Yoshi's trialing career might be over before it ever began. The injury he received is a trauma-induced luxating patella. Waiting is the name of the game for now to see what happens and if surgery is needed... but it does not look too good as of now.
We will wait 8 weeks before a reevaluation. Until then, I may contact some orthopedic specialists and talk over the phone, or in person about my possibilities. I will find one I feel comfortable working with and get a second opinion.
I dont know what I am going to do with the dog.. meaning how to keep him quiet to get him to heal, and what I might have to do if he might not get to do agility again. This dog cant stand slow work. He has two speeds: fast and faster. If worse comes to worse and he cant run agility I have NO clue of what would be an alternative. He wont like the drilling of Obedience or Rally, he really didnt like Freestyle, Flyball too much strain, Disc dog...WAY too much strain, theres not much else besides herding and I dont know of any close by places that are much good. I am hoping and praying he can make a full recovery..if not we are so screwed. I wanted two dogs that I could enjoy equally and it looks like Yoshi is now going to be left out of having fun and I absolutely hate it!
I am not interested in running Preferred or any of those types of classes for a variety of reasons, so I would prefer not to have it suggested to me. Its a personal preference of mine, but to be honest one of the many reasons is...my dog runs hard no matter what..hes going to put so much strain on his body even if i put him in Preferred at 12"..he is such a die hard sort of dog with so much drive that is not "light on his feet." Hes going to do the same as he would in 16" class, hes going to put as much strain on his body as he can to go as fast as he can. There would be not much of a difference in running the full height of 16" just from knowing how my dog is. Again this is my decision and I am 100% firm in staying with my choice of not running preferred.
He will be put on a joint supplement, I will learn massage and stretching and such. I just guess we will have to wait and see if he can make a full recovery to his 16" class one day.
Either way...I have terrible luck! 4 days before our first AKC..... give me a break!! =(
I probably wont be posting much on this blog in the next few months. I will give updates from vets and such, but nothing else.
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Sorry to hear this. As they say here, if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. Hope all works out well.
I am sorry about Yoshi. I have a couple of bad legs/hips in my pack, and watersports are fun for them. Swimming is good exercise and will help burn off the energy-it might also help rehab.
I am sure Yoshi loved competing, but he loves being with you more, and I know you will find some way to share time together in a way that is good for both of you.
Any news? It's been a month!
Do you still have Yoshi? Haven't heard anything about him...
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