Canine Affinity UK

15/01/2025

🐾 Professional Canine Conditioning Workshop 🐾

📅 Dates: February 20th & 21st
📍 Location: Near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
💷 Cost: £260

Are you ready to take your dog’s fitness and performance to the next level? Join us for a comprehensive 2-day workshop designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge to improve your dog’s core strength, balance, stability, flexibility, and muscle strength.

What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How to assess your own dog for conditioning needs
✔️ The importance of warming up and cooling down effectively, with a detailed program included
✔️ 14 specialized exercises focusing on proper form to target the right muscles
✔️ Why correct technique is essential for safe and effective results

Whether you’re a dog sports enthusiast, trainer, or simply want to improve your dog’s overall health, this workshop will provide hands-on learning and personalized insights to help you and your canine companion succeed.

Spaces are limited—secure your spot today! 🐕

📩 For bookings or more information, contact us now.

👉 Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your dog’s fitness journey!

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13/01/2025

Growth plate closure is such an important consideration when we are working our young dogs. This is a guide only, in my personal experience some growth plates can remain active until the dog is 2yrs old. Torque or twisting can cause damage to the growth plates. Find the distal radial epiphysis (wrist) this can remain active until 17 months or more ! Think about the concussive force this joint receives when the dog takes off and lands. Take care out there 😉

09/11/2024

10 years ago today I qualified as a clinical canine massage therapist x It was just the beginning xx Where have those years gone!! xx I have met the most special dogs and their amazing guardians over the years - looking forward to the next decade 🥰

19/09/2024

Walk with me; don’t just walk me. Slow down and see the world as I do. I know you’ve got things to do, places to be. But out here, with the ground beneath our feet and the sky above us, there’s a whole world worth noticing.

The autumn chill is in the air today, crisp and full of new smells. It’s different from yesterday, and different from the day before. Every day is new. The leaves crunch under my paws, and I stop to breathe in the rich, earthy scent of them. To you, it might just be a pile of leaves, but to me, it’s a story—one I can’t help but dive into, nose first.

There’s a squirrel somewhere nearby, I can sense it, darting up a tree, its tiny heart beating fast. And the wind carries whispers of things far away: a family cooking dinner, the trace of a cat that passed by early this morning, and the faint perfume of flowers holding on to their last bit of summer. It’s all here, swirling around us if you just take the time to notice.

You tug on the leash, eager to move on, and I can tell you’re thinking about something far away from here. But when we walk, truly walk, you and I can be in this moment together. Feel the cool air brush against your skin, let it wake you up. Notice how the sun filters through the branches, casting shadows that dance on the pavement. Hear the crunch of the leaves beneath our steps, like a secret rhythm just for us.

To you, it might be just another walk, a daily routine to tick off the list. But for me, every step is an adventure. Each scent is a clue, each sound a piece of a puzzle. When you walk with me, really walk with me, you’ll see it too. The world is bigger than what we’re rushing toward. It’s right here, in the small moments, in the quiet spaces between your thoughts.

So, slow down. Breathe. Let the chill fill your lungs and the colours fill your eyes. Walk with me, don’t just walk me. See the world as I do, if only for a little while. It’s all waiting for you, just beneath the surface.
Natalie P
2024
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14/09/2024

Wishing you all a very happy weekend 🥰

13/09/2024

Wow - I can’t believe that it’s over 6 years since I qualified as a Canine Core Conditioning Coach.

I absolutely love seeing the dogs not only having fun and enjoying the exercises but seeing the positive changes in their posture, gait and enhanced mental and physical wellbeing 🥰

It also helps build a stronger bond and affinity with your dog 😘

Another fantastic couple of days and after their Assessments we have 5 new Canine Conditioning Acedemy Instructors. They have been amazing students and worked so hard to get their Instructor qual. Well done Marianne not here for the pic and Tracy Oliver, Julie Casey, Carol Collins and Penny Warrren. Emma in the middle, my very talented co creator at CCA.

05/09/2024

09/08/2024

Muscles pull on bones to create movement, and when arthritis is present, the joint has to recruit extra support of muscles which leads to your dog offloading, overcompensating on other limbs, primary as well as secondary areas of muscular and myofascial pain, and habitual patterns of tension throughout the whole body

So it's not just the joint thats affected.
It's your dog's whole body.
We can help.
Locate your local therapist on the official Canine Massage Guild Therapist Register Today
www.k9massageguild.co.uk

14/06/2024

Fabulous news - this is going to be so important to so many pet owners in and around Basingstoke🐾🥰🥰🐾

Register your pet at The Hampshire Vet and join our family. We look forward to welcoming you both to our practice. Register online now

23/01/2024

Quick - grab a place, there are a very limited number of places on this workshop, and with 6 coaches in attendance you and your dog will get loads of 121 attention.

23/12/2023

Wishing all our Clients, Friends and all a very Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year xx

27/10/2023

🍁 🍂 Autumn Hazards for Dogs 🍂🍁

🍄Mushrooms and Toadstools: Some wild mushrooms are ok to eat, many are highly toxic to dogs and can cause liver and kidney failure. If you are concerned your pet has eaten a mushroom please ensure to seek veterinary attention straight away.

🍁Conkers: Contain a toxin called aesculin which can cause drooling, vomiting and abdominal pain. They can also cause a blockage.

🎃Halloween: Jelly sweets can contain a toxin called xylitol which is toxic to dogs.

🌾Harvest mites: These are present in long grasses during autumn and can cause scratching and itching.

✨Dark nights: Dark nights can reduce the visibility of your pet, especially when walked off lead. We suggest using reflective collars or harnesses.

🎆Fireworks: Many dogs find fireworks stressful. We will be producing a post with tips as to how to keep your pet safe and calm.

💧Antifreeze: is Ethylene Glycol and is a sweet tasting liquid. Ingestion of even very small amounts can cause severe kidney damage, breathing difficulties and seizures.

If you are concerned your pet has had contact with any of the above please give us a call for advice.

29/09/2023

Interesting read x

Harnesses have become increasingly popular and whilst there are benefits to harnesses, the impact of harness design on canine biomechanics, and thus physical health and welfare is largely unknown. ...

12/09/2023

One of our dogs very important core muscles!!
Just one of the muscles we work on when we train dogs in Canine Conditioning exercises 🥰

06/09/2023

It’s been so hot out there for last few days ☀️ TBH it’s even too hot for me!!
I’ve personally been getting up early and walking Levi really early in the morning xx
What have you been doing to keep your dogs cool - would love all your suggestions xx

06/09/2023

Sensible decision 🥰 xx

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