Tuesday, February 9, 2010

On the road again...


HI All!

Well, I am not exactly on the road yet... I returned home yesterday from a great trip to the east coast that involved teaching for 3 different groups in 3 different parts of the Northeast :-) Danger got to go with me and I learned how to stuff a rather tall and long puppy in a Sherpa bag with great success!
I leave again on Thursday before dawn for an extended trip to the Pacific Northwest to teach, I am really looking forward to this trip too as I am driving and get to take dogs with me so we can actually train!!
Danger is definitely accumulating miles and is becoming the well traveled, super socialized young man.
I have not had time to get any training done as I have been out east and my dogs wee in Colorado so I am ready!!!! Danger got to play puppy games on his road trip but that was it.
I did take SoBe to the building today and worked on her dog walk, she was brilliant after 11 days off! I am definitely feeling optimistic about these running dog walks!
There was another reason that I did not get any training in today, I had to take Able to see Dr. Fitch who is our awesome Orthopedic surgeon here in Fort Collins as it appears that what started as a partial tear morphed into a ruptured cruciate.
Tomorrow my big beautiful red boy will undergo TPLO surgery that will not make him younger, but, it will make him pain free! The Dr. says he may even run agility again :-) If he ever does agility again that will be gravy and I am not even thinking about that, I just want him to be the happy, carefree, playful, pain free man again!
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers, I will keep you posted!

6 comments:

Amy said...

Good thoughts going out to handsome Able, Stacy! Arthur says thanks to your pups for sharing you with us!

Greg S said...

Best wishes for Able's surgery!

TeeDub said...

We'll be keeping our paws crossed for a quick, pain-free recovery for Able!

Joint Venture Journey said...

Good thoughts coming your way for Able. That's a bummer but sounds like you have an awesome vet.
I'm really looking forward to working with you Stacy. It has been way too long. I'm in the 1/2 foundation seminar in Washington with my 12 month bc, Venture.

Venita (Barraque) Quella

Wendy said...

Wishing Able a speedy recovery so he can do what ever he wants!

Amy Siegel said...

How is Able doing?