Laurie's Blogs.

Hi Laurie, Long time no chat!  I keep up on your end with your site updates (which I love by the way) - on my end over here I've been pretty steady with the dogs.  I hate to feel like I'm asking for answers but a dog has crossed my path that I've never experienced ...

Hi Laurie,Hope all is well with you. I have a tricky case and thought I would run it by you to get your opinion and what to be careful of. I assessed a Labrador last week with pain in the R shoulder and R front limb lameness. The pain has been off and on for months. The vet initi...

Hey there,I have a question that perhaps many have been thinking.  I have a huge run of senior dogs right now.  Most are diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy and or open diagnosis…I always get them tested to rule out, or see if they have the marker.  Typic...

I just saw a 12 week old Viszla with a pelvic rotation (bilateral hypomobile SIJ with the left ileal wing rotated dorsally relative to the right) with RHL lateral circumduction being the gait issue that prompted the owner to make the appointment. Owner bought the dog a month ago ...

I have been asked to treat a facial paralysis case. Millie is a 7 y old Golden Retriever with a history of bilateral hip replacements 3 years ago. She now presents with very acute left side facial paralysis - so drooping eye, dry eye, hanging lip and drooling, No Horner syndrome....

On Monday morning last week, I received news that my oldest son’s good friend Anders Newman, 18 years old, had died while out hiking the day before.  Devastating!   Anders was that kid that you wanted your kid to be friends with, a boy you wanted your kid to be li...

Here are some statistics as they relate to marketing that I've come across lately.Companies that acquire customers from Facebook is 77%l30 million businesses now have a Facebook Fan Page.Facebook is the most popular social network in the USA.70% of adults are Facebook users. ...

Hi LaurieI have been watching your video on supraspinatus and biceps tendonopathies and understand that usually by the time we see these it is  chronic -OSIS and not -ITIS.  I have a case such as this but may have an acute on chronic?  Cried at palpation of musculo...

Hi there Laurie!Wow, you have such great stuff on your members' site! I saw an almost-2-year old Poodle today, intact male. Mom is a trainer. He has done basic obedience, some dock diving, etc, but really seems to like agility. Mom would start with a trainer who conditions a...

Last week's questions & discussion about Dock Diving Dogs (and Puppies in particular) received a few different replies to the survey I created...  Here's what four of you had to offer for your thoughts about this topic!  (Thanks guys!)Dock diving requires running / ...