So far they have said the biggest mark for Trish will be 18 months, at that piont it will show how well she has recovered and will be pretty much what she recovers Since Oct 20th when her stroke happend it has been a up and down thing. Sick a couple time and a mini stroke, also a few med issues and changes. She is now able to use her right hand and hold light object, can walk short distances, and walked with her walker, for around 10 mins. which is a great improvement over the last 3 1/2 months. (Both of them giving me the jerk has the camera out look tonight) (Her getting up to walk to the kitchen and back and 15 to 20 foot each way, to 30 to 40 foot total). Mouse stays by her side all the way stopping at any piont with her. he has caught her from falling several times now by being by her side. Him looking at the cup of ice she brought back with her. ( one of his favorite treats). He walked beside her to the kitchen and back. Her picking drool that she thought was a peice of ice cube lol Her using her right hand, to get his drool rag. ( while this may seem little or weird, it is a great improvement as, when she came home she could not even straighten her right fingers fully, least use it for something) Overall great improvement in my opinion, greatest issue we are facing currently is her short term memory was effected alot so, where she used to leave me stickies, I and she now need them so she does not over take meds or forgets what she is doing, or what I told her. For the big baby he is, Mouse watches after her and is always by her side when she is moving or sick. For what he has done and does now I could wish for no better dog
ion, Trish says "Thank you" There are a lot of extra issue, but at least everything is slowly moving in the right direct
Trish looks better and stronger on every set of pics. Must be all the good care from Mouse and yourself!
I think Trish is doing wonderfully well. She must be putting tons of effort into her recovery. Mouse is a star, bless him.
That dog is so awesome! Was he trained for service/therapy work or did he do this naturally? Also, my hat is off to Trish for the recovery she has made. It takes no small effort to recover from something like that.
He's been trained the general commands, since we brought him home. He also did visits with the elderly and terminally ill from 3 month till around 18 month on and off with the wife. Who was a RN and liked working at longer term care facilities. So while he's had no formal training being a service dog, he was socialized around the elderly and sick alot, also he was socialized around everyday life thing alot with our walks and going with me everywhere he was allowed. I've always been a firm believer in Mastiff need socialized because they learn, on there own, they seem to learn by peoples body language and the owners, how they should react.
