Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Joint Stong Update

So far, so good with the joint supplement powder Zio has been taking.  Although we've curtailed almost every activity that seemed to cause a problem, I haven't seen even a hint of a limp since he starting taking it with his meals about a month ago.  It could just be me, but he seems to be moving easier too.  I guess the real test will be at the championships next week.  Saturday evening, after the first full day of racing, will tell me if it's working.  He's also shed the three extra pounds he had gained over the winter, so he is at his optimal weight again!

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Semi-Annual Update?!

It appears I have let this blog slip for another lengthy period without an update.  Zio has been doing much better this year as far as his health is concerned.  He hasn't missed a tournament to date, but he was pretty sore Saturday evening of the last tournament.  He still tends to favor his right rear leg occasionally after abrupt stops while playing, but seems to recover fairly quickly.  We've given up playing backyard frisbee and throwing the ball because he goes 110% until the fence makes him come to a hard stop. 

He was limping a bit a few days before Margarita Mania X at the end of June, which happened to be the first tournament this year he didn't run faster than 4.1 seconds.  I've since put him on a joint supplement (Joint Strong) and I think he's doing better after the first few weeks.  I'm hoping that he'll be good to go for the U-Fli Championships in less than three weeks.  We've gone also gone back to wall turns for a refresher as his turns weren't very good either.  He looked really good in practice last Saturday as I alternated having props or just the box. 

Here's a video of our best run from Margarita Mania against our friends at Sure Shots.  Zio is running second.  It's not his best from the weekend, but as a team.