Sue and Atty wrote:

Sue and Atty (who has 4 staples in her leg due to a dock diving mishap
on Saturday sigh)

OUCH!!!

Was the dive an "on purpose" or "oh hell,
better make the most of this"?

Hope it heals soon!

"Tara Green" wrote in message
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Sue and Atty wrote:

Sue and Atty (who has 4 staples in her leg due to a dock diving
mishap on Saturday sigh)

OUCH!!!

Was the dive an "on purpose" or "oh hell, better make the most of
this"?

Hope it heals soon!

I had tossed her bumper. She didn't fall off the dock, but......

She decided that she didn't want to go straight off the dock, she'd
rather bounce from the dock to the exit ramp, then jump off the ramp for
the bumper. She missed hitting the center of the ramp and her right
front leg went off the edge of the ramp and was sliced pretty badly by
the carriage bolt that holds the ramp together.

Needless to say, that bolt will be turned around so that it doesn't
stick out any more. (and luckily, it's a new bolt - they had just
redesigned the ramp configuration) The bolt is at least 5 inches below
the ramp, and recessed some, but it still sticks out some. I never
would have dreamed that would have happened.

She turned right around and jumped back in. I didn't even realize she
did anything until she came up the ramp and the blood was running down
her leg.

Thankfully, my vet is open until 6 on Saturdays, so we stopped the
bleeding, vet wrapped, and headed the hour to the vet. Atty was more
mad that I wouldn't let her back into the pool. She has yet to limp, and
really never seemed like she knew it was cut.

grrrrrr

Sue and Atty

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"Sue and Atty" wrote:


She turned right around and jumped back in. I didn't even realize she
did anything until she came up the ramp and the blood was running down
her leg.

Poor Atty - her swim was over! Hope she heals quickly.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Sue and Atty wrote:

She turned right around and jumped back in. I didn't even realize she
did anything until she came up the ramp and the blood was running down
her leg.

Ohhh - here's to quick healing. It sounds like she was really
loving the diving!

A few weeks ago on TV, I saw a lab decide that it would be easier
to walk atop a wall along the edge of the diving area and jump in
right next to the bumper - you could almost see the mental
process. That dog went on to win the competition with her next dive.

FurPaw

--
Don't believe everything that you think.

To reply, unleash the dog.

"FurPaw" wrote in message
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Sue and Atty wrote:

She turned right around and jumped back in. I didn't even realize
she did anything until she came up the ramp and the blood was running
down her leg.

Ohhh - here's to quick healing. It sounds like she was really loving
the diving!


Staples came out today - she was such a good girl. Now we can swim and
dive again.

The dreaded carriage bolt that sliced her leg has been turned around so
that the only thing showing is the head.

Unfortunately, to take the ramp off for the winter now means that
someone has to get into the pool and "righty tighty/lefty lucy" the bolt
from under the ramp, but too bad.... that's what the kids are for,
right?

Sue and Atty
(PS: YAY! school's out!)