Sunday a week ago I tried to teach Tari how to do the stairs. The best way to start this is to go up the stairs not down. Greys have a tendency to jump all of the steps and could get hurt. This effort was literally one paw at a time. What a chore. I was sweating bullets by the time I got her to the top step. The poor baby was shaking like a leaf. It should get a little better each time we do this excerise.
Most things are progressing nicely. Tari seems to be coming to us to let us know she needs to go out. Fred tested her to see how long she would go before she wanted to go out. 6 1/2 hours before she came to him. A couple of days later we left her in her crate for 8 1/2 hours. TOO LONG! Poor thing had an accident while we were away. We’ll keep watching and testing.
The worming pill seems to have done the trick in firming up her stools. Another pill this Thursday and that should be that.
This past Sunday was her first time riding in a car since she arrived here in January. It’s a sports car that has back seats that fold down for a large space that will allow her to lay down confortably. Another effort of having to place one paw in the car at a time and a little goose at the end. Then a short ride to a park, she stumbled a little when she tried to get out. At least this was easier than gettng her in. We went for a nice walk and met a really large 134 pound Golden Lab, Riley and his owners Bob and Lisa. The dogs got along just fine. Getting back into the car was again a chore but a little better than the first time. I have a feeling she is going to get better at this faster than she is taking to the stairs.
Second and third time taking the steps. We have a walk-out basement, so I took her in that way. The stairs to the main floor are carpeted... so again, one paw at a time, with lots of coaxing and help, she finally made it. The next night, we tried the same thing, but this time, we figured that we need to motivate her and food seems to be the best motivator for her, so Fred got her food ready. Just stirring her food perked her up. She practically leaped to the half-way landing, then froze, and once again one paw at a time finally made it to the top. We are getting there. I have a feeling that this will take at least three more trys before she is comfortable.
Every day it’s still something new...and all are positive!
Most things are progressing nicely. Tari seems to be coming to us to let us know she needs to go out. Fred tested her to see how long she would go before she wanted to go out. 6 1/2 hours before she came to him. A couple of days later we left her in her crate for 8 1/2 hours. TOO LONG! Poor thing had an accident while we were away. We’ll keep watching and testing.
The worming pill seems to have done the trick in firming up her stools. Another pill this Thursday and that should be that.
This past Sunday was her first time riding in a car since she arrived here in January. It’s a sports car that has back seats that fold down for a large space that will allow her to lay down confortably. Another effort of having to place one paw in the car at a time and a little goose at the end. Then a short ride to a park, she stumbled a little when she tried to get out. At least this was easier than gettng her in. We went for a nice walk and met a really large 134 pound Golden Lab, Riley and his owners Bob and Lisa. The dogs got along just fine. Getting back into the car was again a chore but a little better than the first time. I have a feeling she is going to get better at this faster than she is taking to the stairs.
Second and third time taking the steps. We have a walk-out basement, so I took her in that way. The stairs to the main floor are carpeted... so again, one paw at a time, with lots of coaxing and help, she finally made it. The next night, we tried the same thing, but this time, we figured that we need to motivate her and food seems to be the best motivator for her, so Fred got her food ready. Just stirring her food perked her up. She practically leaped to the half-way landing, then froze, and once again one paw at a time finally made it to the top. We are getting there. I have a feeling that this will take at least three more trys before she is comfortable.
Every day it’s still something new...and all are positive!
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