SCOUT'S THIRD WATER THERAPY 16 MARCH 2011

Priscilla writes: Scout gave me a special welcome when I arrived at his therapy today. He is such sweet boy! Jenni began by filling the water tank for Scout to walk . . . . . . while she massaged his hip & foot. After doing that for awhile, she raised the water level so Scout could swim (holding onto him very carefully) . . . . . . as this is an effective way to build & strengthen muscle in his hip & leg. It only took him a second to be 'off & swimming' like a champ! And more importantly, he is using his back leg, extending it out as he swims. When he is ready, he will graduate to this swimming pool. Scout is a brave puppy who works very hard to do what is expected of him with his therapy (even when it is painful), but by the end of today's session, he was a tired pup, sitting in the corner of the water tank after the water was almost gone. He was ready for a nice dry towel and Jenni to dry him off. He really likes that part! After he was all dried off, he looked up at Amy as if to say, Okay, Mama Amy, can we go home now? PAM SIMPSON: Aw, he looks so sweet and does seem to really enjoy the towel-drying!

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