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Originally Posted by jonesjoyful  well, roxy had an injury this past tuesday..it appears as if she just "tweeked" her leg as she is back to normal now...she starts obedience class this tuesday..it is suppose to rain a lot here the next couple of days and she tends to do worse with that type of weather (with her HD)...i hope all goes well as she has a stubborn behaviour i need help with!!! (she lays down some during walks or when coming in the house while on leash and refuses to get up!!!!! she only does this with me, not my hubby) |
When they're in heavy growth period, the pain can be bad I think; the body is going through so much change.
Attila seemed to present pain much more between the ages of 7 months and say 1 1/2 years.... and then things calmed down for him once he grew into himself, and his growth plates closed.
Keep this in mind when you're trying to decide if your pup is being stubborn because she doesn't "want" to do something, or if she's being stubborn because of pain.
Right before I learned that Attila had CHD, I thought he was simply being a doody-head for not wanting to jump in the van (he'd done it for months, and suddenly didn't want to)..... it wasn't that he didn't want to, it hurt him, so I cut him some slack for a while. He's 6yo now, and will hop into the van, the SUV, and onto the picnic table in the backyard, and he's loves to play vigorously.
Perhaps your walks are too long for her at this time, perhaps she is in pain, or perhaps she believes "papa" means what he says more. This is something you'll have to figure out.