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Olie is a rare leg amputee, 8 month since amputation now. He has finally started to respond to clicker and food for treats so I decided to work on some tricks to build up some strenght and mobility. In time I will get wobbleboard and other gear but at the moment that is too advanced training for him.
I had in mind:
-walking backwards
-rear end awareness
and later on
-handstand
-squats
I`m wondering if you do something simillar, and your thoughts in general. I`m also interested in what do you guys think about crawl excercise?
Cool beans!!! Clicker training is awesome and your exercises sound good.
Check out my dog's video's for more ideas...who is also a rear leg amputee:
http://gear.tri.....ty-course/
http://gear.tri.....s-workout/
Tracy, Maggie's Mom
Maggie was amputated for soft tissue sarcoma 10-20-09
Maggie lost her battle with kidney disease on 8-24-13
So these days I´ve been working on rear end awareness, and its going pretty well. I noticed that it probably tires him because after a few repetitions he gives up and just lays down. So I keep excercises very short.
He has a problem with walking backwards. He just can´t do it. So I decided to leave it for now. Instead I started training him jumping over a broomstick 
Olie! Hey it's good to see you my friend!
I think the broomstick idea is great. Rehab vets gave us an idea once, to line up a bunch of sticks and walk back and forth over them. It's supposed to help with balance and stuff like that.
I get tired when I exercise too. A few minutes every day is all we need to look good. Well, I mean we look good without the exercise, but to get muscles, just short 5 minute exercise sessions are all we really need.
Hey let's see some pics!
Wyatt Ray Dawg . . . The Tripawds Leg-A-Cy Continues!
Read all about my adventures at my Tripawds Blog
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