In this video, I'm doing what's called a forward momentum pull for my girl. ๐โฌ
๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธThat's where I pull into my harness while I'm walking as a way to save some of my girl's energy. ๐ Her nausea has been pretty bad every day for the past few weeks and has been particularly rough for the past few days. ๐ Her headaches have also been spiking during this time, too. ๐ค It could be her migraine disorder, it could be the dramatic changes in weather that we've had, or maybe all or none of the above. ๐ค Regardless, when I do my forward momentum pull for my girl, I save her some of the energy that her symptoms like to deplete. โ๏ธ And since I incorporate a bit of guiding by avoiding obstacles and following directions, my girl has one less thing to think about when she's feeling sick and overstimulated. โบ๏ธ And on a beautiful spring day like today, it's hard not to love my job! โ๏ธ . . . [Video shows a handler's perspective of Kelsie doing a forward momentum pull, where there's some tension on the handle of her harness. She looks around from side to side at times to gauge her environment.] . . . #ForwardMomentum #Nausea #FeelingSick #Headaches #TaskTrained #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup (at Dartmouth)