Ice for Injury…
What do you do if your dog suddenly pulls up limping after having a zoom around? The first and most obvious thing is to stop exercising and get back home…
Having fun, but preventing injury…..
Having fun with your dog is a vital part in maintaining a happy, healthy hound - and sometimes as a therapist, I feel like I'm the 'fun police', because of…
Trigger Points – pesky things!
You've no doubt heard of 'knots' in the muscle - those tough, fibrous bands that are excruciatingly painful when pressed and often send a tingling, numbness or throbbing sensation to…
Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE)
This is sometimes described as a dog 'having a stroke' - not the petting kind, but a sudden collapse and paralysis, usually of the hind legs. The vertebral column provides…
Myofascial release…..
Did you know that the body is covered in a 3D cobweb that encompasses every structure within the body? An area of damage to the fascia, either through injury or…
Judy relaxes into her massage
Lying down for a massage…….
I always consider it an added bonus when a dog lies still on their side when being massaged - and falls asleep! Most dogs do, but a small proportion don't.…
Continuous Professional Development
All therapists belonging to The Canine Massage Guild, are required to do a minimum of 25 hours of CPD. I help to teach and supervise current Diploma students as…
Revision of the Ventral Aspect CPD
Being a member of the Canine Massage Guild, ensures that all therapists are trained to the same high standards and provides lots of opportunities to learn more techniques and revise…
3 good reasons to have your dog massaged………
1) It improves mobility by restoring flexibility and suppleness to muscles 2) It increases range of motion within joints and resolves knotted muscles and spasms 3) It soothes areas of…
Sporting dogs
I treat a lot of sporting dogs throughout my working week - agility dogs, canix dogs, gun dogs, and those competing at intense sports such as mondio ring. Whilst some…
A big dog day!!
Amongst the dogs I've treated today were 3 giant breeds - 1 Mastiff and 2 Leonbergers - I'm also a human massage therapist, and have treated smaller humans!!