Effective Exercises After IVDD Treatment Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is a very common problem neurological, surgery and physical rehabilitation practitioners see in practice. Even more so is the patient with a lesion at or around the T/L junction (mid-back). This…
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Category: Fitness For The Family Pet
The “2 On To Up” Exercise
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Posted in Agility/Canine Sports, Fitness For The Family Pet, Fun Training Ideas, Guest Writer
Making exercise safe and challenging with the “2 On To Up” exercise In my last blog post I outlined how the SAID principle can help us pick effective exercises for our canine athletes. So how do we continue to evolve…
Cross Training: The SAID Principle of Exercise
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Posted in Agility/Canine Sports, Canine Rehab, Fitness For The Family Pet, Guest Writer, Working Dogs
The SAID Principle of Exercise and Why it’s Important in Cross Training by Robert J. Porter LMT, CCRP People have been exercising dogs for hundreds of years, and there are many techniques available to keep your dog in shape. But,…
Tagged with: canine fitness, cross, dog agility, dog exercise, dog exercise ball, dog fitness, dog training, fitness, fun, principle, SAID, SAID Principle
Top 5 Reasons All Dogs Need Balance Equipment
by Cynde Leshin All Dogs Should Use Balance Equipment Over the past 14 years that I have been training performance dogs (Pulik and Border Collies) I have not only had injuries in all my performance dogs but everyone I know…
PupPawlates™ At Home
PupPawlates™ Definition: Strength, Balance, Core strength, Coordination, Body Awareness, and FUN! Earlene Verona Winn CCMT, CCWT, owner of Tailwagger’s Massage™ is certified in canine massage and canine water therapy. She has a degree in animal science from Cal Poly San…
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What Dogs Benefit From Fun FitPAWS® Classes?
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Posted in Education, Fitness For The Family Pet, FitPAWS How To, FitPAWS® Community, Fun Training Ideas, Guest Writer
SENIOR DOGS – Two Exercises To Keep Them Going Strong
Here’s a simple strength-training program for your senior dogs, aimed at improving balance, stability and function. Follow this program and over time you will see improved body composition as well. As an extra benefit there may be a reduced incidence…
Metabolic Syndrome – How are you fighting?
Naughty Dog? Try Dog Exercise With FitPAWS®!
Evaluation: Did your Terrier dig into your sofa in an effort to apprehend a phantom rodent? Has your Labrador forced you to construct a bear-proof garbage can, because they routinely raid it for buried treasure? Does your Border Collie get…
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FitPAWS® Canine Conditioning Equipment Helps Prevent Injuries
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Posted in Canine Rehab, Education, Fitness For The Family Pet, FitPAWS How To, FitPAWS® News, Fun Training Ideas, K9 Balance
Agility, Dock Dogs, Disc Dogs, Flyball… Whatever the sport, getting injured ruins everyone’s day, if not one’s entire career. FitPAWS® Canine Conditioning Equipment can help prevent such a tragedy.
