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Extra benefits of canine physical therapy
All canine physical therapists have their list of massage benefits. Benefits such as improving mobility and gait, stimulation of the healing process, assisting pain relief and discomfort from stiffness, helping restore muscle tone and so much more. These are the … Continue reading
“Empowerment is the necessity”
Handsome 14 year old silver faced Oscar became very wobbly recently. His Mum asked Sonny and Jasper’s Mum Ella from Bourne to Walk (who also came up with that wonderful quote) if she knew of any help and she suggested … Continue reading
Putting up with it
Sometimes, on a first visit to a dog, it is apparent that they must have been in pain or uncomfortable for some time. The configuration of their body or the tension in their muscles didn’t just come on overnight. Spasms … Continue reading
Going the extra mile to help canine arthritis – meet the Corkie Stair Lift
I love the fact that we dog carers go to extra lengths to make our dogs comfy. The award of the year for 2017 has to go to Corkie’s Dad. He has built him a Corkie Stair Lift. Corkie is … Continue reading
Sussex Pet Rescue Dog Massage training day and other AchyPaw Academic milestones
We’ve had a lot of milestones this year with our teaching. We’ve delivered over 14 workshops and diploma courses this year plus dozens of 1 to 1 sessions. Thanks to Paws, Play & Stay for hosting many of those classes … Continue reading
Four Stories for Arthritis Awareness Month – how combining therapies may help your dog
September is Arthritis Awareness Month and there have been lots of posts about it. I thought I’d take a different line and go through a couple of the dogs I’d worked with over the years showing how a multi-modal approach … Continue reading
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease – treatment and rehabilitation
Meet Sonny This stocky little lad is a Border Terrier / Lhasa Apso cross who has been through the wars already in his 11 months. Instead of being able to jump around like the puppy he is, his owners noticed … Continue reading
Relax HAOK9 Massage Level Two
Six more professionals from the Healing Animals Organisation qualified for the Level Two Diploma after learning a further 10 massage techniques, passive movements and stretches, exploring a variety of conditions they may encounter with dogs, conditioning and wellness in dogs … Continue reading
Muscle spasms in dogs
Most of us have had one – a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles which really really hurts. They are different from a muscle twitch which is an uncontrolled fine movement of a small segment of … Continue reading
Foundation in Canine Massage workshops @ Paws, Play & Stay 2017
The redesigned Foundation in Canine Massage : “How to massage your own dog” workshop was delivered in January for the first time in 2017. There were 5 lovely dogs with 4 owners giving me one spare to demonstrate on. Sharon … Continue reading
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