Category Archives: injury prevention
Being Prepared
Milly is a 7 year old Maltipoo (with a bit of Bichon Frise) who is due to have a cruciate operation on her right knee in the summer. She currently has Grade II medial patella luxation in her right hind … Continue reading
Getting it right from the start
Bailey is a 2 year old Sproodle who decided to have a couple of random stop and sit downs during walks. When his vet examined him, it was noticed he seemed to have a stiff neck and upper back and … Continue reading
“I am seeing the world today through my dog’s eyes and more particularly, her body”.
Bramble the Springer Spaniel is a 13 year old rescue who has twice broken an elbow but recovered well and remains very active and up for a walk. Since the end of last year, however, she has displayed a limp … Continue reading
“Learning to walk again”
Hudson is an 8 and a half to 9 year old amazing soulful Bernese Mountain Dog rescued when he was a puppy as he grew too big. What his previous owners missed out on was that as he grew, so … Continue reading
Job done
I hadn’t seen handsome collie Bob for a couple of years. Recently he had an operation with some uncomfortable post-surgical complications requiring restriction of his mobility and wearing a collar so he couldn’t get to the wound site. All this … Continue reading
“Oh….she needed that”
We hear that quite a lot. A dog who hasn’t been able to settle, gets straight into the massage zone and stays there for the full hour long session. 11 year old Staffie Pickle had just recovered from an operation … Continue reading
Empowering the carer
Teeny Tiny Tyler has the heart of a giant dog. He was simply not sure about touch at all – except from his Mum so she did all the physical work on this session – and he loved it. Tyler … Continue reading
Sharing knowledge is the best
Last week we delivered the 9th occasion of the special Relax HAOK9 Massage CPD training we designed for the professional therapists of the Healing Animal Organisation. This time we had 15 delegates from all over the UK and Europe who … Continue reading
Help to make every day as good a day as possible
We all have our good days and our bad days – sometimes that’s due to work, or the weather or our aches and pains. Most dogs don’t really know about going to work – unless it is which bed or … Continue reading
New ideas, new techniques, new modalities
Meet Charley – the amazing Red Lighting Magnetically Vibrating Chocolate Lab. Some months ago. we bought a Low-Level Light Therapy device to target some relief for Sarah. Recently I completed my certification for the application of Phototherapy. How does it … Continue reading
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