SadieScoots
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Hi there,
It's been a while, but no news is good news. Sadie's been with us for almost six months now and is really a part of the family. She's pretty much rid of the anxiety and shyness she displayed initially and is really a happy dog with a tail that wags the second she catches a glimpse of us.
One thing has remained questionable: When we pick her up, if we lift her front legs at all (as would be the "normal" way to pick up a dog her size), she screams and yelps like we're torturing her. Obviously, we don't make a habit of lifting her up this way anymore. In the interim, we now "scoop" her up by reaching around the barrel of her stomach, supporting her but and then cradling her. However, once in a while a vet or groomer will make the mistake of lifting her the wrong way and she'll scream and yelp like it's the most painful thing in the world---it kills me.. I was told that cavs have a very low threshold for pain, but it still strikes me as odd. She is completely patient when she is being brushed/groomed/bathed, but she really freaks when she's lifted up by grabbing her chest area under her front legs. Any thoughts or similar stories?
It's been a while, but no news is good news. Sadie's been with us for almost six months now and is really a part of the family. She's pretty much rid of the anxiety and shyness she displayed initially and is really a happy dog with a tail that wags the second she catches a glimpse of us.
One thing has remained questionable: When we pick her up, if we lift her front legs at all (as would be the "normal" way to pick up a dog her size), she screams and yelps like we're torturing her. Obviously, we don't make a habit of lifting her up this way anymore. In the interim, we now "scoop" her up by reaching around the barrel of her stomach, supporting her but and then cradling her. However, once in a while a vet or groomer will make the mistake of lifting her the wrong way and she'll scream and yelp like it's the most painful thing in the world---it kills me.. I was told that cavs have a very low threshold for pain, but it still strikes me as odd. She is completely patient when she is being brushed/groomed/bathed, but she really freaks when she's lifted up by grabbing her chest area under her front legs. Any thoughts or similar stories?