are a few of my favorite things.........

What do you get when you cross water and one of Sony's most favorite people ?? one VERY happy Border Collie!!!! Sony started PT last night with her best Friend Melanie Behrens, and she could barely contain herself, we went over what I have been doing at home as well as more excercises I can do now. she checked her Range of motion and said it was very good. then measured her hind legs and there was quite a bit of difference, but there was a diffrence before the injury.so no real surprise there. However it will be interesting to see how she improves as she continues with her PT.

then the real fun began and Sony couldn't wait. she ran over to the underwater treadmill and stood inside waiting for the door to close and the water to fill. what a whackjob. her movement in the water was good but she was stepping a little shorter with the Left hind, again no surprise, just another thing to watch as she goes through PT. she worked about 10-12 min and actually got better as she went. stepping a bit better. after she got out she was so excited she was trying to run around like a loon but we kept her from completly blowing a gasket. all and all an excellent trip and we scheduled a bunch more over the next few weeks, I am going to get her over there as much as poss. my pool still hsn't arrived yet I will have to try and find out what happened to it.

here is Sony in her glory :)