Burke demonstrating his new "lap up" command - laying on Jake's lap for deep pressure and regulation while Jake does his nebulizer treatment. Jake has never held the neb independently, and has required us to count constantly to get through the treatment. But now he will hold it 80-90% of the time himself and uses his other hand to pet Burke and play with his fur. We've always used a video to help pass the time, but now Jake actually pays attention to that and gets through his treatments much more smoothly and independently.
Pretty neat stuff! I have never been able to get up and walk away, grab the camera and take a pic - the treatment would have been done if I'd done that without Burke to help. (By the way, that is a weighted blanket under Burke.)
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