Rhys Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Rhys' left hind leg was amputated 6 months ago. The leg didn’t bend so it limited his mobility. I thought that once the leg wasn’t in the way he would just follow us down to the basement because he goes down the 4 steps off the porch just fine. I knew he had the ability to go down the basement stairs but he lacked the confidence and I hadn’t been able to lure him beyond the 3rd step. Rhys absolutely hates to be picked up. About a month ago I carried him down to the basement so he would know what he was missing. He loved being down there with us. Tonight I picked him up and brought him down to the basement again. After being in the basement for a couple of hours he followed our other dog up the stairs and then came back down with her! He has now gone up and down the stairs several times!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurBoys Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Atta boy, Rhys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Yay! Won't be no stopping him now! Ahhh, confidence, it's a wonderful thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Way to go, Rhys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Hooray for Rhys! You are so good and patient with him, it warms my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoBC Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Way to go!!! That's how I taught Black Jack to go down stairs. Now he flies down them. He loves the basement now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Atta boy Rhys! Nothing will hold a good dog down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 That's fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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