Acupuncture helps dogs after injuries! We learned this after our dog, Hudson, injured himself running on the beach Friday. Above, you can see he’s having a lot of fun romping on the beach.

But as soon as we got home, he started limping. In fact, he cried and whined.

We immediately took Hudson to our “natural vet.” She recommended an acupuncture treatment him to help relieve his pain. We couldn’t get a video of the acupuncture treatment itself because we were holding Hudson. But in the video below you can see the vet tech remove the needles.

During the treatment, Hudson resisted at first. But within moments, he became calm. He fell asleep on our laps, and when he woke up, he was able to walk without whining. Of course, he has to rest today and this week, which will be hard because he loves chasing balls and running through the forest behind our house with us.

During this experience, we learned just how much acupuncture helps dogs. We also learned that dogs shouldn’t run on dry sand. Just like it’s hard for humans to walk in dry sand because our feet sink in and we slog through the sand, it’s hard for dogs and can injure them. It’s better for them to run on wet sand.

The vet told us Hudson’s shoulders were sore and he may have a mild sprain in his leg.

On Friday, our dog was so happy and having so much fun romping on the beach; it was hard to believe he was hurt. But as soon as he stopped running and we headed to our car, he started limping.

We feel terrible that Hudson was injured and are going to be very careful next time we take him to the beach. We feel fortunate that our vet gives acupuncture treatments.

Today, Hudson is better–but not well enough yet to get back to his normal routine.

Why are we writing about Hudson? We want to share with our readers and all that we learn about our canine companions. In addition, Hudson is an important character in our next book–Book Three. We want you to get to know him.

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