Cambridge Hydrotherapy Centre

28/01/2025

Morning guys

I just wanted to make you aware that *KENNEL COUGH* has appeared locally in this area.

As you may or may not know, this is highly contagious. If your pup is showing any symptoms, please give your vet a call.

Symptoms include:

🐶A persistent dry, hacking cough.

🐶Coughing during the night that keeps you and your dog awake.

🐶Retching with the production of white foam.

🐶Clear eye drainage.

🐶Runny nose and sneezing.

🐶Tracheal sensitivity.

Needless to say, if your pup or any other doggie member of your family/household is exhibiting any of the above signs, please get in touch and DO NOT bring them for their session.

We want to make sure we reduce any risks of passing this on. 🫶

21/01/2025

BRAND NEW SERVICE***

Does your dog compete in agility or flyball?

Have they just qualified to show at Crufts?

Do you take your dog shooting?

Are they a therapy or assistant dog?

I am looking for 3 working dogs to join my intense 6 or 4 week working course.

This course will consist of a half an hour mobility session and a half an hour fitness pool session.

This course is for clinically sound dogs who need to keep their fitness up to standard for their working activities.

Each session will include a mobility session which will involve land based exercises that will target muscle building. The session will then be finished with a fitness swim that will help with muscles building, cardiovascular strength, mental stimulation and joint function and manoeuvrability.

If you join this course before the 15th of Feb you will get it at discounted price:

6 week course -

Was: £420 now: £350

4 week course -

Was: £280 now: £200

If you are interested to know how this course will help your working dog then drop me an email at [email protected] 🐾
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21/01/2025

Cooper waiting patiently for his snacks!
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18/01/2025

Pretty Penny 🐾
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14/01/2025

The lovely Mia has come to me a few times and we have worked with her trainer Nat.

The work Mia and her owner have put is just amazing. I am super super proud of her! 🐾

As promised here is our amazing cover pups success story...

Meet Mia.

Mia was rescued as a puppy during COVID, so had very limited social interactions during her first year.
At her first assessment Mia’s vet immediately mentioned her being very timid, and it being likely that she had been taken away from her mum too early.
During her first months she played well with most other dogs (though limited due to COVID) , but already showed anxiety (like running into her crate when she saw someone walking past the house, and then barking when in the crate, or not walking past certain places).

About 4 months or so prior to her first season, she started to become increasingly reactive (still playing well with the dogs she knew though).
Mia then started our “Give me Space” classes to help her and her owner deal with her reactivity.
In these classes we deal with not only the underlying causes and issues that create reactivity, but we also teach management skills to help deal with outbursts. Muzzle training, confidence building, arousal regulation, counter conditioning and more are all part of the program.

This was going well until Mia had her first season, followed quickly by a phantom pregnancy.
A phantom pregnancy is a condition that can develop after a season, which causes a dog to act and feel pregnant when she isn't. During a phantom pregnancy, most dogs start nesting, behaving differently, and lactating (producing milk).
During that time many female dogs can become extremely reactive, fearful and sensitive, and this is exactly what happened to Mia.
As her phantom pregnancy subsided, Mia started to relax and was able to be introduced to a neighbours puppy. She looked upon that puppy as “her” baby, playing well and sharing everything with the young dog.
Unfortunately, the neighbours then moved away and she lost her playmate.

As had happened previously, about 4 months prior to her second season she started to become reactive again, and was fearful of everything that moved including donkeys, horses, pheasants and even unexpected things such as Easter decorations spooked her!
Due to a medical issue at the time, Mia wasn’t able to be spayed before her second season. An utterly horrendous second phantom pregnancy followed, and Mia (and her owner) lost most of the confidence that they had worked so hard on building.
Thankfully, she was eventually able to be spayed and the hormonal waves settled. The difference in her was hugely noticeable, however her reactivity was still high, although somewhat more predictable.
That was when she started with 121s, bootcamp sessions & Hoopers with Nat, the Head Trainer and Behaviourist at Leaps and Bounds.
Nat helped set up structured confidence building sessions, designed to reshape the way Mia’s brain works and enable her to self regulate her big feelings towards the many things that triggered her reactions.
Hoopers is a great low impact dog sport that really focuses on dogs being able to think and process independently. A great skill for all dogs, but especially reactive dogs.

After months of work, Mia was slowly introduced to Nat’s puppy Maui and after years of not being able to be near other dogs, Mia had her first off leash interaction with Maui just days before Christmas. What a joyful Christmas miracle!
Whilst Mia is still anxious, specifically in new environments, she has been able to go with her mum on vacation a few times in different places, and she is becoming braver every time (even going into the sea).
She rarely is bothered by those scary pheasants or horses anymore, and didn’t bat an eyelid at the insanely festive Christmas decorations that we festoon our barns with here at Leaps and Bounds!

We are SO proud of Mia and what she is achieving.
She also does scent work classes and has started hydrotherapy sessions to keep pushing her to gain confidence in new situations.
Her mum is such a huge advocate for Mia and has committed to helping Mia throughout her reactivity rehabilitation journey.
What a fantastic team!

If your dog is struggling with reactivity, please get in contact with us on 07827 294788 or email [email protected]
Making sure you are seeing not just a dog trainer, but a qualified canine behaviourist is very important. Behavioural modification training is complex and should always be kind.
We can absolutely make a difference together!

10/01/2025

“My dog doesn’t like water”

This is often a worry pet owners have when faced with the option to do hydrotherapy as part of their pets rehabilitation.

But the thing is most pets don’t mind water they don’t like their feet being off the ground when in water. And this could be because they were thrown into a pool when they were young, or maybe they fell in and got a big scare. But, if you think about it they are often quite happy to walk at the waters edge of a lagoon or walk through a large puddle.

Canine hydrotherapists are trained to acclimatise dogs, cats and horses (and any other animal for that matter) to the underwater treadmill or pool. Whether they use an underwater treadmill or a swimming pool they use positive reinforcement techniques that train the animal that they are not in danger, it’s not scary, and they trust the process.

Hydrotherapy is a non weight bearing exercise sparing the joints but working the muscles. These muscles are important for joint stability, strength and mobility.

The majority of dogs and animals love hydrotherapy. Even if they were a little nervous to start off with. Even cats!

I would love to see some pictures of dogs doing hydrotherapy. Post a picture of the last pet you took a photo of swimming or doing underwater treadmill.

08/01/2025

*🥳🥳🥳UPDATE…FOUND…Lexie has been found this evening🥳🥳🥳

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP***

Lexie has disappeared from
Our house/garden. West Wratting. Anyone local please keep your eyes out. She’s timid and will be scared. Please message or call Hermione Spicer if you see her.
07584033686

06/01/2025

Another amazing session from Sebbi!

Sebbi is one of my reactive clients that we do a hands free session. Whilst I have been working fear free with Sebbi for a couple of months now he is still not quite comfortable with me touching him.

Due to this me and his owners decided to conduct a hands free session. This means I don’t touch Sebbi unless in an emergency, luckily Sebbi likes swimming so it has been easier to coax him in the pool.

As I cannot touch him his owners do make the effort to assist when needed. (All under my supervision) I am in the pool at all times with Sebbi.

Despite being reactive Sebbi has not shown any aggression towards me and enjoys a carrot from my hand.
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02/01/2025

The centre had a good old scrub today just in time to be open again on Monday. New year clean start.

I’m super excited to see all my lovely clients again after this break 🐩
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01/01/2025

This years treat of choice is Coya!
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27/12/2024

Did you know I offer a deal of buy 10 sessions and get the 11th session free?!

If this is something you’re interested in then drop me a message at [email protected] 🐾
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25/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope you all have a lovely day filled with treats and kisses 🎄
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21/12/2024

Hector getting his last swim in before Christmas and new year! 🎄
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20/12/2024

From the 31st of December I will be increasing my prices. This is not something I have decided to do with a light heart but since starting in 2022, I have been fortunate enough to expand my knowledge by becoming a fear free professional, myofascial therapist and now a mobility nurse and with this I need it to reflect on my prices.

I have also done some research and have based my prices on what other hydrotherapy centres offer.