We had an easy day, yesterday, the other half, Gabby and I with a gentle stroll around Coleshill. It was after dark so Gabby was bedecked with a flashing light whilst the humans had torches. This evening, it was just Gabby and me. We drove out to Coleshill and with her new(ish) running harness we…
Author: kevbaldry
Gentle Jog
After work, I collected Gabby, put her new harness on (on Gabby – not me!) and we jumped into the car. The new harness (Howling Dog Tough Skin) is designed for running. I thought that we could take a gentle stroll with Gabby pulling in harness. To ring the changes I decided to head out…
Op and Post Op
When you re-home a dog from the Birmingham Dogs’ Home, as we did, the animal is usually spayed or neutered. As Gabby was so underweight when we took her home, we had to agree to bring her back for spaying once she’d put on a bit of weight. About a month after bringing Gabby home,…
Four Good Legs
We went for a short (half a mile) walk in the morning and Gabby seemed to be walking alright. Arriving back from work, in the evening, we got roped up and nipped out for a stroll, nice and easy, to see how Gabby was walking. She was walking fine – no sign of a limp….
Taking it Easy
I was giving Gabby a bit of a tummy tickle a couple of nights back when she suddenly let out a loud yelp. She got to her feet and was very unstable trying not to put any weight on her right front leg. After a little hobbling around, she started to put some weight on…