New family member.

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

That's a pretty good distance for any doggo. My experience is that distance is less important than energy expenditure—a hearty round of fetch and run away (Maple = not a great retriever) or long-sniff-session (a dog's Snapchat) tires Maple out as much as going far.

I'm jazzed things are going well for Rosie!

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The walk is as much for me as it is for her. That's why I would like to get back to 5 to 6 miles, even if it has to be 2 walks.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Biggd

The walk is as much for me as it is for her. That's why I would like to get back to 5 to 6 miles, even if it has to be 2 walks.

Gotcha. Any idea of the long-term impact of walking with three legs? Did Rosie's vet give any guidelines?

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[Biggd]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Gotcha. Any idea of the long-term impact of walking with three legs? Did Rosie's vet give any guidelines?

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They said at some point she may develop arthritis in that leg but hopefully that is far off in the future.
There is a fenced in football field a little short of our usual walk. I did let her play in there one day when there was a little snow cover, she loves the snow, but she was tired so we cut the walk to 2 1/2 at that point.

[Woody38]

I believe sometime in the past I posted my Poodle "Sammy". Severe heart condition for several years. On Meds since. Last summer I had to do a fair amount of carrying him up hills etc. He weighed 21 pounds. Now, with all this there were many times when he acted like a puppy, running and jumping. Esp. when coming out of the crate hoping for restaurant food. Sammy passed away last November, and I am positive he was welcomed by 10 friends when he arrived.