My Amazing Tripawd Maggie

We have some wonderful snowsled packed trails on my husband’s family land, across the road from our house.  Down and back, through the loops that we have total about 2 miles.  Some are a bit hilly, which has been tough for Maggie but also good rehab for her building her up.  Last year, being Maggie’s first winter as a Tripawd, Norm and I doubted very much Maggie would ever be able to get to the end of the trail now being a Tripawd(the end is where Norm taps trees for sap).  We thought we may have to take her up on sled somehow.   

I’m so happy to announce that Maggie has done this trek not only once but many times this month so far!  And last night, I took her on the entire loop…which is even more hilly over on the trail we call the Deer Loop.  She’s doing it!  She’s doing approximately 2 miles!!!!!!  I remember when a 1/2 mile wiped her out completely.

The other thing that is really helping her accomplish this with ease and not being sore/tired after, is she is loose.  So she can choose her pace…which is much faster than ours when she is on her flexi.  Walking slower is so taxing on her.  If she can get into her “Tripawd gait” it’s easier for her.  Even though she never goes much farther ahead than 20-30 feet…she stops and waits for me or sniffs around or does her usual grabbing whatever branch/small tree she can get a hold of to mutilate. 🙂  Being loose is so much easier on her body. 

The other part that amazes me is that she is still building herself up, despite the fact that she is now 11 years old.  Her remaining rear leg muscle is huge now! 🙂

So….here’s to saying “NEVER SAY NEVER!”  I don’t think those words are in Maggie’s vocabulary!!!   It may have taken a long while to get her built up but WOW she’s still amazing us with her feats, even after all this time after her amputation in October 2009.  

Needless to say, I’m am so proud and amazed at Maggie!  She is a true Tripawd Warrior!  You ROCK Maggie!

Maggie the Stick Destroyer!

My Rally Obedience Day in Saco, Maine

Me & my mom competed in APDT Rally Obedience again!  I haven’t been in the “ring” since November and if I do say so myself, I didn’t do too shabby!

Here’s me and Mom doing a  Level 1 course working on finishing up my “Excellent” title in that level:

The BEST class for me, though, is Veterans class – where the courses are about half the length and far less sitting as too many sits are just plain ole’ hard to do for me!

I got a score of a 196 out of a possible 210 in the Level 1 course – lost 8 points on one spot cause my MOM didn’t read the sign right and forgot to do part of it!  NOT MY FAULT MOM! 😉

For my two Veterans courses, I earned perfect scores of 210’s!!  I get a modification for the lower jump height and for my sitting crooked at times due to being a Tripawd.  How cool is that, huh?!  A VERY nice venue to play in with a disabled dog – well, Mom tells me I’m disabled but me, I don’t think I am.  Look at me in these video’s!  I think I’m pretty “agile” 🙂

Well, that’s all the excitement from here in a VERY snowy Maine!  Next up is Wag It Games in three weeks!  Can’t wait for that!  That’s the best program for disabled dogs!  I am the “poster child” for the Heart Dog Program!  Stay tuned for more MaggieMoo adventures!

Keep on hoppin’!

Maggie