Why I adore Tellington TTouch
TTouch is the Forward Thinking Approach to Training, Handling and Rehabilitation. What does that mean? It means that TTouch can help you and your dog (or other animal) in many varied ways.
I came to TTouch a long time ago. I had already spent three years studying training and behaviour in dogs, but found I wanted to help them even more. I hadn’t heard of Tellington TTouch before, but I saw a weekend workshop advertised at a place I trusted would only hold workshops that used kind and positive training methods. Boy, was I glad I had booked a place. I was blown away by what I saw that weekend, but I wasn’t sure how it worked and I was curious - so I came home and did an experiment. We had just taken in two elderly lurchers as foster dogs. The older one was in really poor condition. So without telling anyone I did 5-10 minutes each day, when no-one else was around. Within two weeks, my mum visited and she noticed the drastic change in Freckles. I had also seen it, but fresh eyes that do not see your dog every day can see more clearly. I was hooked!
So I booked myself on the next practitioner training and the rest, as they say, is history. I have used it for new foster dogs, behaviour issues, old stiff dogs, dogs struggling with training, reactive dogs, nervousness, puppies, post injury, anxiety, noise sensitivity, handling issues, pulling on lead...... the list goes on.
If you would like to learn more about how TTouch can help your animal and you move forwards, you can keep reading below. Alternatively you can contact me for a chat, book a session or a place at a workshop. You won’t regret it.
In modern behaviour therapy and training, TTouch is a valuable tool to help modify stress related, aggressive and boisterous behaviour. It is a kind and respectful way of working with animals. Animals with issues often have tension in their body, which affects how they respond to other dogs, people and their environment. TTouch can also be beneficial in addition to, not instead of, Veterinary Treatment to ease discomfort caused by some physical injuries or conditions. On a more general level it can help to enhance the relationship between the family and pet.
Using a combination of the TTouches that we do on the animals body, the Body Wraps and Groundwork we can change a dog’s posture and their behaviour.
TTouch helps with a variety of behavioural problems and physical issues, including:
Dislike of contact - fear of the vet, grooming issues, handling issues, body defensiveness due to injury, hand shyness
Noise sensitivity - fear of thunder and fireworks
loud noises,
Unwanted behaviours - hyperactivity, jumping up
excesssive chewing, boisterousness, spinning, lack of concentration, excessive vocalizing
Show Animals - gait irregularities, poor performance, nervousness in the ring
Lack of balance - pulling on the lead, travel sickness, training difficulties, gait irregularities, clumsiness
Nervousness - fear biting, timidity, lack of confidence, reluctance to socialize, separation anxiety
Ttouch helps by
• Reducing stress
• Improves physical, mental and emotional balance
• Improves behaviour
• Develops trust and understanding
• Changes an animals expectation
• TTouch recognises an inextricable connection between posture and behavior
• As tension is released from the body unwanted behaviours diminish
• Self carriage, self control and self confidence are linked
