The vet came today, two weeks to the day since her last visit. Sweet Pea was on a strict food schedule and daily 3-walks-a-day exercise routine. Want to know how much weight our 90+ pounds dog weighs now? Ready? 92 pounds. Yup. Nary a pound lost. *sigh*
We are to reduce her food by one cup in the am and pm. She doesn't seem to care; she's not a fan of the dry food anyway. She was also given the all-clear to swim (now that her incision has healed up nicely) so we can add that to her activities. She also seems to be able to jog well with me, so we'll do that too. Not run, just an easy jog.
Tonight we took her to the dog park with the water section to swim in lieu of her evening neighborhood walk. She loved it and got right in, paddling around happily. She then trotted home easily. We hope the new regime will work. The vet will return in two weeks.
We are also going to start Obedience Training with her this Saturday. Once we have a good recall from her, we can start letting her off leash on the trails! She is such a good dog; commands like "Leave it" and "Sit" aren't really needed right away, but a solid "Come!" would be wonderful!
She now sleeps in our bedroom at night and seems much more relaxed when I leave the house. She is settling in!
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