Hello and welcome!

How big is Fred?  My current tripawd is a pug mix who lost her right rear leg at 7 months old after being hit by a car. I adopted Elly when she was 10 months old, she is now about 2.5 years old.  I have an almost 11 year old pug that Elly pesters into playing with her

I spend time every day working on Elly's core strength and balance through food puzzles and games, obedience and trick training, and balance/strength exercises on our fitbone and balance disc.  We don't do everything every day- for example the balance exercises are usually every other day.  You can look at Elly's blog to see some of our activities.

I let Elly do what she wants- within reason.  I built stairs to help her get up and down on the furniture so she is not jumping.  We do walk almost everyday- but not for too long and I try to keep her on grass as much as possible.  I look for activities that make her think but are still fun, hence the food games and puzzles.  We have been doing Nose Work since January and it is great! She loves it, it is low stress on her joints, challenges her mind, and all that sniffing really wears her out!

I can't wait to see pictures of Fred! The rescue group told me Elly was a Puggle, but after two DNA tests (and really some common sense) it's clear she has no Beagle in her.  She does however track like a Beagle-  I think one of the reasons she loves Nose Work so much.

Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls