The Canine Touch- Gentle Bodywork for your dog

The Canine Touch was developed by Veterinarian Dr Ivana Ruddock, and applies techniques similar to those of the Equine Touch. The Canine Touch, however, uses principles and procedures that have been developed to take into account the bio-mechanical differences between the species. It is a hand-on technique, designed to optimize the function of soft tissue, balance the nervous system and positively affect the body's energy to facilitate both good emotional and physical health.

 The Canine Touch^TM technique consists of gentle moves performed over muscles, fascia, tendons and ligaments. These moves cover all the major muscles and their attachments or cross specific acupuncture or trigger points.The unique and powerful Canine Touch move when performed over these 'Key' areas can bring about profound positive changes in the dog's body at all levels: physical, emotional and behavioral.

 The Canine Touch is a technique which empowers the dog owner to be an essential and important part of their dogs well being.

 Canine Touch may be performed on young dogs to help them deal with their active life, as well as 'oldies' who can greatly benefit from a gentle session. It can help support function-impaired organs and relieve pain from the musculoskeletal system - arthritic joints and tight muscles.

Performing Canine Touch can provide complementary care for dogs recovering from illness or injury in this case, close cooperation with your veterinarian is essential.

 Canine Touch will help to maintain a healthy musculoskeletal system, which in turn will help to protect joint function. Muscles tendons and ligaments support and control joint function, when muscles are injured or become tight around a joint, then the joint can become misaligned, this can cause uneven and premature wear and tear of the joint as well as pain. Releasing the muscles and encouraging repair of those muscles will help to reinstate the joint to its normal correct working position.

The Canine Touch is not a therapy or replacement for veterinary care, but it is a supportive and complimentary modality which can be used in conjunction with allopathic veterinary, chiropractic, osteopathy, physiotherapy, acupuncture and many other therapies.

 

Learning The Canine Touch

Learn The Canine Touch on our 2-day Foundation course for dog owners and professionals

 The Canine Touch is a simple but profoundly effective technique designed for anyone who wants to take an active part in their dogs wellbeing.  It is very easy to learn this technique and you will be amazed at the results you will see. 

We are pleased to announce that the Canine Touch now has two routes of study:

1. The dog owner's study path, allowing you to use Canine Touch on your own dogs and those of your friends.

2. A fully structured professioner track to lead you to Practitioner Diploma status (appropriate insurance cover confirmed).This is a valuable addition to the tool box for both Equine and Canine professionals, as well as being a stand-alone modality.

There are two practical modules which are open to both routes. Both modules are taught on a two day course

 This is a comprehensive 2 day course costing £220 which includes a full colour manual, learning aids and ongoing support after the course is completed.

What will you learn on the Canine Touch courses?

For your dogs to perform to their best ability and to prevent injury of their muscular skeletal system they have to be in peek condition. On this course you will learn to look after your dogs muscles and how to recognise when there is a problem.

 You will learn: -

• How to recognise muscle problems

• How to help maintain healthy muscles and joints.

• How to relieve your dogs tight muscles.

• How you can help rehabilitate your dog after injury.

• How you can improve your dogs athletic ability.

• Stretching techniques for a bendy athletic dog.

• Improve blood and lymphatic circulation. 

 

 

Emma is a  fully qualified Instructor of the Canine Touch and has courses running throughout the year.   Please check the course dates page for dates.

 

 

Canine Touch Book and DVD

We are at last able to launch Ivana' s amazing Canine Touch bodywork modality to the world. If you can do Equine Touch, then you can help dogs, we all know that, but with the aid of this fantastic book and dvd there is a whole new dimension to making it truly 'Canine Touch' and not simply Equine Touch for dogs. The theory behind the moves and the difference in the anatomy and physiology of the dog is presented in Ivana's inimitable style in a straight forward and readable way. A 'must have' if you love dogs.

Canine Touch Book £39.50
Canine Touch DVD £27.00
Combo (book and dvd together) £57.00
p&p for UK £4.00