Hector's Clinical Canine Massage

25/05/2025

🐕 Meet lovely Mabel. Mabel is a 4 year old Labrador who I see every 6 weeks for maintenance massages to ensure she is kept in tip top condition.
🐶 Mabel recently injured herself and became sore and stiff behind, so her owners contacted me to come and see her ASAP before her next booked session.
🐕 I was able to identify the areas that Mabel was sore and Mabel then had massages every 2 weeks until both me and her owners were happy she was back to her normal self.
🐶 Mabel’s owners did the right thing by getting her seen by both the vet and me as soon as they noticed something was not right. I was therefore able to work on the areas that were sore before the muscles became tighter and the issue could have gone on for much longer.
🐕 Canine massage is very beneficial for dogs of all ages, whether they have any known musculoskeletal issues or not.

📧 Please get in contact today to find out how clinical canine massage could benefit your dog [email protected]

14/05/2025

Muscles Matter. Dogs Deserve Better.
Whether you are a caring dog owner or a canine professional we invite you to like our page and get ready for more updates, infographics you can share on your page with your friends or with your colleagues, free information, free classes and loads more in the run up to the first ever Canine Muscular Health Awareness Month!

Because when we understand more, more dogs benefit to live happier, longer lives

10/05/2025

So lovely meeting my stall neighbour today. I loved her jewellery and bought a ring before the show had even started! It’s so great when small businesses support each other ❤️ Charming Bee Accessories

What a day! The weather was gorgeous, lots of lovely dogs to say hello to with their owners and wonderful customers.

As a small business owner it means so much to me when someone buys from me or even stops for a chat. I love sharing my jewellery journey with you. Thank you so much.

Lovely to meet my stall neighbour who was offering canine massage. It was lovely to meet you.

And thank you to all the staff and organisers who put on a wonderful event. All in aid of The guide dogs association who also gave a demonstration of their lovely working dogs.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Sabrina x

27/04/2025

26/04/2025

🐕 Hector and I travelled to Herefordshire on Thursday to attend the ‘Facilitated Stretching’ CPD course with . This all day course was brilliant and gave me so many new skills to add to my treatment sessions.

🐶 CPD is not only a really important part of being a therapist, but it is also a requirement to be a member of the Canine Massage Guild

🐩 Stretching is so important for many reasons including:

- lengthening muscle
- encourages normal activity
- releases adhesions
- relaxes the muscle
- reduces spasms
- re educates the muscle
- relieves DOMS
- encourages lengthening of the fascia

📧Please get in touch today to chat about how some treatment sessions could help your dog [email protected]

13/04/2025

Great response from Natalie Lenton regarding the GB News article criticising some Border Force staff for attending canine massage training. Canine massage is an essential part of a dogs well being, not a luxury or ‘pampering’ ❤️🐶

The Home Office claimed critics were 'barking up the wrong tree'

11/04/2025

Proud to be part of IAAT 🐶

28/03/2025

💚 Meet lovely Milo who is relaxing here after his massage
🧡 Milo is the grand age of 16 and suffers from osteoarthritis and weakness in his hind legs. He has regular massages to help with:

🐾 Increasing blood flow to affected joints and surrounding tissues, supplying essential nutrients and oxygen which helps to reduce inflammation
🐕 Reducing pain and stiffness in his muscles, making it easier for him to move around and perform daily activities
🐩 Improving his mobility and flexibility
🐶 Addressing areas of overcompensation. Although Milo’s main weakness is in his hind legs, he gets sore and tight muscles in his back and neck from where he has been using these more to compensate

📧 Please get in touch today to find out how clinical canine massage could help your dog [email protected]

23/03/2025

Wow, we can't believe how many of our therapists had clients who were at Crufts in 2025. They were representing lots of different canine interests & activities. Have a read how they all got on & relive the excitment.
https://www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/crufts-2025

If you want to find out if clinical canine massage can help your dog in any way, please contact your local therapist
https://www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/therapistregister/

22/03/2025

🐕 I am also a proud member of the Canine Massage Guild

🐶 Canine Massage Guild members have trained for 2 years and specialise in soft tissue injury rehabilitation from injuries like strains, trigger points and myofascial pain which are commonly seen as lameness and slowing down. We also provide chronic pain management for orthopaedic conditions like arthritis and hip dysplasia resulting in improved comfort and mobility.
Results are usually seen in 1-3 sessions

🐩 Check me out on the Canine Massage Guild therapist register here https://www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/therapistregister/anna-marsden/

20/03/2025

19/03/2025

😁 I am pleased to say I am now a proud member of the International Association of Animal Therapists (IAAT).

🐕 IAAT is the membership organisation for animal therapists which promotes excellence in animal therapy.

📚 Being a member of IAAT allows me exclusive access to CPD courses, insightful case studies, cutting edge research articles and allows me to be placed on their online therapist directory https://iaat.org.uk/find-a-therapist/