What training can be done sately while puppy recouperates

[CherylHampton]

Me again. Long story short, Shiloh got away from me last Thurs when I took him out. He was gone overnight but was on the porch  Fri. his leg was broken. He's in a splint with a cone around his head. He's getting around well all things considered. He's also being spoiled and I will try and refrain from going ever board. Are any of the training exercises doable without causing him undue pain? I'm want him to remain focused, he's already bored and looking sad. He's going to be in this same late not another month at least. It banks for any ideas to keep him busy, I feel so guilty that I couldn't hold onto him. 

 

 

[Adrienne]

Oh no, poor Shiloh!

I think your best bet for this is to check with your vet who placed the splint. They should have given you a list of things he can and cannot do (and for how long) when he was discharged. If not, it is best to check with them to play it safe. Usually, when I worked for the vet, dogs with fractures had to stay crated for the majority of the day with only short leash walks allowed outside, but just to go potty.  

I know how hard it is to keep a young active pup calm! Many vets indeed send the most active pups home with sedatives to use daily to help keep the edge off. You can ask about this option if he's too active. I am afraid that at this stage, any wrong movements can do damage-even with rather innocent-looking activities hence why the vets say to keep them calm most of the time. Bones heal best when they are kept steady and still.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Send him pats for me please!

[CherylHampton]

Thanks I had a feeling that we wouldn't be able to do much and the vet did indeed send him home with meds. I've kept him close and he's only been out to potty, boy he's one headstrong pup! He. Seems to be tolerating his plight pretty well with the exception of the cone, I think I hate it for him as much as he hates it! He's been such a good boy through all this, and we may never know what actually happened, but he's home and that's all that matters. He said thanks for the pats they made him feel better and he's happy to know he has friends in his corner😊Hes at that age where he's feeling his oats and barks at everything that moves(or not)I have a small memory garden with some military statues suffice it to say if I'm ever approached by little concrete men, Shiloh's got me covered lol! He's my buddy.

[Adrienne]

Awww, poor Shiloh! The cone of shame is a real pain, but fortunately, with time they sort of adjust. Einstein would turn into "superdog" when he had to wear the cone for a cut he got once on his paw that he always wanted to lick. He would use the cone to charge against his sister Petra, just to annoy her or maybe he was trying to get some leverage to try to get it off. 

Like Shiloh, Einstein went also through a barky phase as he developed. One day I caught him off guard when I was wearing a hat, as in Arizona we rarely wore one in the winter, and he was barking at me that first time he saw me wearing it. From that day on, I turned into the happy "hat lady," and started wearing a variety of hats as we played fun games together just to get him used to this piece of attire once summer was around the corner. He also particularly hated a statue of the Michelin Man, that our local gas station had and would bark at it from the car window. Silly boys!