After all the problems we had with the English Pointer, I thought we had adopted the perfect dog -
almost. She won't sit in laps, which I wanted, but other than that she's about as good a dog as one
could want.

Yesterday when she jumped off the porch (only two steps high) she must have landed wrong. She
immediately pick the right rear leg up and was walking only on three legs. Lots of pain. I took her
to the vet, who diagnosed her with a grade 2 medial luxating patella. She put her on an
anti-inflammatory and restricted motion for two weeks. We'll then decide if she can continue without
surgery.

Dog ownership is becoming a depressing activity!