My Dog Cody has been dealing with fear issues since he spent one week in the hospital.While I am working to free him from these issues. I would like to do some massage to help him relax.
(I have heard that massage is very helpful in relaxing the dog.) I have looked up seminars on T Touch and man are they expensive. I did notice some videos on how to administer the T touch, at a reasonable price. But I was wondering if anyone has used the T-TOuch and or have the videos and if they are really useful. (Or the T Touch really helps animals.)
Thanks sharon
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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I have learned and used T-Touch circular massage (learned long ago, pre-videos, from a tiny little book). The answer is a huge yes, and this bump will remind me to find and link the book by Linda Tellington-Jones.
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T-Touch is on my list of things to learn. There is going to be a local seminar on it, but the cost is higher than what I can afford right now.
Coincidentally, the Yahoo group "Dog Read" (they have authors of different dog books on for a few weeks to discuss the book) just had Linda on as a guest author. I believe you'd have to become a member to read, but it might be worthwhile to scan through the archives.
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I used to do alot of it with my horse when we were activly doing trial etc. Sadly I have forgotten most of the techniques. But it did seem to help him.
Like Connie..it was from a book & a couple of friends that had attended a seminar.
I just wanted to add that the most basic moves, the very first stuff you learn, is helpful. I can see that a video would be nice, but I honestly had no confusion using the little book I had.
I have another basic and simple (good) book that I will hunt up, too, that laid the groundwork for me as a rank beginner.
I know that T-Touch led me to passive range-of-motion for dogs with severe OA and movement-impaired dogs, and I'll always be grateful .... not so much for T-Touch itself, but for the revelation of how helpful gentle hands-on work can be. (BTW, it can even lower YOUR stress and blood pressure and heart rate as you perform it!)
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With my very old arthritic guy, all I have to do is sit down and wiggle my hands/fingers and he will come right over and lie down in front of me. :-)
I think massage therapy is an excellent stress reliever for both humans and canines, and has benefits both physical and mental.
I had some experience a long time ago with reading an early book by Linda Tellington-Jones and attending a seminar on TTouch for horses. While I felt the basic bodywork techniques were useful, some of the underlying theories and beliefs just didn't click for me.
There are many massage methods to choose from, and it would certainly be helpful to learn specific techniques from a qualified practitioner, whether through books, videos, seminars. I believe it's important to select a method (or incoporate techniques from several different methods) that you are personally comfortable with and that suits the needs and preferences of the patient, human or canine.
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I just wanted to add (reminded by Cheri's post) that I was referring to the simple massage techniques.
I have used the circular massage (and the kind of zig-zag stroke) that I learned from a small old T-Touch booklet, over many years now, and found it very useful.
I had forgotten that there is much more to T-Touch theory and practice, or there was, at least for some animals, and I don't know much about it. I was talking about the simple strokes I learned.
Also, this is the revision of the other beginner book I referred to:
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