Lana is one of the dogs I treat at VetHab and she and her owner are so inspiring. Lana had an accident and after months of rehab and hard work from her owners, she is enjoying life to the full.

This handsome Staffie cross is Boysie. Overnight, seven year old fit and lively Boysie developed a large, solid lump on his upper left shoulder. Within days he was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a type of bone cancer with the real probability of having to have his leg amputated. Fortunately the Fitzpatrick Referrals Oncology centre were able to save Boysie's leg by performing a partial scapulectomy, removing part of his shoulder blade. After two days Boysie was weight bearing when standing and arrived home a week later with instructions to get him walking equally on all four legs. We started with a couple of exercises to strengthen the muscles of the left front leg and after a few weeks, with a lot of work from his owner Catriona, he was soon able to use the leg when walking slowly. In hydrotherapy he was more than happy to swim and walk slowly in the treadmill using all four legs equally. However, when left to his own devices, he much preferred to race around on three legs. After six weeks Catriona noticed that even when asked to walk slowly he seemed reluctant to use his left front leg and when he did, was sometimes lame. When another lump formed above his elbow, fearing the worst, Catriona took Boysie back to see the vet but fortunately he was given the all clear, hurrah! With the soft tissues now healed, Boysie had a myotherapy treatment and he made it quite clear he wanted the neck, shoulders and back treated. Three days after the treatment he got up in the morning not only walking but trotting using his left front leg. Catriona is delighted and said that every day sees him improve and his confidence using the left front leg increases.

And here is another proud doggy-mummy pic of our girls Esme and Tilda and of course Harry who ran like the wind and got 4th in the championship final in Axtane on Saturday!

Right, we had to change the date for the August workshop so please note it is now on the 21st of August. If you are interested in learning how to do core strength exercises for your dog, give us a call!

A big Thank you to our lovely workshop people! The dogs were so good and worked really well. Here Teresa is teaching side stepping, which is a useful exercise for the shoulders and hips. More workshop dates coming up very soon!

Our clever doggies did well at Tunbridge Wells over the weekend. They are even missing two rosettes as the show ran out!

Here is Teresa and Esme doing a 4-5 jumping by judge Jilly Holness at the Tunbridge Wells agility show on Saturday. Esme did a great run and got 6th. Many thanks to Jilly for a fun course!

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We had great weekend at the Easter Celebration agility show in Ardingly. First of all the gazebo did not blow away - fab! We met lovely dogs and owners and our guys Esme, Harry and Tilda did some fantastic runs.

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PHYSICAL CONDITIONING WORKSHOP 22nd May 2017 In this two hour foundation workshop we will show you exercises that target and work the core muscles and the large muscle groups of the front and back legs. The workshop is suitable for dogs of all abilities and very beneficial to sporting dogs doing agility, flyball, Canicross and so on. We will run two groups: 15.00 - 17.00 and 19.00 - 21.00 If you are interested, call Pia on 07523446621 or Teresa on 07722652349 or go to www.thebalanceddog.co.uk for more details. Location: Bramley Cottage, Whitesmith, East Sussex, BN8 6JD (close to Golden Cross) Cost £30

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PHYSICAL CONDITIONING WORKSHOP Saturday 1st April at 14.00 There are still a couple of places left on the Introduction to Physical Conditioning workshop this Saturday. If you are interested in finding out more about core strength exercises for you dog, give Pia a call on 07523446621 or Teresa on 07722652063. Location is Bramley Cottage, Whitesmith, East Sussex, BN8 6JD (close to Golden Cross) Duration is 3 hours Cost £40