Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Give your dog a good massage

Soon, after I have nice I found my first dog visiting pet Park on every weekend me and while I was there I a few new friends, much information shared. One of the things I the other pet loves learn there that makes giving a massage to my dog. Much like a massage we feel makes through release tense muscles and helps us find our quiet Center, that goes for our dogs as well.

Includes some of the benefits of massage:

-Stress relief

-Relaxing and soothing

Support the healing process by triggering natural ability of the body healing of injuries, stress and fatigue

-Helps detect swelling, stiffness, pain and tension

-Helps the body function more effectively

-Improved our dog's agility

-Helps increase the bonding between us and our dogs

It is a very large field dedicated to massage for dogs, books and information easily accessible. I'm no expert in this area so I basic Exchange I learned from my fellow dog lovers and is useful.

1 Get your dog lying down on a soft mat definite purpose.

2 Start with several long and slow stroke head all the way down to the tail down.

3 Once it is relaxed and calm, can start scratching behind the ears, under the Chin, slowly over the nose between the eyes, the eyes and at the top of the head.

4, With three fingers move slowly over the neck, shoulders and chest in small, circular pattern, pinch loose skin in these areas wrinkles gently.

5. Press slightly down the length of each leg.

6 Place three fingers on each side of the leg and gently rub opposite directions several times.

7 Setting you your thumb and forefinger on both sides of the spine and down the tail light based and then outside of each thigh.

8 Stop with a few long and slow line from head to tail.

If your dog have treated feeling uncomfortable with his feet, give each foot squeezes a few soft. Massage your dog, it is also a good time feel around and have a Visual control over your dog for anomalies. It is important to remember to keep your touch light and gentle at all times.