A little bit of progress with Cassi and the cart...

Working daily with Miss Cassi and the cart is beginning to pay off a little bit.  I try to think of things that will get her excited, like meeting up with other doggies or visiting the dog park (see photo at right) but I am running out of ideas.  She doesn't get excited for treats she normally would get excited about when she's in the cart, so that isn't an option.  The one thing that gets her excited...is people.  NEW people.  I call her our "Little Ambassador" because she is always wanting to meet people...no matter which side of the street they are on.  She'll see someone across the street and her tail will start wagging...and she will start pulling that direction!  Of course, both of them together are easy to handle (at least for me) because of their size.  She can't pull me into the street and she knows we have a rule about staying on the sidewalk.

In the last entry, I posted a link to a video of Cassi "walking" around the block.  Here's a link to the second part of video from that day showing us rounding the corner at the top of the hill and starting downhill.  She is scooting right along!  You may have seen this cross-posted on FaceBook if you are there also.  Here's another video from our progress a few days later in the back yard.  In this video, she decided to "poop" right after...or while...I was putting her in the cart.  Don't worry, I don't show it...only praise her for another accomplishment.

This leads to last night's video..."This just in...Cassi running!"  If you read the blurb associated with this video on the YouTube page, you might agree with me that Orion is probably the best "physical therapist" that Cassi has! (No offense, Juli :^})  When she "roughhouses" with her brother, I see three things I think are beneficial;  Her head is up which straightens out her back from the "up" curve; when she lunges at her brother both her legs are pumping from a "sit" position which, coupled with her head up, keeps her from "cheating" when standing; and lastly, when she does stand still coaxing her brother, she has great balance!  Yes, she does "fold" a bit when she gets tired, but I can see and feel the muscles on her spine strengthening.  Now, if she would just take to the cart...to get her straightened AND strengthened.

Here's the last link to a video from today showing even more pogress with the cart!  Read the blurb there for more details on our walk today.  Any suggestions on getting her moving would be extremely appreciated!  Thanks for checking in!