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We all need work.
May 30, 2014 | 2 Comments
We are so happy to have Nia home! I have just added an “about Nia” page. Nia, though amazing, has some work to do! She came to us with an ear infection and I have questions of how well she hears. It seems she does better with hand motions along with the verbal commands. She just looks at me funny if I don’t use hand motions for “sit.” She is on treatment for the ear infections.
We live in an upstairs apartment and although initially very willing to come up the stairs by herself, she now will go up one stair and stop, so I am just carrying her 52 pound body up the stairs. After recent consultation on the Tripawd chat, it seems she needs to get stronger. We took a leisurely .5 mile walk this morning and she did great. I am working on a little fitness plan for her as I would like to get her up to 2 miles a day (seems a reasonable goal). Also, I would like her to climb the stairs easily. She is 8 pounds underweight–you can see her ribs–so I think the better nutrition she’s getting will help her strength and stamina.
Thankfully, the vet declared her heartworm free, she’s UTD on shots and will be spayed in June.
I want to thank everyone who has given advice and support so far on tripawd.com–I feel so much better knowing there is a community of dog lovers to help me give Nia the best life ever! I hope I can be equally as supportive for you! ~Sarah
HERE’S NIA AFTER HER POST MORNING WALK 🙂 happy campers.
UPDATE: Apparently 2 miles is far fetched (get it?) for a tripawd…maybe 1-1.5 miles a day…spaced out…lol
2 Comments so far
These updates on Nia just warm my heart!
Yeah, she’s still adjusting to everything, physically, emotionally, etc. You clearly have her well-being in mind and she clearly has already fallen in love with her new family!
She seems like such a gentle and kind soul. I love all her pictures with the kids. Nia will be one of their “forever” childhood dogs who will stay in their hearts through eternity.
Thanks for my “warm-fuzzy” fix for the day!
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Sally and Happy Hannah
What a sweet photo!
Even if she’s hard of hearing, that’s OK. The fact that you might need to train her with visual commands is so much more effective than verbal. Remember, dogs are visual creatures, they don’t rely on words like we do. This means that when you relate to her in that way, your bond will become even better and stronger. Pawesome!