In March 2015, my fiancé and I brought home Hazel, a 10-week-old Saint-Bernese puppy. It was apparent right away that something was wrong when I discovered that Hazel couldn't bend her right hind leg. When I tried a basic mobility test with her leg, she growled and snapped at me. The next morning, I rushed her to the Pembroke Animal Hospital and was shocked to discover that she had a broken femur very early on in life that had gone undiagnosed. The bone had callused together incorrectly, causing one leg to be shorter than the other. Her leg no longer had a natural bend at the knee, and her hips were displaced. This was the beginning of our long walk down the road to puppy pain management. It has been more than a year since that bittersweet day, and I have learned a lot. These are my top seven tips for pet owners dealing with a dog with chronic pain.