Surgery for me the human coming up

[Jackie Fowler]

has anyoen here had surgery involving lifting restrictions of 15 pounds or more if so how do u interact with your dogs should they be way more then that i have surgery on tuesday coming up etc

so what can i do with my dog after surgery etc 

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

I never lift my dogs, so not sure that anything would change at all in how I interact with them.  Why do you need to lift yours?

[Jackie Fowler]

like when i cuddle him on my tummy etc 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I also never lift my dog. He weighs 80 lbs. :)

But I have had small dogs, and I never lifted them to cuddle them. They can get to you on their own, trust me. My small dogs were perfectly capable of jumping onto sofas or beds if they wanted to cuddle, and I'll bet yours is too. 

Good luck with your surgery.

[Jackie Fowler]

my dog wil not come up if he wishes. he is very skittish - but when u lift him up for a cuddle he will then fall asleep. showing he loves it. 

hard ot explain etc

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Guess you can always just lay on the floor and let him come to you.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

I'm with Karen on this, my two are 60#+ so I have no need to lift them for any reason.

Can he not jump onto the sofa or bed to join you so you can rub him?  I was thinking that you had to lift him to take him in the car daily, or that is how he gets on bed or sofa. Also I thought about walks and him pulling you so someone might have to do that for awhile. Even if he walks well on his leash, there are always those silly squirrels and other dogs that may cause him to bolt.

From your pictures he certainly looks big enough to jump up and you probably won't be driving much for awhile, if you do normally have to lift him into the car, since you have a 15# weight restriction, so I think you will have no problem having him learn new ways to be near you for a rub. Where there's a will, there's a way!  And yes, good luck with the surgery.

[Wendy and Myla]

This reminds me of when I had my second child!  I knew I was having a caesarean and my oldest was two and weighed more than I was allowed to lift.  I just sat on the couch or in the bed and he climbed up to cuddle - probably more than he would have before I had my new baby lol.  Your dog will adjust to your restrictions!  He will know what works and will jump up to cuddle, no doubt about it!  I'll bet you'll find that he will be so intuitive to your needs and you will have more cuddling and loving than you ever had!  Good luck on your surgery and let us know what happens!!! 

[Jackie Fowler]

oh u think he will then start the cuddles after surgeyr VS me having to start them

[Wendy and Myla]

You'll be surprised how much he'll figure out!  Once he knows you can't do the work, he'll do everything he can to get those cuddles! 

[Jackie Fowler]

what if he is scared of me he is

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Most dogs do not like to be lifted. I'd just let him come to you. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Dogs are pretty intuitive about their owners health. When I was injured last year, Ned, who is not a cuddler at all, made sure to check on me and lay by me.  When  I had to take the dogs on a potty walk, somehow they knew not to pull on the leashes at all. It was pretty amazing.  Once you can lift again, you both can resume your cuddling routine.  Good luck with your surgery.  I wish you a speedy recovery.