Urghhh. It's really very weird not having Aster join me for my morning walks, runs or rides out!! Not sure she has ever been on rest this long! We only really go out for wees and poos atm, but I did place some food down and see if she would recall being sent off it as I'm itching to train😂 i just did a few reps as she's spritely still but I don't want her twisting or weighting that leg too much. She was great at it! Having flexi did help enormously 😁She is improving every day though, quick markedly. I've kept going with my own massage and tail release routine which she loves. She's so desperate to play now I feel really bad discouraging it😂

We are meeting up in Bristol on Saturday January 10th at 11am! Here's the plan. We'll meet initially at Ashton Court Church Lodge Car Park. As there will be some reactive dogs in-tow we'll do an on-lead walk for around 25 - 30 minutes and then we'll head down to the The Ashton pub which is just around the corner for post-walk drinks. The pub is dog-friendly but I'll leave it to your judgement as to whether you bring them in or leave them to rest in your vehicle. This is free and is open to everyone - even lurkers! Just let us know if you're coming 👇

Celebrating 1 year since I joined this group 🥳🥳 Thanks @Nick Benger for creating this community. & all your support

Comment which one you would rather have and then post another for the next person. Labrador or Golden Retriever?

Aster has been doing a lot of enforced resting, which luckily for her is extremely easy. I don't know how people with incredibly high drive dogs manage in these situations. I remember seeing a post by the ModernMalinois guy (I really loved his content but I don't think he does much anymore which is a shame) on his training of rest days which he builds into his schedule as a must. I got to say I have it easy, although she is still trying to play and get excited when I stand up to stretch or go for a wander between working... We've done a few very low energy reps of leash pop focus and indications and whatnot, which has been good. I have also looked up and contacted a couple of physios as I would like to have Aster looked at more routinely. I spent a long time last night just giving her a good massage myself, using some fascial release work on her hind leg and around her hindquarters. She absolutely loved it, loads of yawns and squidgy eyed looks. A lot of muscle twitching happening and "disco leg" - quite a lot going on. I also did some tail pulls/bounces as I think this is a very tight area for her too. She is definitely better today on it today. We have a way to go but she's putting more weight on it. I really hope she is OK for the meet up this weekend!