“All clear” and “go for it”, says the surgeon, 3 months post-op.
Clearly this leaves unrealistic opportunities to do too much and restraint is definitely the name of the game.
Two weeks of performing ‘tiny’ height dog jumps could now at least progress to ‘toy’ height and we have now moved up to ‘mini’ height with the odd tunnel, curved, of course, to ensure he uses his weak leg more than the undamaged one. Weaves poles is back on the list too but they are minimal and channelled. And steps, more up than down - need to work out a plan for him to do these on his own - this is exhausting! It feels like it’s been ages but he has forgotten nothing – his “left” and “right” is still instant and works if I say it at the correct instant, his start light is still sold and he still responds with eagerness. This Boy is just so excited to be back at the club again!
Interspersed with training he still goes swimming every 10 days and joins me at the chiro every third week. His weight is still a concern and now that he’s on JD Light hopefully starts dropping; need to get an entire kilogram off him. Walking 2 km to the vet once a week for a weigh-in is an option and he’s doing the entire trip (bar crossing two Main Roads), off lead!
His “in-house” behaviour has progressed to unbelievable limits (he isn’t scared of the clothes horse and is no longer banished to the study at night but sleeps in the bedroom.
With all this exciting focus on getting Mac into ‘action’, I am forced to take a 2 week break to go on an overseas holiday. I am leaving both my wonderful dogs and an irritating-can’t-live-without-it cat, with an unknown house sitter for the first week and my almost 4-year old twin grandsons and family are moving in for the second week. My ‘house sitting journal’ is detailed and probably extreme and the twins have been rehearsed in looking after the dogs.
How am I going to relax chilling in the sun while floating down a river in France on a barge with my husband and 6 close friends? Will definitely have to chance having the odd glass of wine to dilute the stress!
I pray he doesn’t regress or that he seizes the opportunity to chase a car!
Mac and Me
C’est la vie
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