Hall of Fame Lola

WElcome to the Total Canine Hall of Fame!

The Total Canine’s Hall of Fame kicks off with Lola, an almost 6-year-old Border Collie who was knocking bars and misjudging jumps during agility, which tended to get worse as runs progressed.  Lola’s owner had tried lowering bars and undertaking a fitness regime but was not seeing any consistent improvement. 
 
“After a particularly bad couple of agility runs with my BC Lola I decided that I needed to go all in or stop.  After much soul searching I decided that I would go all in & see if we could have some success at the sport we both love.  One of the things that we did was contact Dr. Leslie to address Lola’s SIGNIFICANT jumping issues.”
       Yvonne, Lola’s owner
 
Dr Leslie’s initial assessment revealed that the musculature in Lola’s hind limbs was not as developed as in her front limbs and in discussion with Lola’s owner recognised that over-arousal might also be playing a role in Lola’s bar knocking.  Dr Leslie came up with a plan comprising  hind limb and core strengthening exercises as well as specific jump training exercises which included managing arousal.
 
Appointments were all conducted remotely via teleconferencing software with Lola’s owner providing videos of Lola so that Dr Leslie could monitor progress.  Lola’s owner received detailed instructions and supporting material for all the exercises prescribed and The Total Canine team were on hand should there be any questions.
 
“The first thing that Dr. Leslie had us do was go back & actually teach Lola how to jump.  Naturally in my mind I was thinking—well she knows how to jump—she is a dog & dogs jump.  Right???  Wrong.  After a short period of time working through Dr. Leslie’s plan it was abundantly clear that she did NOT know how to jump.  It brought tears to my eyes when I realized that I was holding my dog responsible for what I thought was bad behavior but was really my bad training.”
       Yvonne, Lola’s owner
 
Lola’s fitness and jump skills started to improve and at each follow up appointment Lola’s exercises were adjusted to ensure that progress continued; 6 months after her first appointment with The Total Canine, Dr Leslie and Lola’s owner met a final time to discuss plans to ensure Lola kept progressing following her discharge. 
 
“With Dr Leslie’s help Lola has gone on to be much more successful than I thought was possible.  Dogs need to be taught how to jump along with all the other agility skills.  I am so happy that Dr Leslie took us on & so grateful that she is helping me with my new puppy!!!  
 
Dr Leslie rocks!!”
Yvonne, Lola’s owner
     
 
 
The Total Canine Team wants to congratulate Lola and her owner on their amazing progress and wishes them every success in the future
 
If you think your dog could benefit from an appointment with Dr Leslie, please get in touch with The Total Canine thetotalcanine@gmail.com
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