The SPAW, Pet Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre

07/15/2024

🎾 **BALL THROWING** 🎾 .....and why Jenn says NO‼️ Food for thought? 🧐🤔💭 Kibble for kindness? 🐾♥️

Grab a snack and think about this: Imagine slamming the brakes on your car over and over again. That’s what your dogs joints, ligaments, and tendons go through with sudden stops and starts. Sharp turns and pivots? They can be just as tough on your pets spine and joints, leading to strains, injuries and contribute to osteoarthritis. Dogs want to please us so much they’ll push past fatigue, upping the risk of getting hurt. Enthusiasm always wins over making good choices in the dog version of rock, paper, scissors. 🪨📄✂️

👉 Alternative exercises? A canine fitness and conditioning program, scent training, trick training, brain games and puzzles, obstacle courses, hiking, swimming, treadmill work come to mind. What exercises do you prefer to do with your favourite canine companion? 🐕‍🦺🏞️🌊

07/12/2024

🐾 Attention all dog parents! 🐾

Check out this invaluable information from my dog mobility, fitness, conditioning, and rehabilitation colleague, Dr. David Lane, and his amazing team at Points East West Veterinary Services in Squamish, BC! 🏞️

Do you know how to assess your dog for overheating? ☀️🐶 Do you know what to do if it happens? 🌡️🔍

Your furry friend's safety is just a click away! 🌟

06/18/2024

🐾🩺 Thrilled to share this amazing guide on the best exercises for puppies at every age from our friends at !🙌👏🫶 Stay tuned for our new website launch late this week, filled with resources to keep your furry friend fit and happy at every stage of life.

06/12/2024

🤯🐾 The dreaded iliopsoas 🐾🤯 We’re here to help 🤸‍♀️🏃‍♀️ It’s all about identifying primary or secondary involvement, addressing and treating the cause, remobilizing safely with a supported return to activity or sport and longterm consistent and daily management while watching for signs of relapse.

05/01/2024

🐾 Flyball Friends this is for YOU 👇👇👇👇👇JEMS Animal Massage Services is here to help your pet feel and perform at their best 🙌

"🐾 Exciting news for all our furry athletes! We're thrilled to offer dog massages at the upcoming Matsqui flyball tournament on May 4-5! Treat your beloved companions to some well-deserved relaxation and recovery between races. Our certified canine massage therapist will be on-site to pamper your pups and keep them in top condition for peak performance. Don't miss out on this paw-some opportunity to give your dogs the VIP treatment they deserve! Book your spot now! 🐶💆‍♂️ "

04/01/2024

🎉 SPAW giveaway time: For the first 20 dogs that arrived yesterday for The SPAW exclusive Dock Diving Seminar in our spacious 12 foot pool 🐾💦 Teamwork (and magic) makes the dream work 👀🤣🪄✨🐾🩺 Points East West Veterinary Services

03/25/2024

👇👇👇 Jenn’s Favourite Topic 👇👇👇
🤔💭 Curious if your furry friend might be experiencing Canine Cognitive Dysfunction? 🐾 Let's explore together! We can help 🩺♥️ Aldergrove Animal Hospital 604 856 7707

02/15/2024

🐾♥️ Canine cardiovascular health refers to the overall well-being of a dogs heart and circulatory system. It encompasses various aspects such as the heart structure, function, and the health of blood vessels. Maintaining good cardiovascular health is crucial for a dogs overall quality of life and longevity.
👉 Here are some key points:
🎾 Regular Exercise: Dogs need regular exercise to keep their cardiovascular system healthy. Activities like walking, running, and playing help to strengthen the heart and improve circulation.
🐶 Balanced Diet: Providing a balanced diet (including grains) is essential for maintaining a healthy heart in dogs. High-quality dog food that is appropriate for the dogs age, size, and breed can help prevent obesity and other health issues that may strain the heart.
🩺 Regular Veterinary Check-ups: Regular check-ups with a veterinarian are important for monitoring a dogs cardiovascular health. Routine examinations can help detect any potential issues early on, allowing for prompt treatment and management.
🪱 Heartworm Prevention: Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition that can affect dogs. Prevention measures, such as regular administration of heartworm preventatives prescribed by a veterinarian, are crucial for protecting a dogs heart health.
🔎 Monitoring Symptoms: It’s important for dog owners to be aware of potential signs of cardiovascular problems, including coughing, difficulty breathing, fatigue, fainting, and decreased exercise tolerance. If any of these symptoms are observed, prompt veterinary attention is necessary.
🦷 Maintaining Dental Health 🪥
Dental disease can contribute to cardiovascular issues in dogs. Regular dental care, including brushing the dogs teeth and providing dental treats, can help prevent dental problems and reduce the risk of heart-related complications.
🧬 Genetic Factors: Some breeds are predisposed to certain cardiovascular conditions, such as mitral valve disease or dilated cardiomyopathy. Knowing the breeds predispositions can help in early detection and proactive management.
♥️ Overall, proactive care, including a healthy diet, regular exercise, preventive measures, and regular veterinary check-ups, plays a crucial role in maintaining optimal cardiovascular health in dogs.

12/26/2023

👉 So what about the psoas? 👀🧐🤔💭
There is sooooo much to know! …..and now you can see why Jenn lasers where she lasers and read about why she recommends what she recommends. 🐾
Check it all out right here 👇👇👇

Working and competitive dogs are commonly assessed for muscular strains, with a survey showing that 32% of agility dogs suffered from some kind of orthopedic lameness during the course of their training. Of these dogs, 53% of the lameness was caused by muscle or tendon injuries (Cullen, et al 2013). Further research has revealed that 32% of hind limb lameness involves the iliopsoas muscle group (Carmichael, et al 2015).

The psoas minor arises from the ventral surfaces of the last thoracic and first four lumbar vertebrae and inserts on the ilium adjacent to the iliopubic eminence. The psoas major muscle arises laterally to the psoas minor in the last two thoracic vertebrae, ribs, and most of the lumbar vertebrae. It inserts in common with the iliacus muscle as the iliopsoas on the lesser trochanter of the femur. The iliacus muscle arises from the ilium and fuses with the psoas major muscle to insert on the lesser trochanter of the femur. There is a bursa under the tendon of insertion on the lesser trochanter of the femur (Levine, et al 2014).

The femoral nerve innervates this muscle group, originating from L4-6.

The main function of the iliopsoas muscle is the flexion of the hip joint and adduction and external rotation of the femur. It also plays a vital core stabilization role as it aids in flexion and stabilization of the lumbar spine when the hindlimb is weight-bearing and caudal traction on the trunk when the hindlimb is in extension (Levine, et al 2014).

Read more: https://onlinepethealth.com/what-do-we-really-know-about-iliopsoas-strain/

Paw Prosper FitPaws

12/24/2023

🎄❄️🎁 Happy Pawlidays from TheDreamTeam at Aldergrove Animal Hospital 604 856 7707 and The SPAW, Pet Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Looking forward to continuing to help keep your pets healthy and happy in 2024.

Wishing you all a safe and wonderful holiday season!
- ❤️ Your Veterinary Team at Aldergrove Animal Hospital and The Spaw🎄🐾

12/20/2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️ W O R K S H O P A L E R T ⭐️⭐️⭐️
💪 Keep Fit & Have Fun with The SPAW, Pet Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre at DogWorks in Burnaby Friday December 29th 🎉 We have morning and afternoon slots available and can’t wait to see you and your pet dressed to impress 😎 Jenn Panko, owner of The SPAW, and exercise magician, is our workshop facilitator and will be sharing the TOP TEN exercises she knows will help your pet Keep Fit and Have Fun in 2024. 🤸‍♀️🏃‍♀️🐾🐾🐾

Have you been wanting to step up your dogs sporting game or maybe wanting to learn some new exercises to help with injury prevention? Well, we are hosting 2 k9 fitness workshops Instructed by certified Veterinary Rehab Tech from The SPAW sports Rehab Jenn Panko!

Go to the link below for pricing and how register!

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19771122

08/17/2023

Look at the great work the team next door at Aldergrove Animal Hospital 604 856 7707 is doing to help pets lose weight, improve their mobility and live happier longer lives! 😎👏💪🐾

06/24/2023

🐾💪 Canine Fitness Clear Out 💪🐾
📌 While Supplies Last, First Come, First Serve
📌 Tax Included
📌 No Delivery or Shipping, Pick Up in Aldergrove
📌 Payable by etransfer
👉Large Disk and Base $115 (one available)
👉Tiny Disk, No Base, suitable for small dogs $45 (one available)
👉Textured Pawds $55 (one set of 4 available)
👉Roller $45 (one available)
👉Textured Inflatable Infinity Roll 50cm $80 (6 available)
👉70cm Inflatable Infinity Roll 70cm $120 (2 available)
👉85cm Inflatable Infinity Roll 85cm $130 (3 available)
👉Basic Air Pumps (no needle) $5 (5 available)
DM or Email Jenn [email protected] or text 778-838-7729

10/23/2022

What I look like when my mom is at my appointment vs when she leaves Jenn in charge?

04/16/2022

🌷🐥🌼 Friendly Reminder🐰🌸🐣
💥 Please make use of this 💥
📌 The SPAW has an online schedule system 🐾🩺
📱 www.thespaw.com 💻
✔️ Book a phone call 📞 ☎️📱
✔️ Book a first appointment 🗓
✔️ Book subsequent appointments 🐾💦
✔️ Cancel or reschedule your appointment up to 24 hours before your appointment
✔️ An email reminder the following day if you did not book your next appointment

03/16/2022

fun with Phil at Campbell Valley Park this morning. Busy dogs are happy dogs! Phil loves adventures and new challenges and showing off.

03/10/2022

Mask Update 😷🧼🩺🐾♥️
Let’s keep each other healthy and The SPAW open to serve your pets as we navigate another change in public health orders.

02/22/2022

is for taking pictures of your dog right? 🐾📸 Phil from is all grown up and looking extra handsome these days! Fur Bae Rescue

01/05/2022

stopped by with a present for Phil ♥️ to celebrate the ongoing on the west coast. ❄️☃️🌨 “Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” — The Grinch

01/02/2022

🐾 Introduction to plyometrics using inflatable infinities. Plyometrics are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power. As this dogs confidence, strength, and ability improves the sit to stand back to sit transition time will decrease progressing to over under cavaletti work and eventually jumping decreasing the stretch-shortening cycle to increase power. As always all exercises and plans need to be recommended and carried out with purpose and thoughtful consideration of how it applies to and improves functional activity. Rehab and conditioning programs are a great way to slightly exaggerate a skill safely in a supervised setting to prepare the body to face what may happen during sport, work, play, or a less than ideal or extreme situation. I incorporate a lot of plyometrics both in my rehab and fitness and conditioning programs with working and sporting dogs and use a lot of angled surfaces to teach correct muscle activation and patterning progressing to uneven surfaces before adding power and speed. Does every dog get the same plan? Absolutely not! They get the version of whatever exercise is appropriate and safe for them and some take longer than others. Points East West Veterinary Services thanks for sending us such great clients and their pets! 🐾♥️🩺

01/02/2022

📌 The SPAW has an online schedule system 🐾🩺
📱 www.thespaw.com 💻
✔️ Book a phone call 📞 ☎️📱
✔️ Book a first appointment 🗓
✔️ Book subsequent appointments 🐾💦
✔️ Cancel or reschedule your appointment up to 24 hours before your appointment
✔️ An email reminder the following day if you did not book your next appointment

10/23/2021

Jenn's dogs are unbeLEAFable. Wouldn't you agree? 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍂🍁

06/27/2021

Daily Hive Vancouver says it's supposed to feel like 50°C tomorrow 🌡🥵🔥☀️
The SPAW, Pet Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre is CLOSED on Monday June 28th due to the heat wave 👀🌡🥵🔥☀️😎🐾
Thank you for your understanding!
-Jenn and Jolena JEMS Animal Massage Services

“It's going to feel like 50°C in parts of Metro Vancouver on Monday https://t.co/Cp9vBz67er”

06/26/2021

🥵☀️🌡 Already 26° in Aldergrove at 8:30am please cancel if needed. -Jenn and Jolena 😎

06/24/2021

🥵☀️🌡 If you need to cancel your The SPAW, Pet Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre appointment Jenn and Jolena will understand! Pet and people safety comes first! JEMS Animal Massage Services 🌡☀️🥵🐾🩺💓

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸. 🥵🖐🐾🔥 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴. 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚.

05/31/2021

📣 MORE Jolena and JEMS Animal Massage Services time available at The SPAW, Pet Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre. 😎🐾🩺💓

Flint and Rikki were my last clients at Fairy Tails Doggy Daycare. Its the end a a great location but new opportunities are on the horizon.
JEMS Burnaby will be closed for the month of June but JEMS Aldergrove will be open extra days to accommodate my Burnaby clients. We are in final negotiations for a location in Burnaby for reopening in July.

05/16/2021

Good morning from Phil + Connor ☀️⛺🏕😎 Wake up boys! 🐾🤣

05/03/2021

is excited to further grow our partnership with OrthoPets Canada Veterinary Orthotic and Prosthetic Solutions because Dr. Susan Calverley is amazing and an incredible resource for all things and and every pet with a brace needs a rehabilitation, fitness, and conditioning program to maximize their mobility and use of their device. Watch our page for more pets wearing a or

05/02/2021

05/01/2021

Every day is when you are PHILbilly 📸