In November Flippe's hip dysplasia was confermed. After the X-rays his condition has clearly worsened and Pepper hasn't been himself.
On our walks while others run around, Flippe generally mooches slowly behind.
Photo taken at 13:13:40 04.01.2009 (EET)
Canon EOS 30D
1/1250 s
f/4
ISO 200
1/3 EV
91 mm
Every now and then he'll stop and take a breather while the rest of us keep walking. Don't worry, he does catch up. But at Christmas every flatcoat owner's nightmare occurred: he didn't want to go for a walk.
On subsequent walks Flippe has clearly started to avoid more difficult terrain. Here you can see Flippe opting to stay on access' road to home while the rest took a shortcut over snowy fields (and the snow wasn't even deep).
mari at 23:21 13.01.2009 writes: