ruthless Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Chopper's busted his shoulder playing fetch. After his walk yesterday I took him and Angel to the park. When it's both of them it's a lot more intense, but I make sure to throw the ball low so they don't do any stupid jumps. Afterwards I brought them home and they wallowed in the clamshell. They were fine all day, nothing unusual. We watched telly last night and Chopper was up beside me on the sofa. When I went to bed he stayed there with my OH, but when he put them to bed Chopper was hobbling on three legs. He wouldn't put any weight on it at all. He was the same this morning so I took him to the vets. He's been prescribed anti-inflams and rest. It's the second vet worthy injury he's gotten from playing fetch. The last time it was a torn cruciate. The boy loves to play fetch. He craves it. I could take him for a run by the bike every day of the week and he'd still pester me for a game of fetch. I don't want to stop, but I don't want to risk him getting a serious injury. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) Only toss balls into water. My youngest poodle lived to retrieve. With a spinal problem, he can't do it unless its a soft stop. So he can only retrieve from water now. It took months for him to stop looking for his ball everytime we got to the dog club. We got there though. Sometimes you've got to make a tough decision in the dog's interests. Edited January 18, 2010 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 fetching into water only. I'd stop all games of fetch on land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 He LOVES to fetch in water. What a great solution! A little more effort than going across the road to the park, but it's doable. If only we had a swimming pool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7464 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Poor Chopper. Hope he heals quick. The water fetching is a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becandcharch Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Get better soon Chopper. Man, your going to have fun keeping him rested!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 He LOVES to fetch in water. What a great solution! A little more effort than going across the road to the park, but it's doable. If only we had a swimming pool!! Tell the dogs to start digging - you'll have a pool in no time... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee lee Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Thats a bugger Ruth. Hope it heals quickly. Now you have me worried about Honey... Maybe I'll cut back on the fetch - Oh well, I need to do more jogging anyway. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'd never recommend chasing balls as the primary method of exercising dogs.. it's not the running that creates the issues, it's the hard stopping. Ruthless is Chopper on any form of joint supplement? If he isn't, now might be a good time to start him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 No, he's not. Something like Glucosamine? It's not his primary form of exercise. It's his only off-leash exercise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 my vet said to only release the dog after the object has stopped. Saves any weird bounces, turns etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 my vet said to only release the dog after the object has stopped. Saves any weird bounces, turns etc I tried to teach him to retrieve, but couldn't, it was all too hard :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 No, he's not. Something like Glucosamine?It's not his primary form of exercise. It's his only off-leash exercise though. Yep. I use Jointguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Maybe try this? http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=187007 A "staffy ball" might be a good idea. Not for a long while though, I'd guess. Lots of healing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huga Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Poor Chops. Harry lives for fetch, so I know what you mean. I could take him for a 10k run and he would still race out and get the ball to drop at my feet when we get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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