PhysioMyDog Shop is Now OPEN!
🐾 PHYSIOMYDOG SHOP IS NOW OPEN! 🐾
😁 It's finally here! Am sooo excited to share this with you!
😍 Lots of easy to follow content so you can help your dog feel & move better! A mixture of free & low cost items so accessible to all.
I will share some more specific info on what is on there .... but for now wanted you guys to what else I get up to!
👉 More content is coming soon, so bear with me as layout may well change. 😉
📣 If you'd like to see anything specific, please let me know! xx
https://www.physiomy.dog/category/all-products
Perfect For Keeping Your Dog Cool & Healthy!
😋 Burleigh loves food .... so handy to freeze it to help keep him cool whilst we have a few days of Summer. 🥵
😋 Currently enjoying frozen kefir with mixed nuts. What does your dog love to lick?! (might regret asking that Q ..... 🤣😳 )
👇🏻 Comment below! I’m always interested in other ideas! X
🐾 PHYSIO .... BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT 🐾
🐾 KNOWLEDGE - PHYSIO .... BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT 🐾
🌳 The woods have such a diverse amount of sights, smells, sounds, species, surfaces, textures, objects for us - & our dogs - to experience. 🥰
🙃 Handy for some real life physio too! For example .....
🌳 Walking over tree roots - great for proprioception, ie where are my limbs & what are they doing, range of motion (getting joints to extend & flex), weight bearing on different limbs, balance & muscle activation.
😂 As far as your doggies is concerned .... they are just walking over somethings on the ground! xx
Post Cruciate Ligament Fun
🐾 DREAMS CAN COME TRUE 🐾
😉 This might look like "just" another video of dogs running in a field.
🦵 BUT ... what is particuarly lovely is the big fella with the big smile & flappy black ears had knee (cruciate ligament) surgery earlier this year!
🌟 One of the things Yogi's owner was hoping for, was for him to enjoy running around having fun again .... & LOOK .... he is! 👀
⭐ We put together a plan to gradually build Yogi up to this point, minimising the risk of further injury and compensation issues etc. Another post on that to follow ....
😁 For now let's just enjoy the pure JOY on this boy's face. This is why I LOVE what I do ..... 😍
⭐⭐⭐⭐ For bonus brownie points, anyone want to guess how old Yogi is? Comment below! x 👇
🐾 TOP TIP - WORKING ON ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION FOR DOGS 🐾
Early in the week I mentioned Range of Motion (ROM) .... this can be done
👉🏻 Actively - ie the dog is doing it themselves
👉🏻 Passively - ie someone else is doing it for them
🌳 A nice way of working on Active ROM (AROM) is walking through the woods over low level items. 🌳
🦶When walking (not trotting/running as a different footfall), your dog has to put weight through each limb individually ....
🦶 By lifting up their legs, they are ACTIVELY flexing and extending their joints.
😁 TOP TIP - if your dog is currently lame, suspect an issue, in recovery please contact your vet/therapist to see if this is appropriate. Always use low items, never force, do in walk. 😁
🐾 WALKING THE LINE 🐾
🤔 When you're walking your dog, have you noticed if they are actually "walking?" Or are they trotting? Both? More one than the other? Can they walk in a straight line? Do they side step, twist? 🤔
👉 Dogs are designed to go forwards ...
🚶♂️Walking can be one of the most important movement exercises for dogs and many struggle to actually walk in a straight line. 😲
💫Quite a lot is going on when they're "walking" & many dogs find it tricky. When they walk ....
🦵 They are more likely and able to load each limb equally - they have to use each limb independently
🦵 Will bear weight for longer on each limb
🦵 Helps to improve their gait pattern - ie how they walk
🦵 Improves how they use the limb and each joint
🦵 Activates muscles that haven't necessarily been used for a while (esp after injury/op)
🦵 Starts to build up strength stamina
🦵 Kicks off proprioception and balance - especially useful for dogs who have had Neuro issues.
🧐So when you're next out with your dog have a look. Let them decide the pace & see what they tend to go for during the majority of the walk.
👇 Let me know what you see with your dog in the comments below! 👇 x
Baxter The Dog Loving A Wall Rub
🐾 DOES YOUR DOG LOVE TO RUB? 🐾
Baxter loves to rub himself up against the wall .... usually
👉 After he's eaten
👉 Has been dried off (as in this video) after getting soaked in the rain or being rinsed off
🫣 What does your dog like to rub themselves against?! 🤣
👇 Would love to hear - comment below! Have a great week everyone! x
🐾 LOVE MY DENNIS DAYS 🐾
🕺 He’s such fun & being a mature gent does not hold him back. He’s a quick learner …. His nose can be more reliable than his eyes sometimes 👀😂
🥰 Have been treating this boy for almost 3 years now after he had a spinal trauma.
🥰 As he’s ages arthritis has crept in, but as you can see he’s such a smiley, happy boy!! And quite the celebrity where he lives.
🥰 See you soon sweet boy. X
🐾 PHYSIO FUN FOR SENIOR DOGS 🐾
🐾 PHYSIO FUN FOR SENIOR DOGS 🐾
😍 Love my sessions with my mature clients. It's a total joy to see their smiley faces.
😍 Helping them have fun, feel & move better - I love it!
😍 Remember guys ..... it's never to late to start ..... xx
🐾 PHYSIO FUN FOR SENIOR DOGS 🐾
🐾 PHYSIO FUN FOR SENIOR DOGS 🐾
😍 Love my sessions with my mature clients. It's a total joy to see their smiley faces.
😍 Helping them have fun, feel & move better - I love it!
😍 Remember guys ..... it's never to late to start ..... xx
🐾 FUN TIME FOR BAXTER 🐾
😍 He loves his snuggle mat fun when we leave him. Great for brain and body!
Check out the fab Sew Bright Fabrics who made this one & lots of other lovely goodies! X
What does a swimmers syndrome puppy look like a few months later?
🐾 WHAT DOES A SWIMMERS SYNDROME PUPPY LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY GROW UP? 🐾
⭐️ Check out Dougie (artist formerly known as Rocky)! So proud of him & #TeamDougie
👇🏻 If you want to know what he looked like when only a couple of weeks old, check out this short video of his story! x
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