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Hi Debi

Thank you for the time you spent with me today. It is greatly appreciated.

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GSD with DM. Tobi has more energy now. He is "running" at times in his wheelchair on our walks. He appears to be stronger- standing longer, more stable when standing, walking on his own more often, stretching more than he has in the past 3 months. When walking him around in his harness he is still fairly wobbly at times. He seems to have good days and not so good days (I wouldn't say he has "bad" days). Some days he is more wobbly than others. I'm not sure if the exercise the day prior plays a factor. Some days I find he really places his feet under his belly when he walks, which causes him to really lose balance when walking. Other days I'm hardly stabilizing him in his harness when he walks. As I mentioned a few times prior, Tobi was steadily declining each week. Since his Response5 it appears he has stabilized and I would say he is stronger, has more energy and has a bit more stability. We are going on 20-30min walks (in his wheelchair) twice a day now. Prior he was doing about 10 mins twice a day. I've seen a big change in his moral. You've been a blessing to us as I feel somewhat abandoned from our vets here. One has not been in contact with us since Oct (they told me he 100 percent doesn't have DM, but rather he has arthritis in his spine). The other vet of ours has been in contact, but is only offering medications. Since we have been in contact with you, so much has changed for the better. Watching Tobi decline so quickly each week was emotionally exhausting, especially with not being able to help him. Since communicating with you, our days are not doom and gloom. We just go about our days as we did before! He seems much happier and of course that me happy! Thank you so much for taking the time for us!
Jessica ~Saskatchewan
Response5 Case Study Summary, congrats Sherri for moving on to Level 1! ~ Debi I learnt a lot about dogs mobility and different conditions I'd never noticed before, not even in my own dogs. I'm now even performing Response5 on my husky post run and once i have someone to help me hold my highly anxious, young, deaf border collie I'll start treating him as well. I found Tilly very much like treating my own injuries and with her sometimes aggressive temperament seeing her progress in both aspects was very rewarding. Esky had distractions of her fur sibling and the lack of help to control her by her humans was a challenge. I need to be more assertive with the owners in order to get a better response and have Esky more relaxed and receptive. Maliki was a hard one. Being undiagnosed I had follow my instincts and also let her take the lead even though her mobility issues are sporadic she still benefited from Response5. All in all, stage one (Response5) was a gentle lead into Bowen Therapy and i look forward to learning even more skills to help give as many pooches a better quality of life whether its an age related issue, and injury or condition. Every dog deserves the best outcome possible. Especially considering how much unconditional joy they bring us.
Sherri