Sunday, November 30, 2003
Small Victories
Sparky continues to amaze. As with any rescue dog, it takes a bit of time before the dog's personality comes out. Additionally, the new home also has an effect on the dogs personality. Sparky is no different. As the days pass he turns into more and more of a character.
Sparky is doing so much better climbing the stairs. (There are 4 flights to get to my apartment.) When we first started climbing together, it was a slow and difficult process for Sparky. The biggest challenge for him was the weight of his back side and the lack of strength in his hind legs. He is now to the point that rather than "one foot at a time" climbing he is now stepping with his front paws and then "jumping" up with his hind legs. He can't make the entire set of stairs like this yet, but he can do half of the first set.
The other thing is that he can consistently pee with one hind leg up in the air now. (A little off color in terms of content, but hey, you're all dog lovers!) As he mainly was "puppy-peeing" when he first arrived, I count his ability to "three-legged-pee" as another small victory!
Sparky is doing so much better climbing the stairs. (There are 4 flights to get to my apartment.) When we first started climbing together, it was a slow and difficult process for Sparky. The biggest challenge for him was the weight of his back side and the lack of strength in his hind legs. He is now to the point that rather than "one foot at a time" climbing he is now stepping with his front paws and then "jumping" up with his hind legs. He can't make the entire set of stairs like this yet, but he can do half of the first set.
The other thing is that he can consistently pee with one hind leg up in the air now. (A little off color in terms of content, but hey, you're all dog lovers!) As he mainly was "puppy-peeing" when he first arrived, I count his ability to "three-legged-pee" as another small victory!
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