Why training pays off! 3 weeks post op for brain tumor removal
Channel: JanineDogTrainer
Date: 20/06/2021

Following brain surgery, Clooney came home with a strong desire to make repeated circles to the left. Because of his previous training and communication work with his owner, he was able to do some exercises that significantly and rapidly decreased the circling behavior. You will see him occasionally making a left circle not prompted by his owner. Also in the video you will see a proprioception test where we turned his feet under to see if he would right them, which he didn't. The clip after that shows Linda working on hind end awareness with the dog pivoting on a bowl to help increase his ability to control his back feet. All of these things had been taught to Clooney long before the brain tumor diagnosis so he was very motivated to participate in rehab. He would not have been able to learn these new skills with the amount of medication he was on.