We have been working to rehab a beautiful German shorthair pointer after an injury. The dog was hit by a car and miraculously only had a broken pelvis. I say ONLY, as it could have been much worse. The vet said that a broken pelvis was better than other broken bones, since the pelvis is like a box, held together with a lot of strong muscles. She had to spend 4 weeks in the crate with only short bathroom breaks on leash, and another 2 weeks in the kennel run with short walks around the yard. Now that the bone has largely healed, we have started water therapy, swimming the dog daily to strengthen the muscles without putting too much pressure on bones.
The only catch here is that the dog hates the water. You practically need body armor to swim with her and not get clawed to ribbons. It is almost comical, the dog panics and tries to paddle straight up out of the water, rather than just swimming horizontally. It works though, she goes all out getting a good workout.
