Dog Massage

[kateykateykatey]

Hey guys,

On "It's me or the dog" Victoria recommended dog massage for a particularly nutty dog as a way of getting the owners to calm their dog while in the show ring. She talked about running their hands along the coat and toward the spine.

I tried it on my dog and he seemed to enjoy it, was licking his nose (I think that's a relaxation signal, or something?? Not sure... that's what I heard). And wondered who else did it calm an exuberant dog?

[Guest Clover]

Not to calm her but i massage Clover dog after running at the park. And to check her for any new lumps and bumps, she loves it and usually goes to sleep .

[Loraine]

I have always massaged my dogs. I run my hands down the muscle groups and very gently knead the muscles, all of mine have loved it.

[monsterpup]

^ Same here. All the dogs love it. But I really enjoy massaging them too. I find it just as calming as they do.

[luvabull]

I've decided that when I die I want to come back as a dog belonging to a DOL member

[dogsforall]

i brought a hand massager with 6 dif heads and heat heads as well the dogs love their massage with it and i also have a chair massager and it a game to see how many of them can all get on at once

[luvabull]

i also have a chair massager and it a game to see how many of them can all get on at once

That sounds so cute. You'll have to get a pic of them on the chair

[JackieW]

There are a couple of TTouch seminars coming up in Qld and Vic, check on the k9events site.

http://www.k9events.com/events1_2007.htm

http://www.k9events.com/TTouch_Flyer_Melbourne_2007.pdf

[poodlemum]

Hey guys,

On "It's me or the dog" Victoria recommended dog massage for a particularly nutty dog as a way of getting the owners to calm their dog while in the show ring. She talked about running their hands along the coat and toward the spine.

I tried it on my dog and he seemed to enjoy it, was licking his nose (I think that's a relaxation signal, or something?? Not sure... that's what I heard). And wondered who else did it calm an exuberant dog?

I have a dog grooming salon & my partner, who does the actual grooming, uses a massage technique to calm nervous dogs - she has a lot of success with dogs that other groomers have said are "impossible". She says, once you relax them and gain their trust they are a lot easier to clip - less stress all round.