Thanks to your generous donations, Chip went back to the vet for much needed Xrays of chest and Hip. Turns out the hip looks fine and is just sore from being in a small metal crate while he was in Florida Kill Shelter and then vet down south. *sigh?!*…. His lungs do not show signs of pneumonia… perhaps asthma from poor living conditions. The meds that have to be applied to his skin appear to sting him when applied.. but they are necessary. He’s already been in Lorin’s whirlpool for Epsom salt and oil bath. Here he is this morning, chewing on a donated nylabone. She has beds in each room because he is still so emaciated he cannot comfortably lie on a hard floor.
So… How to get your dog to stop pulling when you go for a walk? As you all know, Ben is a dane, which translates to BIG FREIGHT TRAIN pulling on little old me when we go for walks. I hate choke collars, especially on a dane with very little coat hair. Traditional harnesses tend to make them pull against it, hence more strain on the walker. But THIS harness.. the Easy Walker… works like a charm. I mean, there is NO pulling. None. And.. it’s extremely humane. Nothing tugs at or pulls on the dog. Something about the way it’s designed (actually clipped to the leash on the front chest portion of the rig) gives the dog the feeling that he CAN’T pull, so he doesn’t. Or something like that. Ben has not pulled on me once since I started using this harness and it doesn’t seem to phase him at all to have it on. It’s not tight, fully adjustable, and comes in different sizes. I got it at a feed & grain store. ( I am not being paid to advertise this… it’s just a really good product so I don’t mind spreading the word. )
