We're at 2 months post-op and I can honestly say we're very happy with Romeo's progress. We weren't too sure about consistently walking him after surgery, but we're getting in a better habit now of taking Mia and him for walks around the neighbourhood. It allows Romeo to get used to different textures to walk on (asphalt, loose gravel, sand, grass) and we've found some small hills which he does very well on, both climbing up and down. He can also step up and over street curbs without trouble.
As you can see in the video, he loves to play! Sometimes I have to yell, "That is enough!" because he and Mia get too riled up. Oh, and he has his spinning back though it's not 100% perfect, we'll take that over paralysis any day.
Romeo is getting better at standing up on his back legs with his front legs on something higher. He can stand on a step for some time and he'll jump up to put his front legs on you as a greeting. Just a moment ago, he stood up and put his front feet on the computer chair here. I haven't seen him do that since before all this happened so that's great.
Though he still has the occasional accident in the house, Romeo is getting much better at holding it 'til we go outside and is getting better at letting us know when he has to go. For example, the other day he squatted a bit in the kitchen as I (Holly) wasn't paying attention to him. I scooped him up and took him outside and he was able to hold it for awhile, realizing we were outside and, yes, that's where he's supposed to do his business. Yesterday, Andrew was at the computer and Mia was whining at him and looking towards the door. He got up and found Romeo was standing by the door, waiting to go outside to pee so it was doggie teamwork between Mia and Romeo to be like, "Hey, he's got to go and he doesn't want to have an accident!" One thing though is that Romeo either doesn't realize he's not done peeing or he doesn't care because he'll start walking away while still peeing. *lol* It's like pee graffiti on the ground.
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