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20/11/2024

Waggin' Wednesday - the day dedicated to hearing what makes your tail WAG! Let's talk to Siobhan's dad about their rehab experience. 🐶

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘗𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘔𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘊𝘊𝘓 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘣 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸/𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘱 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!"

19/11/2024

Meet Kirby! 🤩 This handsome corgi has a soft tissue injury and is coming to rehab for some extra healing support and to improve his quality of life. Rehab can give pups a additional boost - even if they seem to be doing OK, there's always room for improvement. Kirby has in toeing (pigeon-toeing) meaning the paws inward instead of forward and this effects his gait and other parts of his mobility. Untreated, in can also lead to issues as he gets older. Since starting rehab, his parents have reported this has drastically reduced and his stance and posture is more consistent. Yay Kirby! 👍

18/11/2024

Medical Monday has returned! 😱 Let's talk about I.A.S.T.M and what its uses are!

I.A.S.T.M (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) is a practical manual therapy treatment to help relieve pain from soft-tissue injuries. Physical therapists use specially designed tools to help remodel scar tissue, increase range of motion, promote tissue healing, and decrease pain.

𝗨𝘀𝗲𝘀
-Improves function and balance
-Improves fluid circulation
-Tissue healing and repair
-Improves muscle tone
-Increase in ROM
-Flexibility
-Improves nerve conduction

15/11/2024

Lily is graduating! Yay! 👏 She was so shy and unsure at the beginning of her care, but she really opened up and blossomed while she healed with us! She came to rehab after a suspected FCE, but since has had a whole glow up and is a brand new pooch! Lily has been a star pupil and we are so thankful to have been a part of her journey.🌟 Paws all the way up for this sweet girl! 🐾

14/11/2024

Modi is absolutely rockin’ her PT! She has come SO far since being adopted with a fractured/shattered leg! You would never know based on how she is jumping and crawling! 😍 Modi is a natural athlete and she needs to be able to jump and leap as well as crawl under things. That’s exactly what she is mastering here to make sure that her body can handle those demands.

13/11/2024

Waggin' Wedesday again? That's right! 😍 Atlas had a paw-some time at rehab, let's hear from his parent!

"𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘊𝘓 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘮.
𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘋𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯! 𝘎𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 & 𝘔𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦!"

12/11/2024

Meet Millie! 🐾This incredibly wonderful pup has graduated! Woohoo! 🎉 Millie had a TPLO on her left side and needed some extra support for her body. After several weeks of rehab, lots of at home work -and plenty of treats along the way🦴- she has completed her program of physical therapy and is back to going on long walks, playing with her toys and living her best (and active) life! Way to go Millie! 🤩

11/11/2024

Medical Monday here again to start your week off with some knowledge! Let's talk about harnesses and how important they can be for your pooch! 🐶

Harnesses are very helpful in keeping your pup from slipping out of your grasp, especially in the young ones that are still learning to walk on a leash. The use of a harness can also help to prevent injury to your pup’s throat area, specifically the thyroid, esophagus, and trachea. 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀. 😖

A harness is something to consider even if your pup is a polite leash walker so to speak. If a pup gets startled or excited their instinct is to pull forward and it is our natural instinct to pull if we are startled as well. The harness can protect your pup from an accidental collar correction due to our reactions.

08/11/2024

Eva has graduated rehab!!😃 This sweet girl came to Canine PT and Me after having TPLO surgery on both of her hind legs. She has worked very hard and has made 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 progress in a short amount of time. Her goal with rehab was to decrease pain, increase muscle strength, and has returned to normal activities after surgery. Eva loves going to the beach and is so excited to return healed and pain-free! 🙌 Congrats to Eva!

07/11/2024

Bandit is showing us how to back up down hill! 💪 This exercise really loads the hamstrings and glutes with the help of gravity too. It also works on his body awareness as you can see when he accidentally steps off the side of the ramp. He picks his foot up to place it on the ramp. These are important things to focus on when recovering from any surgery! Bandit had a TPLO and has made awesome progress! 🥳

06/11/2024

Waggin' Wednesday has waddled it's way back around! Let's talk to Terri about Denali's rehab experience:

"𝘖𝘶𝘳 4 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘹-𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘣 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥. 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘈𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥, 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, (𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭). 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘳. 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳! 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 100 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘱! 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘛 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦! 𝘋𝘳. 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘱!"

05/11/2024

Meet Lunchbox! 🐾This handsome 15 year old Chihuahua mix has osteoarthritis and comes to rehab at Canine PT and Me to help support his body to keep him moving and active as he ages! ❤️‍🩹He is very friendly and super sweet. Lunchbox loves how good he feels after his sessions with Dr. Kelsey. We are so happy to have him as a part of our PT pack! Paws up!

04/11/2024

We are having our 2nd annual costume contest at Canine PT and Me! 🐾

The 1st place winner is... Scout the Girl Scout! 🍪

& 2nd place goes to... Winston as a bowl of ramen! 🍜

In 3rd place... Captain Lunchbox! 🏴‍☠️

Thank you to all the pups who participated! 🎃 Congrats to the winners! 🥳

02/11/2024

We are having our 2nd annual costume contest at Canine PT and Me! 🐾

Here are the last of our submissions: Febe 👽(who looks outta this world!), Captain Lunchbox 🏴‍☠️, Bran💃(a very handsome muchacho), Scout the Cattle Herder 🤠 (going back to her roots!), and Bear as Georgie🎈!

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱! 🎃 The winner will be announced on 11/4!

01/11/2024

We are having our 2nd annual costume contest at Canine PT and Me! 🐾

Here are more of our submissions: Ragu looking very festive in her bow🎀, Maude the Piggy🐽, Dixie Danger the Rodeo Pup🤠, Kirby the Great Pumpkin🎃, and Hendrick the Vampire⚰️!

If you'd like to enter the contest either show up to your session in costume or send us a picture of your pup! 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱! 🎃 The winner will be announced on 11/4!

31/10/2024

Phoenix is READY for Halloween! 🎃 She is such a cutie in her costume! 😍

30/10/2024

We are having our 2nd annual costume contest at Canine PT and Me! 🐾

Here are a few of our submissions: Scout- The Girl Scout🍪, Sopi the Bat🦇, Abe the Dino🦕, Margaux the Ghost (or Mar-ghost)👻, and Truffles the Spider🕷️!

If you'd like to enter the contest either show up to your session in costume or send us a picture of your pup! 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻! 🎃

29/10/2024

We are having our 2nd annual costume contest at Canine PT and Me! 🐾

Here are a few of our submissions: Last year's winner - Dog-tor Kiwi🩺, Gracie the Dino🦖, Super Obadiah💪, Kirby the Bat🦇, and Winston looking paw-sitively delicious🍜! Stay tuned for tomorrows post for more contestants! 👻

If you'd like to enter the contest either show up to your session in costume or send us a picture of your pup!

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Phoenix is READY for Halloween! 🎃 She is such a cutie in her costume! 😍

Just because your pup is in a wheelchair doesn't mean they can't exercise! Poopy is side stepping his front legs t help build muscle around his shoulders. Some dogs need EXTRA support in what we call a "quad cart". This customized wheelchair gives more support under the front legs as well as the back legs. Poopy has done a great job practicing at home.

WOW, what a rockstar! 🤩 Ranger has his front feet raised on the foam mats because it increases the level of difficulty as he side steps. This forces more body weight into his back legs which isolates his glutes. Leg day all day! 🍗

What a goofy pup!! 😂 River seems to be very interested in our balance donut! We always encourage inquisitive minds here at Canine PT and Me and he is no different! Never a bad thing to be curious. 🐾

Lola is doing amazing in her wheelchair! has DM, and she has been scuffing and dragging her back legs. The wheelchair is used like a walker to support her hind end to make it easier for her to walk. This takes the strain off of her front legs and puts her body into a better alignment for walking.

Brade puts in all the hard work! She is practicing stairs and working on pushing off of her surgical leg. Dogs like to compensate when using stairs after surgery since it takes a lot of strength and stability to push off of their injured/surgical leg. Brade is doing an excellent job after surgery and ready to return to her activities!

Govina is showing off her skills! She is loading her back legs more by standing on the step. When she shakes a paw, she shifts her weight differently, which tricks her brain into weight-bearing on her surgical leg. Doing this helps her walk more evenly after surgery so she can continue all her fun adventures with her parent! Go Govina! 🐾

Biloute is a rockstar! 🌟 This active Cardigan Welsh Corgi is demonstrating the "Mountain Climber" exercise. This movement significantly works on balance! It also improves range of motion (in the hip and the knee). This pup comes to Canine PT and Me to stay in tip top shape since he participates in agility! We have been a part of Biloute's journey since 2022 and are so proud of all the progress he has made! 🐶

Brade - doing an amazing job with the single leg step up exercise! 🌟 This is an incredibly versatile exercise and can help with many things. It isolates a leg for strength building, focuses on quad strength, and helps build glutes. This movement improves balance and control for stairs and stepping activities. 💪

Wow check out this fit pup! Grimm is doing a stellar job in this video. 🌟Dr. Kelsey is having him go up and down on an incline. This exercise has many uses, including improving coordination and building hamstring strength. This guy has made some amazing progress since starting him time with us at Canine PT and Me. Yay Grimm!🐾

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My Story of Becoming a Canine Physical Therapist

Welcome to Canine PT and Me! This has been a dream of mine for over a year now. Let me explain a little bit more about how my business came to be. And, I will expand a bit on how I became a canine physical therapist.

I’m Dr. Kelsey Jonas, PT, DPT, CCRT. I started my career thinking that I wanted to be a sports physical therapist and I wanted to work with athletes for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I got burnt out from working with people within my first year of practicing physical therapy. Somewhere along the way in PT school, one of my classmates had mentioned in a passing comment. She said “hey, did you know that you can do physical therapy for dogs?!” That had always stuck in the back of my head and when I was feeling so incredibly burnt out, I remembered that comment. Therefore, that’s when I decided to do some research on dog physical therapy.

The transition to canine physical therapist

In 2019 I came across Canine Rehab Institute (CRI) in Florida and decided to change directions in my career. Subsequently, I took all of my coursework, completed my exams and internship to become a certified canine rehabilitation therapist (CCRT). Prior to completing my CRI coursework though, I was encouraged by my mentor to pursue my own business and become an entrepreneur. This idea had never occurred to me, nor was it remotely on my radar for my future. So, I decided to take additional courses on the side. This allowed me to build my own business and in December 2019, Canine PT and Me was established!