barleyboy

Sandy, I really like your idea of doing an impression of his paw! I am going to try and maneuver this....

hey dbmamaz, I'm sorry to hear that you are having to face the same difficult decision soon, especially with a disease where there seems to be no certain defining moment to end the life of your dog. Barley has had stumbles and trips too, and again, he usually looks unphased when it happens... but now he is having trouble standing on his own, and is struggling...

Hi Sandy, thanks for taking the time to write back! So this morning when I got up, i took Barley out, and he seemed a little more chipper today than yesterday. He was excited for his walk, and ate his (larger than usual!) breakfast... so I will wait it out today and see how he seems to be feeling. Yesterday I could have been positive that he was "telling...

Hey Guys I'm brand new here, but came in search of some advice about putting down a dog with DM... i have read the posts here, and it sounds like we have all seen the same unfortunate symptoms of DM. I have a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, also a dog that is new on the "at risk" list. Barley was diagnosed at the end of August, and has been a real trooper...