Tui Na massage: Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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Comparison of Canine Massage Certificate Programs in the US
By Cattie Coyle
Going back and forth between websites and trying to compare schools and programs can be both time consuming and confusing. To help save a little bit … Read full article
Listening to the Animals – Remembering How to Trust our Hearts and Intuition
By Julie Lines
When we were children we had great access to our heart centre and our magical intuitive sensitivity. Can you remember what this felt like? Can you … Read full article
The Northwest School Of Animal Massage
By Cattie Coyle
It's been a while since we featured a school here on AWG, but today, we have an interview with Lola Michelin, founder and Director of Education of The … Read full article
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Internal Liver Wind and Seizure Disorders. The Liver, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is responsible for the harmonious flow of chi, life-promoting energy, throughout the dog’s body. The Liver is greatly affected by Wind because Wind can block or … Continue Reading...
Assessing Pain In Animals
Assessing pain in animals can be tricky business. Animals have evolved to hide pain well in order to survive in the wild. While our pets need not fear losing their place in their pack these days, they still mask pain. First we should observe our pets at home, … Continue Reading...
Shelter Dogs Learn To Drive To Show People Just How Smart They Are
By Cattie Coyle
The shelters in New Zealand are as full of abandoned and rescued dogs as any shelter around the world, and sadly, not all dogs end up with new homes. The SPCA in New Zealand decided they had to do something out of the ordinary to catch peoples’ attention and … Continue Reading...
Canine Hydrotherapy
By Cattie Coyle
Today's featured alternative healing modality is canine hydrotherapy, a.k.a. canine water therapy or swimming for dogs. Different forms of hydrotherapy for humans have been around for thousands of years - ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all used it to … Continue Reading...
Animal Acupuncture
By Cattie Coyle
Today's alternative healing modality is animal acupuncture. As I mentioned in my post about NAET, I've been getting acupuncture for allergies for over a year, and it's helping! And even though I always think the needles hurt going in, the feeling afterwards is … Continue Reading...
Friday Links: Hot Cars, Prairie Dog Linguistics, and Rabbit Hydrotherapy
By Cattie Coyle
Summer is here! Not only on the calendar, but weather-wise as well, finally! I love the heat, but remember to never, ever leave your pets in the car this time of year; a car sitting in the sun gets deadly hot in a very short time (and leaving the windows a tad … Continue Reading...
Starting An Animal Massage Business
By Cattie Coyle
I received a question about starting a massage business from a reader the other day, and as I was typing away answering it, it occurred to me that perhaps others could benefit from reading this as well. Patricia graciously allowed me to post her question and … Continue Reading...
5 Things You Need to Know About Animal Reiki Today
1. Animal Reiki = compassion Reiki teaches us to be compassionate to ourselves and to others. Ultimately, there is no difference, since all is One. It is this Oneness space that Reiki helps us to tap into with its many tools. When we are with our animals, we … Continue Reading...
Animal Wellness Guide Guest Post Series: Jody Chiquoine
By Admin
Today's guest post comes from Jody Chiquoine, the founder and director of Fitter Critters, a canine rehabilitation and hydrotherapy facility in Lee, Massachusetts. When her Newfoundland Zowie was traumatically injured, Jody, a registered nurse for 34 years, … Continue Reading...
Question From A Reader: How To Choose A Massage School?
By Cattie Coyle
We got an email from a reader who is trying to decide on which animal massage school to attend. It is a very difficult choice to make, and we decided to post her question and my answer, hoping it would help others who are undecided as well. If you have … Continue Reading...