The Balanced Orchid Animal Massage and Bodywork

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The Balanced Orchid Animal Massage and Bodywork

Welcome! The Balanced Orchid is a small business specializing in Animal Massage and Bodywork. The Balanced Orchid Animal Massage and Bodywork has 2 locations.
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The first is inside Fetched-Up in Ramsey, Minnesota. The second is inside Canine Crossing in Andover, Minnesota.

10/17/2024

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10/11/2024

🎉🎉 BIG CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 🎉🎉

✨️After 7 wonderful years at Canine Crossing in Andover, MN... I will be moving all of my appointments to Fetched-Up in Ramsey, MN!!✨️

(This will greatly reduce my stress about which location I have to be at on which day, travel time, and lugging crap from office to office 😵‍💫😁)

💜My last day at Canine Crossing will be Sunday, November 3rd, 2024💜

🐾I have closed down my Andover calendar online to simplify my life, but I do have some appointments still available. You can still book through me, directly, until 11/3! 🐾

✨️Thank you all for your patience during this time!! I'm so excited to streamline my life!! 😁🎉 I hope to see you all at Fetched-Up in Ramsey in the near future ✨️

Blessings,

Love Victoria

10/03/2024

Come see Levon and I at Lolla-PAW-looza is THIS SATURDAY in the from 3-7pm!!

09/25/2024

Every body needs minerals ... and cell salts are a gentle, safe way to correct mineral imbalances in your dog that can affect his health.

09/25/2024

***TRAFFIC CHANGE STARTING TOMORROW ***

Traffic change alert. Starting Sept 25, there will be no access to our business from Hwy 10. Until Nov 15, you will have to take Thurston, go to the roundabout and follow the frontage road. There will be signs for local business access. After Nov 15, Sunfish will be back open and one will be able to exit there and use the frontage road.
Also, on Ramsey Blvd, you can turn left again. So if you miss Thurston, you can do a u-turn and go back east to Thurston.

09/18/2024

Dr. Jessica Levy of Holistic Veterinary Care LLC , Katie K-9 , and I are joining forces to teach a variety of classes coming up!! (I'll post them individually soon)

For more info, go to www.holistic-vet-care.com!!

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09/12/2024

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Levon is 6 years old today!!!

Where did the time go?!?! 😫

He has been my rock, my partner in crime, my comical relief, (sometimes my headache 😵‍💫🤣), and always by my side!!

I can't believe what we have accomplished over the years. We have grown together and are navigating our way through life 💜

I never thought I'd ever own a "show dog", but you have shown me that even a farm dog from Wilmar, Minnesota has what it takes! Not just in the conformation ring, but in a bunch of other "rings" that I didn't even know existed until just a few years ago!! (Obedience, Rally, Dock Diving, Herding, Nose Work, FastCAT, and so on!)

🎉Here's to another year around the sun, Levon!🎉

Love you handsome! 😘🐾💜

08/29/2024

08/26/2024

🐾💜Happy National Dog Day 💜🐾

08/10/2024

On June 7th, Levon chased the fake bunny 🐇😁💜🐾

Thank you to the GSP Club of MN for a great day!!

✨️Side note ✨️

Levon ran his personal best time of 24.64 miles per hour!! 🩵🎉

07/20/2024

✨️Brembo has been a patient of mine for years! ✨️

🐾He's the only American Staffordshire Terrier to be invited to, and show, at the AKC National Obedience Championship 2024 !!🐾

💜 I work on him (and his mixed breed brother, Fizz) on a regular basis. Keeping your dog's muscles loose during travel and at competitions allows them to perform with greater ease 💜

🎉I also gave his owner instructions on how she can massage and stretch Brembo and Fizz during travel and in between showing🎉

✨️🐾 Good Luck Tiffany, Brembo, and Fizz🐾✨️

05/23/2024

🎉🎉🎉 We did it!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Levon is now a UKC Champion!

💜🐾Ch Hawk Creeks He Shall Be Levon 🐾💜

🌟It was such a good weekend against some tough competition. We needed 1 more win over another dog to finish his championship, and he pulled off a 3rd Place in Herding Group!! That's the highest we have placed!!🌟

Thank you Kaytlin Winkels Photography for our beautiful "Win Photo"! 📸

Thank you to everyone who cheered us on last weekend (and all of last year) 😁💜🎉

Onto the next show!! 😁

05/13/2024

Happy Mother's Day from Levon and I 💜🐾

Whether your child has 2 legs or 4, a tail, scales, or feathers.....know that you are loved and appreciated by them 😊💐💜

04/06/2024

✨️The boys did well today in AKC Obedience✨️

🐾Levon got 4th place and received his Beginner Novice Title! 💜

(He got his Rally Novice Title back in February, but I forgot to take a picture... 🤦‍♀️ so I brought the ribbons with today and added them to this photo 📸 😁🐾)

🐾Gilbert got his first qualifying score on his first try! He beat Levon and Griffin and got 3rd place with a beautiful run!!💜

🐾Griffin was distracted in the ring 🤦‍♀️ but got a nice qualifying score and got his Beginner Novice Title today as well!! 💜

04/01/2024

✨️It was a great day to have a great day... !!!✨️

We competed at TCOTC in Novice Obedience, took first in our category both runs, and hung out with (and cheered on) our friends from AQK9 😁🐾💜

🐰Happy Easter from Levon and I 🐣

Address

6111 US 10 N, Suite 300
Ramsey, MN
55303

Telephone

+1 612-867-7464

Website

http://www.thebalancedorchid.com/

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Happy Halloween!! Thank goodness I asked @clksommer to do a mini photo shoot on Sunday cuz today is gross snowy/slushy mess! 🫠 Be safe and have fun! Love, Victoria and Levon #thebalancedorchid #caninemassage #caninesports #canineenrichment #aussiesofinstagram #australianshepherdsofinstagram #aussie #halloween #dogcostume #scarecrow #rawfeddog #rawfedpuppy #HeShallBeLevon #Minnesota #fall #fallphotography

🐾Yesterday's Fluffy Nuggets🐾 🔹️Caleb, 18 years old, Throwback Pomeranian - He came in for maintenance and age-related stiffness 🔹️Lucy, 7 years old, Lab Mix - She came in for arthritis and hip dysplasia 🔹️Shadow, 14 years old, Lab/Cattle Dog Mix - He came in for age-related maintenance 🔹️Polly, 9 years old, Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix - She came in for general stiffness and soreness 🔹️Louie, 14 years old, Lab/Husky Mix - He came in for arthritis and age-related maintenance 🔹️Esse, 4 years old, Havanese - She came in because she was sore from traveling 🔹️Jace, 15 years old, Pomeranian Mix - He came in for his 1st appointment today!! 🔹️Sgt. Pepper, 9 years old, Cattle Dog Mix - He came in for maintenance after a double CCL tear 2 years ago (He was able to avoid surgery!!) 🔹️Puffin, 1.5 years old, Japanese Chin Mix - He came in for on-going neurological issues in his hind legs 🔹️Gilbert, 3 years old, French Bulldog - He came in because he fell out of his stroller on a walk 🤦‍♀️🙃 #thebalancedorchid #dogmassage #caninemassage #holistic #natural #Pomeranian #labmix #Chihuahuamix #Havanese #Labrador #australiancattledog #Japanesechin #frenchbulldog #rawfeddog #canineenrichment #dogsofmsp #rescuedog #purebred #smallbusiness #womanownedbusiness #dogsofinstagram #relax #healing #healingjourney

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Thursday's Crew!! 😁🐾💜 #thebalancedorchid #caninemassage #dogmasage #canineenrichment #dogsofmsp #pomeranian #throwbackpom #leavittbulldog #pitbull #pitbullmix #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #rawfeddog #holistic #holistichealth #australianshepherd #HeShallBeLevon #womanownedbusiness #smallbusiness

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SUNDAY FUN-DAY!! 🐾😁🐾😁🐾 #thebalancedorchid #dogmasage #caninemassage #dogsofmsp #dogsofinstagram #canineenrichment #yorkiesofinstagram #labmix #labsofinstagram #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #pitbull #rawfeddog #corgi #blueheelersofinstagram #australiancattledog #havaneseofinstagram #aussiedoodle #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel #frenchbulldog #miniaussie #miniatureamericanshepherd #purebred

While Levon gets his monthly bath at Furry Tails, Rodger and Ruth get their massages! 😁💜🐾 I love how excited they are to see me and they're always so happy to sit perfectly still during their massages (even with the chaos of a grooming salon) 🐕💜 #thebalancedorchidtechniques #thebalancedorchid #animalmassage #dogmasage #caninemassage #catmassage #felinemassage #dogsofmsp #bulldogsofinstagram #furrytails #holistichealth #holisticapproach

Yesterday, the Peterson household is morning our OG... Lilli... 21 years doesn't seem long enough... We thought you would live forever.... We love you. We miss you. Our hearts are broken 💔 Lilli, aka Kiki, aka Keek.... sleep soundly my dear friend 💜 Until we meet again 💔🐾 #Lilli #seniorcat #21yearsyoung #rawfedcat #myhousefeelsempty

Sometimes when it's cold out, you gotta bust out a new toy! Thanks @sporty.dawg! Check out their website and get 20% your entire order when you use my promo code "MASSAGE"!!

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Animal Massage and Bodywork

Hi everyone!

My name is Victoria and I am an Animal Massage Therapist and Bodyworker. I run my own small business called The Balanced Orchid. I have been a human massage therapist for 15 years and animal massage therapist for 7. I specialize in chronic pain and injuries, with a focus in structural misalignments. I graduated with an AAS Degree (focusing on Massage Therapy, Kinesiology, and Biomechanics) from Minnesota School of Business in 2009. I also have been a member of the IAAMB (International Association of Animal Massage and Bodywork) since 2018. Recently, I retired from human massage so I can focus primarily on animal clients, and I love every minute of it!

Even though I’ve been a massage therapist for many years, I have been working with animals just as long. Whether working at the Animal Humane Society, a boarding facility, a vet clinic, or volunteering with various rescue groups in the Twin Cities, animals have always been a part of my life. Since 2010, I have helped as a Vet Assistant for Dr. Jessica Levy of Holistic Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Levy has been amazing mentor by helping study and understand various ailments in the animal world. In my free time, I’m training my 1.5 year old Aussie, Levon, with Tiffany of AQK9, or enjoying a nice glass of red wine.

I love what I do and I’m so happy to go to work everyday! I feel that all the knowledge I’ve gained over the years working with humans, and continuing to work with Dr. Levy, can only help benefit your pet from whatever is ailing them. Thank you for taking the time to get to know a little about me and I look forward to working with you and your loved one!