February 12, 2011 Walking Mika in the back yard on leash

We have been walking Mika in the Back yard on an retractable leash attached to her red  RoughWear web harness several times a day for exercise.  She is not supposed to chase squirrels, which she would do if she was free to run.  We also have not been taking her out for longer walks in the neighborhood yet as she tries to pull hard to get to different smells and puts pressure on the recovering leg.  In the back yard she is quite easy to control with this harness/leash system.

In the photos below you can see that the fur on her recovering leg is starting to grow in again.  It looks like sheep wool up close.