Hyde Pod's Story

I recently signed up for the TriPawds Facebook page and one of the owners posted a picture/question what are some new habits of your tripaw? I had to think about things Hyde is doing and one of them is the increased need to roll and relax in the grass on our walks. He used to be super focused on walking and looking around. Now he seems to really enjoy every second of the walk, and finding new places to roll. You can see how happy he is by his pictures. One thing I think I’ve noticed is that he’s more aware of what’s going on around him. He’s always been very smart, very alert, but since amputation Hyde has followed trails with his nose on the ground, stopped and watched people enter/exit their cars and houses. He’s just more interested in everything that’s going on around him. He’s truly happy with his life. He’s wagging his tail in his dreams.

He and I went for our longest walk as a tripaw. We made it the distance I used to classify as “far” when we were 4-legged. We got 3/4 of the walk and that’s when we started rolling every 10 feet. It took a while for us to get home, but it’s like he doesn’t want his walks to end. He wants to be outside as much as he can be.