Splash Pad Fun

Capella doesn’t quite realize how much she has grown…

…and Pozy has incredible patience with her niece.

The puppies’ reactions to the splash pad was an excellent assessment of their water-loving tendencies. Pozy is definitely more measured about water…

Capella is all in…

Same amount of time with the splash pad and note the difference between their coats…

This is Pozy…

Capella starts swimming lessons next week — that should be fun.

Claire came out to play and showed the girls how this is done. None of that wimpy standing around stuff — Claire is always ALL IN…

Happy Claire News: She has been cleared to begin resuming normal activities. The rehabbing work we have been doing with Montana Water Dogs and the Canine Conditioning Coach has paid off handsomely — we are way ahead of schedule.

I told our veterinarian yesterday that it felt like I had received an A+ on the Claire Rehab Test. But to be clear, what I did especially well was put together an all-star team for Claire — that is the reason for the A+ recovery.

You know what this means??? It means I get to set some goals, make some plans, and get to work with my wonderful girl.

A pandemic and everything Claire has been through remind me not to take any of that for granted.

Summer Fun: Sprinkler!

A series of photos that are pretty self-explanatory — Capella and Claire…

Stay cool and have fun :)

Claire Update

I have a dream that Claire could maybe finish the Bronze Grand Championship. She has 71 of the 100 points needed. It might never happen because of her bilateral knee repairs but a long shot is still actually a shot, and hope is a comforting companion.

We continue to work with Anna Lee of Canine Conditioning Coach. Her website has a lot of great videos that are free and very well done; any dog can benefit from the work. At my house, all of the dogs are eager to do Claire’s exercises.

Capella and Pozy

In addition to her program with the Canine Conditioning Coach, Claire is also in a structured swimming program with Montana Water Dogs.

I feel so fortunate to have such great resources available to us.

Hope is a great start but insufficient to the task — a goal also requires a plan and informed, smart action. Whether we finish that Bronze Grand Championship or not, Claire’s recovery has been — and is — informed and enhanced by having that goal (and others — goals are like Berners — you cannot have just one!)

I love goals.

Do you?