Canine Rejuvenate

20/10/2018

Anyone got any pics of their mud loving pooches? 😜

09/07/2016

I had the pure pleasure of massaging the very handsome Paddy today 😍😍😍

30/01/2016

Worth reading if you have paw lickers...

Abby has a puzzling habit. She spends hours licking her front paws. Her guardian took her to the vet, who is treating her for allergies, ...

23/01/2016

Meet Arnie and Lila, A great afternoon of treatments with obligatory staffy kisses. It was also Lila's first ever massage, she was a superstar 😍😍

04/12/2015

Get rubbing those ears 😍

26/11/2015

07/11/2015

Love this
https://www.facebook.com/psicolmascot/videos/278591875497574/

28/06/2015

It's going to be hot, hot, hot over the next few days, remember your dogs only sweat through their paws and by panting. Help them out with cooling coats and mat and keep walks to mornings and evenings 😍

06/06/2015

A guaranteed great day out for you all!

20/05/2015

Milos second laser therapy treatment, he was so much more relaxed about the whole thing tonight... Even managed to keep his therapist smiling 😍

11/05/2015

Laser therapy is great for promoting muscle healing and breaking down scar tissue following surgery. Here milo is receiving laser therapy to help his recovery following spinal surgery.

24/04/2015

This is amazing, about 3/4 way through you see down to the skeletal layer!
https://www.facebook.com/psicolmascot/videos/278591875497574/

05/02/2015

Think about smoothness...proprioception is all about smoothness. You are able to pick up your coffee cup and drink from it, without spilling (most of the time), and you make it look like you've done this before. And you have done this before, almost every day. You have trained your muscles, through proprioceptive memory, to pick up a cup filled with liquid and drink it. Proprioception is a learned response by our muscles to a stimulus that we don't have to think about. It's is awesome, and very helpful.

Our dogs function through proprioceptive memory for movement. They don't think about every step they take, they just pick a direction and go.

When our dogs get injured, running and playing and getting into all kinds of doggie mischief, even if it's a small cut on a paw, they compensate for it by using other parts of their bodies more. Those parts, that aren't used to doing more work than they normally do get tired and sore, and eventually overworked. When the injury heals sometimes dogs continue to protect it and the dog needs help to learn how to use the healed leg/shoulder/hip again. Sometimes wounds heal too quickly and scar tissue develops, or muscles become stiff from under use, and these healed wounds need help to release that tension, develop normal tone, and to be stretched so that the muscles can start to rebuild and regain proprioception. Massage therapy can help remove the bad memories our dog’s muscles hold on to and help retrain these muscles to work as they should.

31/12/2014

Roxi's New Year's Resolution: I will not chase that stick unless I actually see it leave his hand!"
Happy New Year!

24/12/2014

Merry Christmas to all! Eat and drinks lots, enjoy all your gifts and don't forget to give the furry love of your life a nice relaxing massage 🎁😝

14/12/2014

A natural way to treat skin problems and hot spots
http://peterdobias.com/blogs/blog/15439453-natural-approach-to-treating-skin-infections-allergies-and-hot-spots

True story: Fido is a lucky dog. He is loved, taken for at least two dog walks a day and gets...

24/11/2014

Milo is recovering from spinal surgery, he has had regular gentle 10 minute massages which has helped to remove the toxins from the anesthetic from his body, speeding up recovery. He will continue to have gentle massages and after a 2 weeks I will start gentle passive stretches on his back legs to help get him steady on his paws again.

30/10/2014

Those of you who have dogs that are terrified by the noise of fireworks and tremble, shake, pant, whine, pace, hide, try to escape - this is for you!

Feed your dog a big meal an hour or two before the fireworks are due to begin. This allows time for the meal to be digested. The part of the nervous system responsible for digestion takes a back seat when the body is under the influence of extreme, somatic stress, so any undigested food is likely to remain in the stomach for much longer than normal. This can lead to digestive upsets and poor absorption of nutrients. Starchy foods such as potato actually enable the dog to produce hormones that can help to counteract the effects of somatic stress, so including some potato or rice in your dog’s evening meal can be beneficial.

Massage using deliberate stroke or pressure (as opposed to gentle stroking) will help your dog feel calm and safe as well as releasing tension and toxins within the muscles and skin. Keep the massage strokes slow and flowing making sure you always keep one hand on your dog at all times. Focus on the head, shoulders, neck and ears. Massage is a proven way to lower heart rate and blood pressure, which will help to relax your dog and counteract the somatic fear response.

Try some TTouch, a very simple but effective treatment, by doing the circular TTouch movement, you are helping your dog's nervous system send messages up to his brain, which will help calm him down.
Using your fingertips, move your dogs fur in a circular (clockwise) movement as if you were looking at a clock - starting at 6pm, back around to 6pm and keep going until you get to 9pm again.
Mouth TTouch: Using the back of your hand, slowly brush it up from your dogs jaw up towards his ears.
Ear TTouch: This is a favourite for most dogs, by putting your thumb at the base of the ear and your fingers underneath, run your hand slowly over your dogs ear until you reach the tip.

Finally, using a sports bandage, it must be elasticated, make a body wrap as modelled by Roxi below, this will help keep your dog feel relaxed secure. Just remember to never leave your dog unattended when in a body wrap.

25/10/2014

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152596050489584&id=133912644583

20/08/2014

Love it when dogs react like this to massage!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2728275/Ruff-day-pooch-Stressed-corgi-relaxes-like-human-hes-treated-blissful-tail-massage.html

The video, titled 'dog massage' and shot in an unidentified foreign country, has been watched 13,528 times on YouTube.

07/08/2014

It's so satisfying explaining the benefits of massage to someone who is really interested in helping the dogs in her care, she will have a lot of happy dogs!

26/06/2014

Another lovely session with Ollie the Lurcher, he felt better after his first session but the silly pup over done the fun and was limping again. Released his trigger spot, relaxed his muscles and off to bed he went!

25/06/2014

Milo had a Mctimoney session on Monday, he's been yelping when jumping and stretching. Unfortunately his problem was very deep and I couldn't reach it through massage. This photo was taken after he had his adjustment, he seems much better now.

12/06/2014

Lovely massage tonight with Ollie the Lurcher, he was so brave (greyhounds and lurchers are such babies with massage) Ollie has a bad back leg, all his back muscles were tight and his front legs were stiff from having to compensate for his bad leg. Left him wagging his tail and stretching out his bad leg by himself... Great result!

09/06/2014

http://dogingtonpost.com/how-to-treat-and-possibly-save-overheated-dog/ #.U5YWv5RdXok

With the warm weather of summer just around the corner, many areas of the country are already heating up! Dogs, in general, are intolerant of too much heat. Bec

06/06/2014

Great end to the week, fixed the colonels ouchy shoulder and sneaked in a cheeky rub down for Bella bear. Such beautiful dogs!