Product Description

Puppy Power! is the first step on the road to success with a new puppy in your chosen canine sport(s). Be proactive with your young dog's fitness program and decrease the likelihood of injuries while giving your puppy a head start on the competition. Puppy Power! exercises will improve your puppy's balance, spacial awareness and core strength--without undue stress on a growing puppy's ligaments, tendons and joints. Performing these activities will boost your puppy's self confidence. With this DVD you can develop a goal-oriented program tailored for your puppy's unique needs.

This DVD demonstrates 15 basic, 17 intermediate, 11 advanced exercises and includes instruction in the use of the latest training equipment. Work with your puppy from the time you bring him home. 5- or 10-minute sessions three or four times a week will start your puppy on the road of a lifetime of healthy fun!

About the instructors

After 12 years as a physical therapist, Petra Ford became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist. She is an avid runner and practices yoga. Petra raced bicycles professionally and competed internationally. Currently, she trains her dogs in field work, agility and, most notably, obedience. Her Labrador Retriever, Tyler, is the two-time National Obedience Champion and runner up at the 2010 World Obedience Championships. Petra's articles on physical therapy appear in a variety of national dog publications.

Dr. Kristine Conway has been practicing veterinary medicine for 16 years. She attended the University of Tennessee's fast track program for canine rehabilitation in July 2007. Shortly thereafter, she opened Aqua Dog Rehabilitation, LLC with Petra. In her spare time, Kristine enjoys hiking, mountain biking, running and swimming with her dogs to keep them in optimum shape for obedience, agility, and Schutzhund.