Bugsy is making progress and I had a bit of downtime today so I played with moviemaker software - I am not nearly as talented as some of the people on here but I hope you enjoy it.

LINK

We've been swimming a lot. Some days we do retrieves but he gets so excited and bounces around a lot so I am trying to take him next to the kayak more than doing retrieves.

For those who have dogs that are unsure of the water or not great swimmers this should give you hope - he didn't swim until he was nearly two and has progressed over the last few weeks - even with a bad shoulder- tremendously.

He is healing so we'll keep at it.  Walking still bothers him but we can go a bit further without a problem now. I am hoping we will be back to normal sooner than expected

He's looking REALLY good!! I'm so glad he's getting into and enjoying his rehab - what a handsome boy (cool vid too) x

Glad to see Bugsy is doing so well.  I too live near a lake and it is just awesome for the dogs.  I cannot imagine not living by the water.  I know my Maple is back to her normal self now with her shoulder injury.  No doubt all the swimming she did helped a bunch.  And the added bonus is this had me take the younger GSP Java out for a swim each day too.  She too has come to really love the water and is now very proficient at swimming.  No more slapping the water with her front feet, just smooth swimming.

Roz