Thanks "Admin' (that feels so formal). Those videos are great.This whole site is great, I appreciate it. At some point I'll start a blog. With the new pup and the nasty cold I have, I'm a bit lacking in energy and focus right now.

It's going to take me time to be able to do exercises with her. She has trust issues with people but I'm starting to build trust with her. I've already been tickling her feet.

I had a severely epileptic dog who had pretty bad ataxia as a result and I used to tickle his feet and do some T-touch type of stuff to try to keep his brain working with his legs. Some of the stuff I used to do with him, to help with his mobility issues will definitely apply with her.

fetchon3- hi. The biggest hurdle for her right now is definitely the amp. She's wobbly and frustrated and now that she is starting to feel better, she's been falling more while trying to figure stuff out. I don't know what she was like before the amputation which is part of what makes it hard for me to judge where she's at.

As far as the blindness, there's quite a few things I've done. Before I touch her I say "hi". I do forget sometimes, but at this point I'm training me as well as her. I tell her when I put on her leash and off her leash. I tell her "up" when picking her up and "ground" when setting her down but that doesn't seem to have made any difference at all. All the walls have been scented (with vinegar). I can't smell it, it's so light, but she can. My other dog, Floyd, has a bell on him now. I tell her if "I'm here" if she's near me and "walking by" if I'm, well, walking by her.

She doesn't really play and I asked the vet about that, and she said give it time. I know she wants to play, but all she mostly does is bark at a toy or Floyd. The frustrating thing for her is the toy rolls away and she can't see it. She has some toys that make noise, but I think at that point she just gets too frustrated. She has tried to play with me, doing the puppy play bite thing and when she does that I put a toy in front of her mouth and say "toy". Mostly she seems to explore. She keeps trying to get my cat, and I swear the cat is teasing her. He will stand right in front of her and when she rears up to paw her, he quietly steps away. I actually looked at those food puzzle cubes and was thinking that might work for her.

Jerry- thanks, this is a nasty bug. I think I'm done for the night. But I am definitely going to check out Nova's story. And yeah, I seem to have a thing for special needs dogs. My other dog is fine physically but had been badly abused and neglected and was the most terrified animal I've ever known. He's come a long ways and has more work to do.

And Hhackett thanks for the link. I am looking forward to reading the story. It's so good to know there's others out there with experience, especially with a puppy. Not that I wish any of our critters had to be tripaws of course.

The baby is asleep in her bed by the heater. She loves heat. I think I'm off to curl under some blankets and drink some fluids. I'm glad I found this place.