Old Dog, New Tricks

Hey there, so I am doing something with my 10 year old black lab, Gunner. I started 2 weeks ago and I am going to document everything I do and share it with you as I do it. He was hit by a truck when he was only 11 months old. It shattered his back leg and as a result he has a 7" steel plate and 6 screws in his leg. Now it is pretty common for Labs to have hip problems. He is getting pretty crippled up and walking really stiff. He also has been having some breathing problems, like he has something in his throat. He hacks and coughs all of the time when he breaths, and it gets worse when he runs or getting excited. So I put an 12 mRem grey stone in his giant water tub 2 weeks ago to see if I couldn't turn things around for him. 4 days ago, my husband and I both noticed that his breathing was starting to sound more normal and not so strained or labored. Now he only coughs after he runs hard. My conclusion is that the stone is helping him to breath better. Time will tell and I will keep you posted on his progress with an update every couple of weeks..... so here is to Gunner walking better and breathing good...
Until next time

Summer time fun

Hey Y'all, I want you to take a special notice of the summer special that just came out for the month of August. My husband and I were doing a little brain storming the other night and that is what we came up with. The reason HE really came up with it is due to the fact that he has been running a lot of heavy equipment this summer and his lower back was really taking a beating. He has always had somewhat of a lower back problem most of his adult life. When ever we travel long distances and he would step out of the vehicle he could barely stand up straight and had one heck of a kink in his back. He started putting the mudpack on his lower back while driving and couldn'd believe the difference it made. So after 13 hours on the track hoe and an incredibly sore back, he decided to try the mudpack while working...... guess what??? he wore it the next day and he was amazed at how much better his back felt after running the track hoe for 12 hours. He hasn't gone a day without if ever since then and he is in much better shape because of it.....I think you will be amazed at the difference it will make if you too have a back problem. . I strongly recommend it for anyone who does any hard physical labor, running heavy equipment or long driving trips.....it really is a great thing....
Until next time