Your Dog Has Your Heart - Take Care of It.
14 Nov 2026
As dog folk we do all we can to care for our dogs’ health. But, please take care of yourself too! If you have any heart related symptoms (skipped beats, chest pain - no matter how mild, etc.) please, please contact your doctor.
About six week’s ago I started having occasional skipped heart beats. I contacted my GP, took some tests, and scheduled a stress test. During the stress test I didn’t feel any symptoms, (the tech was surprised how hard she had to push me to get my heart beat up for the test) but the cardiologist who reviewed the results was concerned enough to send me to the ER. 48 hours later I was back home with a stent in my heart.
I’ve got some recovery time ahead of me, but I’m glad to be celebrating my b-day today and looking forward to playing agility with my boys again.
I’m sharing this because I want to see you playing agility with your dog for a long time too! #HeartCheckForYourDog
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