Hi Gracie,

For the first 3 weeks, Nixon would not even attempt to get up on his own and made me pick him up almost every time.  He was fine at the vets but at home, he was a mess.  I have a friend whose dog Taylor roaches all the time after his amputation and was roaching before the stitches came out.  Nixon would only roach if I was there to hold him.  Not sure why two dogs of similar ages and builds had such different issues!  But this is what our vet had me do to help Nixon with his mobility.  A lot of it was just a mental issue he needed to move past and the other was building up his core strength.  He rarely rolled over before becoming a tripawd and always stood up to flip.

Cookie Crunches while laying down and while standing up.

While laying down on the side, bring a treat past the nose and towards the hip and then back towards the nose.  The goal is to keep the dog from shifting to their elbows and to mimic a side bend crunch.  There is a benefit if she does shift to her elbows but not as much.  Repeat 2 to 4 times.

Doing this standing at first might be easier.  Some dogs have a hard time believing they can bend on the side they lost the leg and this is more of a confidence builder/stretch for them although it does help tone the core too.  Stand on the opposite side you want them to crunch to so they can lean against you if they think they need it.  Lure the nose back towards the hip.  In the beginning, they may not be able to bend very far but keep it positive and keep the treats high value.  Only do this 2 to 4 times at first each side but you can do this several times a day.  Eventually, you'll work up to 10 times each side but that takes time to do.