Category: Guest Writer

Diminishing Reactive Dog Behavior through Mental and Physical Exercise using FitPAWS® Canine Exercise Equipment

Diminishing Reactive Dog Behavior through Mental and Physical Exercise using FitPAWS® Canine Exercise Equipment. Its about saving relationships and often lives. As trainers we often see what was going to be a wonderful lifetime relationship begin to fail. We have

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Confidence Building with FitPAWS

by Andrea Kilkenny, M.A., CPDT-KA A few months ago, I attended the Association of Pet Dog Trainers annual conference and trade show.  I was immediately drawn to the FitPAWS booth at the trade show, because my own dogs enjoyed using

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Stretching your dog is important for their health and flexibility

Not only does stretching and flexibility it promote better range of motion, but better circulation, and more oxygen to the muscles. If your dog is especially sensitive during a stretch, please seek advice and instruction from your Veterinarian or Canine

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Bogey’s Amazing Recovery – Effective Exercises After IVDD Treatment

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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The “2 On To Up” Exercise

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

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,

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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

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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?

Why Dog Train With FitPAWS Equipment As a dog trainer, one of my main goals is to show my human clients how much fun they can have training their dogs. We try to make every class and every session a

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CanineGym with FitPAWS® and DogTread® at Westminster Dog Show

CanineGym at Westminster Dog Show Visit the FitPAWS DogTread CanineGym at 138th Annual Westminster Dog Show – at Hotel Pennsylvania and the Affinia Hotel. Learn conditioning tips, expel excess energy, relieve stress, and have fun bonding with your dog in

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