Buddy - posts

Today, I was unable to walk Buddy until evening. He spent most of the day out in the pen with Daisy and Jasper. Maybe it was the delayed walk or the weather (it rained earlier), but whatever the reason, Buddy couldn't get his left rear leg moving. He exhausted himself crawling up the hill. So

Buddy outdid himself today and really took us by surprise. Buddy and I slept in while my husband got the other dogs ready for the day. When I took Buddy outside, he kept moving up the driveway, his sign that it was time for a walk. His legs were unusually sturdy and he managed a long walk with

Some days Buddy gets around better than others. To help with the bad days, we've bought him booties with rubber soles. They help a great deal. But one day when Buddy was falling more than usual, I panicked and spent nearly $400 on a dog wheelchair. When we tried it out he moved backwards. We

Beauregard (Buddy) is a fawn boxer with a heart of gold. He'll be 11 years old in November, and he recently developed a motor neuron disease similar to hip dysplasia or multiple sclerosis (MS) in humans. This causes his back legs to wobble and cross. Another dog would give up. But not Buddy.