Well, we started right away and after a few days I was able to send this video:
Lola started to thrive. The process is so joyous for Lolabelle that everyone around Loli felt uplifted by her enthusiasm.
Laurie and Lou were astonished at her ability to acquire new skills and were thrilled to see her enjoy herself so thoroughly.
Since then Lola has also learned to get a box of tissues and take tissues out of the box, open cabinets and get “drinks”, aside from other skills like ringing bells and playing castanets and many more traditional exercises and skills.
I also started to do some artwork with her some of which has sold at auction to benefit animal charity.
Lolabelle is sight impaired now as well but she loves playing the keyboards. Her parents say: “That’s what keeps her going! ”
To read about Lolabelle’s condition when I first met her and how we approached her therapy, visit Lolabelle Part 1.
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Lolabelle! It seems normal that a canine living with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed would be so musical. Yay, thank you for sharing this video and thank you from the animal kingdom for you wonderful work!
I really really enjoyed watching this video, reading about her story and most of all being inspired by her piano playing!
i am so glad you like it! So many dogs can benefit from occupational therapy at home. The mutual joy and satisfaction really is hard to describe.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment.
Thank you for sharing this. I knew about Laurie’s dog, but didn’t know she was so bright. My neighbor had a terrier though, so I suppose it shouldn’t have been a surprise (they seem pretty intelligent). I was sad to learn Lolabelle has died, but these videos and artwork show what a great life she had and how well loved she was, and is!
Thank you Diane for taking the time to comment here.
I think the astonishing phenomenon with Lola was that she became so passionate about playing the keyboards. Even if she felt bad and weak, if she could possibly drag herself to the keyboard and play: she knew she would feel better. She was very musical.