Jack Anderson

13-year old Standard Poodle

Jack, our 12-year old Standard Poodle had been losing mobility over the last several years. He was slow to get up from a sitting or lying position. It took several minutes for him to ascend a flight of stairs. He would have to pause between each step. Many of our friends and family told us that this was expected since Jack was getting much older. X-rays of his back showed that he had arthritis in his spine.

We started taking Jack to Tammy Wolfe for physical therapy in the spring of 2008. Tammy saw Jack twice a week. Tammy’s therapy has strengthened his rear legs and relaxed the muscles in his back.

After several weeks, the improvement in Jack’s mobility was so great that people kept asking us ‘What happened to Jack?”. For the first time in years, Jack was playing and running like a young pup. He was clearly not the “same old” Jack. Now, he goes up and down the stairs with ease. Another significant change is that now he plays with the other neighborhood dogs. He no longer lies on the porch and watches them play.

The stiffness and pain that Jack used to experience is gone. It is wonderful to see the great improvement as a result of the physical therapy. In addition to Tammy’s hands-on therapy with the dog, she instructed us on how to perform the massages on Jack at home. The massage therapy is so relaxing for Jack that he goes into a deep sleep each time it’s performed.

Jack continues to go to therapy twice a week to maintain his strength and flexibility. Once a week he is in the underwater treadmill and, at the other visit, Jack and his sister Ginger enjoy a swim in the indoor pool. Tammy’s therapy has breathed new life into Jack. Before the therapy Jack moved and acted like an old dog. Today, he moves and plays like a young dog. It is obvious that Jack feels better and, of course, is much happier.

Check out Jack’s before and after videos!
Wayne & Pamela Anderson