All Bright Canines

10/14/2025

For those of you wondering about pictures, this was our beloved Max’s Christmas photo from last year. He passed away and left a hole in my heart but being able to see him hear brings back the joy he brought to all of us. So many people weren’t able to get photos done like this because they didn’t realize they would come out so amazing. I have asked our photographer to come up for three days to try to get in as many of our daycare kids as possible. If we have spots left we will open them to our first responders and our service dogs for the towns and then to any public that wants a spot.

10/14/2025

10/14/2025

It has never been a secret that Rio has always thought me odd. I wasn’t Leah who hangs his moon, what else did he need to know about me. He rarely makes a choice to interact with me so when he started bodywork….he came with emotional support. 😉
This cute moment made us both giggle, a moment Rio lets me know that I exist in his world and maybe I am ever so slightly……useful. I’lol take it!
With Rio his session is never really over when you think it is so often we rely on surveillance to capture moments like this. Where two people discuss a beautiful dog that knows so much more about life than we do.

10/14/2025

🌿 The Gates of Vitality 🌿

In gentle bodywork and acupressure, two key points often used together are Ming Men and Bai Hui — known as the Gates of Life and Vitality.

These points are found along the midline of the back and are powerful for:
• Restoring life force and resilience after trauma or stress
• Encouraging relaxation through the vagal system
• Supporting spinal and organ function
• Helping an animal reestablish a sense of grounded vitality

When these points begin to open and energy starts to flow, you’ll often see the body respond with stretching, shaking off, or loose, happy movements.

That’s the nervous system releasing tension and recalibrating — shifting from holding to flow.
It’s the body’s natural way of saying, “I’m safe now… and it feels good to move again.” 💛
Starring Skye- Displaying a wonderful compliment after our session together today.

10/14/2025

✨ When the Body Says “I’m Ready” ✨

When I first met this dog, touch wasn’t something he could handle. His body carried a story of needing to stay on alert — to survive by staying in control. So instead of reaching for him, I focused on co-regulation: simply sharing space, breathing, and letting our nervous systems find a calm rhythm together.

Today, something changed. In the middle of our quiet session, he got up, came closer, and laid down beside me — belly up.

It might look small, but it’s a huge moment. When an animal exposes the soft underside of the body — the area along the ventral line — he’s revealing where many key systems of safety and relaxation live. The vagus nerve runs through this area, connecting the heart, lungs, and gut. It’s part of the body’s natural calming system, signaling safety, slowing the heart rate, deepening the breath, and allowing digestion and healing to happen.

When he opened that part of himself toward me, it wasn’t just physical. It was his nervous system saying, “I feel safe now.”

That’s where bodywork truly begins — not when we make contact, but when the body and mind agree that connection is safe. 💛

10/14/2025

10/13/2025

🎉 Power’s Back On – We’re Open Tomorrow! ⚡️

It’s Opening Day for our Peter Pan Pirate Ship field trips! 🏴‍☠️
Lauren has added our Halloween banners along the runway — perfect for some spooky-fun photo action! 👻📸

🍪 Halloween Cookies are now for sale for your furry trick-or-treaters!
💛 You can also donate cookies to local shelters — we made our first delivery to the Old Lyme Shelter last weekend!

🧥 School Coat Sizing:
We’ll be sizing for school coats, so if your child needs one, make sure to get on the list!

📸 Photo Alert!
Our amazing photographer from last year is coming back!
✨ Holiday Photos & School Photos — limited spots available!
📧 Text us your email if you’d like more info or to grab a spot — we sold out last year!

Come join the fun, snap some photos, and help spread Halloween cheer! 🎃🐾

10/13/2025

We just lost power so we will be closed today.