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by happyday on 24 April 2009 - 12:04

I broke my foot last week and now I am in a cast.  I know, I should stay off of it.  I have, as much as possible, but I want to train my dogs. 

When my dog's first saw me they really freaked out.  My oldest girl acted as if I had fallen down the stairs and she was going to save me from that thing that had attached itself to my leg.  She just about broke the other leg.  My male just wanted to grab it and pull me down...

We are past this.  Moving on - I am trying to get my female ready for her BH. 

Has anyone got any stories that might share on their training that might aid me in my training to sooth my addition that I require a fix on...(training fix that is)...

Ryanhaus

by Ryanhaus on 24 April 2009 - 13:04

I broke my ankle really bad awhile back, and I was very limited in what I could do, right before that time Theo had been bothering the cat and acting like an unruly youngster.
   At most I could only lay around and throw socks for him to catch off the couch, then when I was up & about I but him to work for me, he started carrying things in a backpack for me, he was all of a sudden too busy to chase the cat, and he started to focus on me more, I guess I may have turned him into a cling-on

Anyway, when I got my cast off, Theo was all ready to be certified as a therapy dog, after having crutches dropped on his head here & there,  and being run over by my chair on wheels, I was like Oops, sorry bout' that, but we would just keep moving forward and get over it.

He became better at retrieving things for me, I would say bring and point to stuff, and he learned to stand & stand when I needed to lean on him to steady myself.

Believe me, right now you do have an advantage over your dogs, cause they will begin to notice you hurt yourself, and hopefully they will want to please you more, they will be looking for those brownie points!

Remember to not over do it, let them help you out, I hope your foot is feeling better soon, and you'll be out on the training field in no time


RLHAR

by RLHAR on 24 April 2009 - 15:04

Okay, this definitely reminds me of myself! :)

June 2nd 2007 I get my 12 week old GSD puppy.
June 11th 2007 I go to my very first Schutzhund training day at the club.
June 13th 2007 I fall out of my bed and shatter my left foot/ankle in the middle of the night.

Now, in my youth I had ridden jumpers and race horses, come off them routinely (as you do) and never broken a single bone.  4 years after having my son, I fall out of bed and shatter my foot to pieces.

June 13th until September 11th I'm in a varity of casts, eventually having a walking cast.  After 6 weeks on crutches when I got the walking cast, I started training again, limping my way up and down the field and laying what were probably the most confusing puppy tracks in the world!

So September I'm finally out of the casts, right?

January 3rd 2008 while working protection I slip in mud and fall ... breaking my *RIGHT* leg this time at the fibula.  I couldn't believe it when the ER broke the news to me.  I was able to bear weight (since it was the fibula not the tibia) but circular fracture down at the ankle.

This time, I told the doctor flat out I refused to go back on crutches.  I was working towards a May BH and couldn't stand the idea of 6 weeks on crutches again.  Since the circular fracture was not at the time displaced, the doctor relented to a walking cast with the warning that if I displaced the bone fragment it would mean surgery.

I had to be careful but at least NO CRUTCHES WOO HOO!

So from January until the middle of May, once again I was in various casts.  Come the end of May it's BH time, I had one week to get my girl used to my walking beside her with a semi-normal gait because up until then she'd only ever been trained with my limping along beside her!!

Mystere

by Mystere on 24 April 2009 - 15:04

RLHAR,


You win the JOB award!!

habanaro

by habanaro on 24 April 2009 - 15:04

A couple of years ago I ripped up my shoulder lifting wieghts had to have my left arm in an immobilizer for 6 weeks (I think)  The one club I belong to told me not to come out to train because I would probably do more than the doctor would allow.  So I drove to other clubs and utilized mutiple people to help me.   some times person running a line other times having helper give a bite for proper obedience.  Long story short think outside the box and break down exercises into parts and think how WE make this work.  I am sure you will find some creative work arounds.   Think about what you can work on that is least affected by your injury

RLHAR

by RLHAR on 24 April 2009 - 16:04

*Sheepish grin!*

JOB?  I hate to admit it but I'm not sure what that stands for.

by happyday on 24 April 2009 - 17:04

Great stories guys ! -  RHLAR - what was your trick to get your dog to walk beside you. Or maybe I should say how did you walk beside your dog.....  Now I have only been at this cast thing for one day - so maybe I will get the hang of it - but I tried yesterday -and oh my....  my pup didnt seem to mind walking beside me once I adv him it wasn't something to bite on.... my female on the other hand...DIFFERENT STORY...

I have tried to do focus exercises, long down, etc - doesnt req alot of movement on my part - but come on - we were working real hard on the sits in motion, and a platz in motion -

So I would be interested in hearing - techniques on this walking beside your dog..... I had back surgery in Oct 08 and it wasnt as big a pain as having this cast on my leg....

RLHAR

by RLHAR on 24 April 2009 - 17:04

What sort of cast do you have?

Do you have a hard fiberglass cast with the little bootie that they give you to velcro on the foot or do you have an air cast that goes up your leg and velcros on and off?

I worked with both types and each one you move a little different in.  I was lucky that my girl just accepted it as normal and she never gave the cast a second look, was too interested in her ball and play.

As for walking I sort of locked my knee and brought my whole leg forward in one motion from the hip.  If you look on the bottom of your cast (if you have either of these walking types) you'll notice that it's rounded like rocking horse runners, heel to toe?  You have to learn to move with that motion rather than fight it and if you try to bend your knee that will want to throw your leg out and into your dog (if it's your left).

by happyday on 24 April 2009 - 17:04

I have a aircast - I can take it on/off - it is my right foot and ankle -  that is great to know how to walk on this castt ----heel to toe  - that alone might make it easier just to walk in general..  I have been just walking on the entire foot and not heel to toe at all...  maybe that is why the back of my leg is hurting so bad... thanks

RLHAR

by RLHAR on 24 April 2009 - 17:04

Good news, heel to toe is exactly what you need to do yep.

Bad news, the back of your leg is going to hurt like the Charlie Horse from hell for about a week to 10 days.  That happened to me the second time (when I broke the right leg) and insisted upon walking on it with the fiberglass on.  With the ankle immobilized, the way the muscles in my calf had to adjust caused a lot of pain for the first couple of weeks.  Then it eventually went away.

I wish I could tell you I discovered some magic bullet for helping with the pain but I never did. :/





 


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