Canine Massage for Agility & Sporting Dogs
Developing fitness, stability and strength in your sporting dog doesn’t just rely on exercise and training. The best way to compliment your dogs sporting needs is to address the hard working muscular system which is often the first place the body will accrue stress, tightness, fatigue and injury that can inhibit normal performance. Learn how to look after your dogs muscular system so they can have a long, safe career in their sporting discipline. In this fascinating and information packed 1 day workshop we teach you how to:
· Apply a Full Pre Event Full Body Massage to enhance your dogs performance, improve Range of Motion (ROM) and reduce the likelihood of injury and fatigue
· Apply a Full Post Event Cool Down Massage to help move the metabolic by products of exercise through the system to reduce stiffness and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
· Understand how muscle works to enable the dog to produce movement
· Spot when a Training Problem may be a Physical Problem
In this fun and information packed workshop we show you how to help reduce the likelihood of injury to your dogs muscles, improve their focus, speed and accuracy, and prepare them to give their optimal performance each and every time.
Developing fitness, stability and strength in your sporting dog doesn’t just rely on exercise and training. The best way to compliment your dogs sporting needs is to address the hard working muscular system which is often the first place the body will accrue stress, tightness, fatigue and injury that can inhibit normal performance. Learn how to look after your dogs muscular system so they can have a long, safe career in their sporting discipline. In this fascinating and information packed 1 day workshop we teach you how to:
· Apply a Full Pre Event Full Body Massage to enhance your dogs performance, improve Range of Motion (ROM) and reduce the likelihood of injury and fatigue
· Apply a Full Post Event Cool Down Massage to help move the metabolic by products of exercise through the system to reduce stiffness and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
· Understand how muscle works to enable the dog to produce movement
· Spot when a Training Problem may be a Physical Problem
In this fun and information packed workshop we show you how to help reduce the likelihood of injury to your dogs muscles, improve their focus, speed and accuracy, and prepare them to give their optimal performance each and every time.
Who is the workshop for?
·Agility
·Working Dogs
·Obedience
·Flyball
·Gun Dogs
·Dog Trainers/Agility Trainers (please note that the workshop does not allow you to practice with other people's dogs. This is a self interest workshop only. If you are interested in training as a therapist please speak to me directly)
·Heelwork to Music
·Assistance Dogs
·Sled Dogs
·People with active dogs
·Infact any sport that requires your dog to train on a repetitive basis
·Agility
·Working Dogs
·Obedience
·Flyball
·Gun Dogs
·Dog Trainers/Agility Trainers (please note that the workshop does not allow you to practice with other people's dogs. This is a self interest workshop only. If you are interested in training as a therapist please speak to me directly)
·Heelwork to Music
·Assistance Dogs
·Sled Dogs
·People with active dogs
·Infact any sport that requires your dog to train on a repetitive basis
What will you learn?
How Pre and Post Event Massage helps to enhance and prolong your dogs sporting life and how it helps to reduce the likelihood of injury. The science behind massage and its applications in sport.
Tutorial 1 – Canine Anatomy Fundamentals
· How Pre and Post Event Massage helps to enhance and prolong your dogs sporting life. The science behind massage and its applications in sport.
· How To Locate Bony Landmarks and Why Its Important Before Starting Any Massage Routine
· How To Locate Your Dogs Main Muscle Groups You’ll be working with your own dog to do this!
· How To Spot Subtle Signs of Muscular Injury In Your Dog
· How To Spot Signs of Performance Injury so you can catch an issue before it becomes a problem
Tutorial 2 – Applied Massage
· 9 Massage Techniques we show you how to massage correctly and confidently by applying a set number of techniques that work on different fibre directions and layers of muscle to improve their ability to lengthen and contract.
Tutorial 3 – The Pre & Post Event Massage Routine Practice ….and an added bonus…
· The Pre Event Canine Massage – Learn How To Apply a 5-10 minute Full Body Pre Event Massage to improve performance and reduce the risk of injury
· The Post Event or Cool Down Massage – Learn How To Apply a 5-10 Minute Full Body Post Event Massage
· Maintain and Gain at Home: Learn how to mix up your massage techniques from earlier in the day with this little added bonus, a relaxation inducing massage beneficial for the body and the mind.
How Pre and Post Event Massage helps to enhance and prolong your dogs sporting life and how it helps to reduce the likelihood of injury. The science behind massage and its applications in sport.
Tutorial 1 – Canine Anatomy Fundamentals
· How Pre and Post Event Massage helps to enhance and prolong your dogs sporting life. The science behind massage and its applications in sport.
· How To Locate Bony Landmarks and Why Its Important Before Starting Any Massage Routine
· How To Locate Your Dogs Main Muscle Groups You’ll be working with your own dog to do this!
· How To Spot Subtle Signs of Muscular Injury In Your Dog
· How To Spot Signs of Performance Injury so you can catch an issue before it becomes a problem
Tutorial 2 – Applied Massage
· 9 Massage Techniques we show you how to massage correctly and confidently by applying a set number of techniques that work on different fibre directions and layers of muscle to improve their ability to lengthen and contract.
Tutorial 3 – The Pre & Post Event Massage Routine Practice ….and an added bonus…
· The Pre Event Canine Massage – Learn How To Apply a 5-10 minute Full Body Pre Event Massage to improve performance and reduce the risk of injury
· The Post Event or Cool Down Massage – Learn How To Apply a 5-10 Minute Full Body Post Event Massage
· Maintain and Gain at Home: Learn how to mix up your massage techniques from earlier in the day with this little added bonus, a relaxation inducing massage beneficial for the body and the mind.
More about Pre/Post Event Massage for Dogs
A Pre Event massage does not replace a warm up for your dog but compliments it. It prepares the body for high intensity action or sustained long events.
The purpose of the Pre Event Massage is not to treat tissue as would happen in a remedial sports massage with a Canine Massage Guild Practitioner. Instead it is the skilled application of a set range of massage techniques to address the specific areas which accrue stress and fatigue and to prepare the muscles by loosening them to promote better Range of Motion. Importantly it helps to significantly decrease the chances of Muscular Injury, mainly the Strain which can cause lameness and in some cases is the reason for a dog having to retire from their sport. The massage does this by bringing flexibility, warmth and length to the tissue to enable its efficient lengthening and contractive states.
The Pre Event Massage brings many unique benefits to a dogs performance and we appreciate that all dogs are individuals. Thats why all dogs at the workshop will be given a free muscular health check to highlight areas of muscular issue that could be contributing to performance issues and muscular discomfort when some of the techniques are applied. We never force the technique upon the dog so we ensure that the Routine is adapted to meet their individual needs.
We will also be spending some time discussing which muscle groups accrue the most stress during a specific sport. This way you can tailor your routine in the field to address your dogs specific stress points.
The Post Event Massage is typically given anywhere from 30 minutes up to 24 hours after the end of activity. It helps to aid in the recovery of exercise and sport by improving circulation, reducing muscular tension and and inducing the parasympathetic or Rest and Digest response. Its other primary benefit is helping to shift the metabolic waste products of exercise. Commonly thought of as Lactic Acid build up this is actually a myth that was debunked years ago. The soreness that is caused 24 to 48 hours after exercise is actually caused by the release of chemical irritants that trigger mild inflammation due to micro fractures in the muscle cells, this is felt as a pain signal, and in turn soreness and stiffness. DOMS is also linked to how an individual’s muscle cells regulate calcium.
Post Event Massage helps to reduce soreness and pain when the correct set of Massage Techniques are applied.
A Pre Event massage does not replace a warm up for your dog but compliments it. It prepares the body for high intensity action or sustained long events.
The purpose of the Pre Event Massage is not to treat tissue as would happen in a remedial sports massage with a Canine Massage Guild Practitioner. Instead it is the skilled application of a set range of massage techniques to address the specific areas which accrue stress and fatigue and to prepare the muscles by loosening them to promote better Range of Motion. Importantly it helps to significantly decrease the chances of Muscular Injury, mainly the Strain which can cause lameness and in some cases is the reason for a dog having to retire from their sport. The massage does this by bringing flexibility, warmth and length to the tissue to enable its efficient lengthening and contractive states.
The Pre Event Massage brings many unique benefits to a dogs performance and we appreciate that all dogs are individuals. Thats why all dogs at the workshop will be given a free muscular health check to highlight areas of muscular issue that could be contributing to performance issues and muscular discomfort when some of the techniques are applied. We never force the technique upon the dog so we ensure that the Routine is adapted to meet their individual needs.
We will also be spending some time discussing which muscle groups accrue the most stress during a specific sport. This way you can tailor your routine in the field to address your dogs specific stress points.
The Post Event Massage is typically given anywhere from 30 minutes up to 24 hours after the end of activity. It helps to aid in the recovery of exercise and sport by improving circulation, reducing muscular tension and and inducing the parasympathetic or Rest and Digest response. Its other primary benefit is helping to shift the metabolic waste products of exercise. Commonly thought of as Lactic Acid build up this is actually a myth that was debunked years ago. The soreness that is caused 24 to 48 hours after exercise is actually caused by the release of chemical irritants that trigger mild inflammation due to micro fractures in the muscle cells, this is felt as a pain signal, and in turn soreness and stiffness. DOMS is also linked to how an individual’s muscle cells regulate calcium.
Post Event Massage helps to reduce soreness and pain when the correct set of Massage Techniques are applied.
You must provide your own canine companion when attending any workshop!
Should you need to Transfer or Cancel your workshop Booking, admin fees may be applied.
Canine Massage for Agility and Sport -Pre and Post Event Massage is accredited by UK Rural Skills
Should you need to Transfer or Cancel your workshop Booking, admin fees may be applied.
Canine Massage for Agility and Sport -Pre and Post Event Massage is accredited by UK Rural Skills