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Originally Posted by Ostory  Have you ever hear the phrase, "No pain, no gain". Pain is a fact of life. That is not to say I don't care about pain. I would not expect my dogs to be burdened with any undue pain, any more than a typical high school athelet. At some point we must make a judgement call. I trust the dog, just as I would trust a high school athelet to detemine how much pain he or she could take. |
That is ridiculous to say!! Im glad you put it in that text! A high school football player has a trainer, and a coach that has the decision whether or not he can play due to an injury. A proud "high school athelete" like a dog will try to do as much as possible without their overall present and future health in mind. If your dog has muscle, joint, hip, heart problems... then your animal should be "limited" to what he or she can do. Keep your animal's health in mind not their pride. Rott's have hearts the size of texas... they will overdue it if you let them!