How my 14-year-old shepherd went from dragging around her hind legs to running like a puppy

by Bobbie Stasey
(Albuquerque, NM)

Ever alert Samantha

Ever alert Samantha

We adopted Samantha when she was three-months old, skin and bones, abandoned at the doorstep of my dog groomer. That was more than 14 years ago now. She's been the very best watch dog ever, and I'm always grateful to her for alerting me to anyone coming around, particularly that UPS truck!

Last year she started taking too much time getting up off her bed in the mornings. Then she was limping. Then she started dragging the hind legs with great effort.

It was clearly time to bring in the big, natural supplement guns, so to speak. Although she had been on small dosages for her 40-pounds, I decided to double and then triple her joint tablets and her omega-3 Complex. In less than a week she was back to normal! I cut back to double what I'd been giving her and she's holding that amount very nicely.

So her daily doses are: 1 multi-vitie-mineral, ''gold'', 1 pro-biotics, 4 omega-3s (2, twice a day) 4 joint tablets (2, twice a day).

I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to give back quality life for this amazingly smart, loyal, dedicated dog.

Bobbie

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Oct 31, 2010
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A High Quality Life to the End
by: Bobbie

Friday morning Samantha refused to eat. Sometimes when she doesn't have an appitite, she'll eat a treat rather than her meal. But this morning she even turned her nose away at her most favorite treat. Her eyes looked different...far, far away. I watched her closely. I listened with an open heart and an intuitive ear.

She hadn't missed a walk on any day over these past two years, but today she layed down. It was time. We made an appointment for that afternoon.

In the vet's office she was perkier than we'd witnessed in a long time. The vet said, "She knows she's going somewhere." (I loved that she said that.) Samantha was gone before the syringe was empty. A proud, regal life, well lived.

Aug 09, 2010
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Still going strong
by: Bobbie

Samantha is now 16 and still going strong!

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