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TWELVE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS OF PET LOSS GRIEF

1. Grief is part of love
2. While grief is universal, your grief is unique
3. Grief does not work to a timeline
4. Grief is complicated (and more than just sadness)
5. Grief begins with shock
6. Guilt is a normal part of pet loss grief
7. Pet loss grief is normal
8. You may feel lost
9. You cannot change what has happened
10. You can only control right now
11. You will survive this
12. Love never dies

http://theralphsiteshop.com/twelve-universal-truths-of-pet-loss-grief/

Volunteers on the support line make such a difference to people struggling with pet loss.
The training and support from Blue Cross is terrific, so glad I signed up to do this 💙💙

Become a homebased Pet Loss Support Volunteer Phone, webchat and email positions - volunteer from home!

30 years of Pet Loss Support Talk to us via phone, webchat, email or a Facebook group.

Myself and 22 therapists from the Canine Massage Guild (all trained by us) will be at Edition Dog Live this Sunday! We will be:

- Providing free muscular health checks for all dogs attending, just bring along your dog to Canine Massage Hub!

- I will be delivering a FREE mini workshop in the main ring teaching you the foundational massage technique 'Effleurage' and helping you to understand why its performed towards the heart, against the fur and why doing it the wrong direction can cause harm! Get it right with us first time, every time!

- Feature speaker 30 minute slot coaching you how everyone can spot muscular pain in their dog given the right tools

- Training Hub - Helping you to take the next step in your canine massage journey, whether its an in person or online workshop with one of team of Workshop Instructors across the UK or if you're interested in studying to become a professional canine massage therapist we are there to advise on training with the best to become the best. See us for more details at the canine massage hub!

- Interview in main ring on why I founded the Canine Massage Guild and how we we pioneered the worlds first clinical trials in canine massage therapy with Wi******er University published in the Vet Record by the British Veterinary Association!

Cant wait to see you and your dog
there!!

Great news found

Never to late to learn

We have written a great article called '7 myths about arthritis that every dog owner needs to know' and we want you to read it!

Head to the link below to read it, and please share it with anyone you think might find it useful:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YCEXt6fLWuR0dNBFUjQxnI_5CzlF6iwl/view?usp=sharing

You can also find this in the Member Zone :)

Fudge is now safe in a foster home (thank you mum) but is now looking for her forever home 🤞

Looking for a Foster home for this beautiful girl she is 2 years old , lives in a shed 😢😩it’s my lilys sister who I got off him at Easter to find her a home but once through my door I knew she would stay forever ♥️now he wants her sister Fudge rehomed now .

Thanks for coming to see us! Our team at Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance Congress were:
- Marcelle Cassar BVSc (Hons) CCRT MRCVS (The Arc at Oakhill Vets, Cumbria)

- Lisa Stilwell - Clinical Trials Coordinator (Essex Rivers Canine Massage)

- Catherine Ryan - Senior Tutor on the Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner Programme (from DogsBody Canine Massage Gloucestershire)

- Natalie Lenton - founder of Canine Massage Guild and Director of Canine Massage Therapy Centre who had a guest speaker slot on myofascial release , specifically the Lenton Method as trialled by Wi******er University, and it's role in support of the osteoarthritic dog

All our team are practitioners of the Lenton Method and members of the Canine Massage Guild

-Train on the, 2 year professional Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner Programme programme to become a Guild member https://www.k9-massage.co.uk/.../clinical-canine-massage.../

-Evidence based research on Canine Massage in the Vet Record published by the British Veterinary Association
https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../vetr.586

- Information for vets and the Integrated Veterinary Care Initiative - https://www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/veterinary-information.../

Following the news that Animal Therapy Magazine would need to stop owing to time commitments of a small hardworking team, we are pleased to officially announce that a group has stepped forward to help! They are motivated to keep Animal Therapy Magazine delivering specialist information to our worldwide audience of Animal Therapists, Vets, professionals and dedicated owners striving to do the best for their pets. We’ll do some introductions to the humans (and their animals!) over the next week so you can put faces to names.

To all of our subscribers, writers, advertisers and followers, we can’t quite believe it but we are back and have started work on the next issue! Please give us a share to help spread the word.

Thanks for all your support

The Animal Therapy Team

Fingers crossed for dry weather tomorrow!

As well as show classes and our own shop and raffle, visitors can look forward to meeting people and hounds from the Greyhound Trust, Mildenhall Greyhound Trust, Barley Greyhound Sanctuary - Essex and Greyhound Protection UK.

The neighbouring Shield Dog Show has a refreshment stand and toilets.

Our Judge will be Amanda from Hound Help Canine Massage - thank you for taking on this challenge Amanda!

Please help to make the show a success by picking up after your dog and, if your hound needs it, using a short lead and muzzle around other dogs.

We look forward to seeing you :-)

Here it is again... the schedule for the show!

We are proud to announce that the Canine Massage Guild is now listed as an official provider with Petplan UK, LV= LV PET INSURANCE, PETS AT HOME INSURANCE and ANIMAL CARE INSURANCE, making things easier for you to claim back the costs of your dogs clinical canine massage sessions with a registered member of the Canine Massage Guild.

Straight off the back of our evidence based research clinical trials with Wi******er University, we proved that our therapy works in 1-3 sessions.

Did you know we also provide monthly maintenance sessions for dogs with degenerative conditions like and ?

We are dedicated to helping keep your dog mobile and happier for longer. Click now and visit www.k9-massageguild.co.uk and find your local therapist TODAY!

It was a very proud day for us yesterday as we won the Dog Friendly award for the Vets and Wellbeing category for the third year. What an amazing way to finish our birthday year.

Our Chairperson Louise Skelton of Home Counties Clinical Canine Massage Therapy and our secretary Gill Hornsby of Great & Small Canine Massage+ picked up the award for us.

This award is won by customers votes only so thank you so much to each and everyone of you that voted for us. We literally couldn’t have done it without you. # # #

Lets take a look at week 4 in the 5 Principles of Pain - Behaviour. Has your dog's behaviour changed in any way or displaying unusual behaviours that is out of character for them.

Download your copy of the 5 Principles of Pain
www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/the-5-principles-of-pain

Let's take a look at Activities of Daily Living in the 3rd week of our 5 Principles pf Pain series.

This considers all the things your dog does as part of normal everyday life. Maybe you notice that they are struggling with one of them or can no longer achieve it.

Download your copy of the 5 Principles of Pain
www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/the-5-principles-of-pain

In our 2nd week of 5 Principles of Pain, we take a look at Posture which is defined by physiopedia.com as, " Posture is defined as the attitude assumed by the body either with support during the course of muscular activity, or as a result of the coordinated action performed by a group of muscles working to maintain the stability". Do you see any of these irregularities with your dog? Our therapy promotes positive postural change in just 1-3 sessions.

Download your copy of the 5 Principles of Pain
www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/the-5-principles-of-pain