How Often Should My Dog Get Massaged? A common question I hear when fielding inquiries about canine massage is, “How often should I get my dog massaged?” So, let’s explore that! My broad answer to the question, “how often should my dog get massaged?” is, “it depends on what’s going on with your dog”. Key things to consider to determine …
Dog Massage: Dogs Respond Like Dogs
It happens occasionally with the young, busy dogs during their massage or older dogs or really, any dog; they fall asleep or relax quietly during their massage. Bless their hearts. You see, it’s a big misconception that during a dog massage, dogs will act like humans… lay down, relax, stay still, fall asleep, sigh etc. Some do learn what’s happening …
Dogs with Cancer Series: Healing Benefits of Canine Massage
As many of you know, I recently lost my beloved pit bull Emily to cancer. Losing her was incredibly painful and emotional, and you can read about it in my blog. Through it all, I found solace in giving her massages to help ease some of her pain. Emily loved massages, stretching and rolling along, and it created a special …
Pet Loss & A Tribute To Emily (Dogs with Cancer Series)
With a very heavy heart, this isn’t the next blog I had in mind when writing a series about cancer. The write up on diet is almost done, but instead, I write about not only the inevitable of losing your pet, I write about losing my own beloved Emily, my pit pull, my only “foster fail”, my heart, my family …
Top 10 Reasons To Get Your Dog or Horse Massaged
10. Reward Many look at massage as a luxury, reward or something to do for fun. While this is true, no matter what the reason, there are health benefits. So, if you want to reward your dog or horse for a job well done, completing a season, hitting a milestone or just for being your awesome partner, they will get …