Marley, the Graduate

Thank you Dr. Sosna!

The Animal Acupuncture & Rehabilitation Center

Well after 3 1/2 months of Physical Therapy Marley has GRADUATED!!!! Steve and I couldn't me more proud if he were graduating from an Ivy League University - actually we are MORE proud of what he has accomplished.

Tonight was Marley's final walk on the underwater treadmill. Can you believe he does 25 minutes and the resistance is 12 times that of walking without water? Marley's da man!



One trick Marley learned was to put his feet on a non moving part of the treadmill and just move his back legs or sometimes 3 legs and hold on with one. That was super cute.

Here he is holding on with his front and moving the back.

Now you talk about a smart boy!







Marley does a super challenging obstacle course and both Steve and I take turns taking him through. When it is all fun and games he does much better with Dad! But when there is another dog around then he listens to Momma best. Together we make a perfect team.




Just came up the ramp and headed for the stairs.












Marley goes over the speed bumps like a little champ!

















Marley finishes up his final run with Momma with a nice hand shake!








Here you can watch Steve in action taking Marley through the course. You can see just how hard he is working but still having a really good time.

Now you wanna see fun? Take a look at this video clip. Dr. Sosna laughing cracks me up. Can you believe all this fun is actually rehab?

When you realize that Marley took his very first tentative steps on Christmas day and now he is doing all this it is amazing. Steve and I have been consumed with his recovery since December 10 of last year. Every tear, every worry and every minute (and dollar) has been so worth it to see our boy running and playing again.

Congrats for all your hard work and accomplishments little man! We love you tons and tons.