Edinburgh Clinical Canine Massage

Edinburgh Clinical Canine Massage Helping your dog to live a happy healthy life, by reducing chronic pain and improving mobility. Clinical Canine Massage Therapy located in Edinburgh.
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We offer home visits, or why not come and see us in our studio at Barton in Edinburgh. We provide services throughout the Lothians, Fife, and the central belt.

🌟A Dog’s Day Out Traquair House… part 2🌟Did you come and speak to us about Canine massage and Canine Conditioning? Can y...
21/07/2025

🌟A Dog’s Day Out Traquair House… part 2🌟

Did you come and speak to us about Canine massage and Canine Conditioning? Can you spot a pic of your 4 legged friend in the below? 🧐🐶

If you have any questions, or would like to find out more, please do get in touch. 📧☎️💌

☀️☀️☀️ What a fabulous time Islay and I had at A Dogs Day Out, providing free canine muscular health checks! ☀️☀️☀️The s...
20/07/2025

☀️☀️☀️ What a fabulous time Islay and I had at A Dogs Day Out, providing free canine muscular health checks! ☀️☀️☀️

The sun even stayed out for us. Well, it stayed out until it was time to pack away the gazebo. Then the heavens opened! ⛈️☔️

We met so many amazing dogs and their fabulous hoomans. In fact… we saw too many for one photo collage… so here’s part 1… stay tuned for part 2….👀

Did you come to see us? Is your doggo featured in our wall of fame? 🤔🐶

🌟 “if you could let yourself out Jen, I’ll stay here” 🌟Handsome Trevor has always enjoyed his massages. 🥰 While some dog...
18/07/2025

🌟 “if you could let yourself out Jen, I’ll stay here” 🌟

Handsome Trevor has always enjoyed his massages. 🥰 While some dogs struggle to settle and trust the process, It’s getting Trevor up at the end of his session that’s the tricky part! 😴💤

Trevor reminds me that every dog is different. Not just in their reasons for needing massage, but also in their approach to life and new experiences. 🐶

And that’s why every single treatment that I provide is different….tailored to your dogs physical and emotional needs. 🥰

“Shhhhh!… Trevor….I’ll be careful not to wake you on my way out” 🤫

🌟 If you’re looking for a fun day out this Sunday, why not come along to A Dogs Day Out at Traquair House. 🌟I’ll be ther...
16/07/2025

🌟 If you’re looking for a fun day out this Sunday, why not come along to A Dogs Day Out at Traquair House. 🌟

I’ll be there offering free canine muscular health checks and talking about all things massage and conditioning related! 🥰

Come by my stall and say hi! 👋

Fancy pampering your pooch? Shop from our lovely selection of stalls at a Dog's Day Out this Sunday, 20th July. We have stalls selling dog food and treats, accessories, toys, coats, and more. And if you can't quite snap that perfect photo of your dog, chat to and book a session!

Also in the Walled Garden are a number of dog charities that we are delighted to host so they can raise funds and continue the fabulous work they do. The Companion Dog Show is in support of Dog Aid Scotland.

🐾 View the programme and book tickets at www.traquair.co.uk 🐾
Sunday 20th July 11am-5pm

🌸 It’s always a pleasure to see beautiful Frodo 🌸This gorgeous girl has been through a lot. After suffering a cruciate l...
16/07/2025

🌸 It’s always a pleasure to see beautiful Frodo 🌸

This gorgeous girl has been through a lot. After suffering a cruciate ligament injury, and subsequent complications, Frodo had surgery to amputate her leg. 🐾

Massage is helping to keep her mobile and comfortable. 🥰

And the bonus (for both of us) is that Frodo just loves her massage sessions! 💕

🌟 Lowry and his brother Jaguar finding a cool spot to chill during the recent heatwave 🌟And I’m in my happy place… surro...
15/07/2025

🌟 Lowry and his brother Jaguar finding a cool spot to chill during the recent heatwave 🌟

And I’m in my happy place… surrounded by hounds, and helping them to feel a little more comfortable. 🥰

🐶 Barry melted into his massage this week…. Just look at that snoozy face! 🐶🫠Handsome Barry is a bit of a pro when it co...
10/07/2025

🐶 Barry melted into his massage this week…. Just look at that snoozy face! 🐶🫠

Handsome Barry is a bit of a pro when it comes to receiving a massage. He knows it’s all about him, and he’s delighted to get the attention! 😍

So… Barry was not too impressed when his sister Sue decided to get in on the action! 😱

Sue received her very first massage, and she surprised us all by settling beautifully. Sue has one or two niggles that her hoomans are keen to keep on top of, so that she can continue to be Sue-per active!!! 🙈

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This is so true. I’m proud to have completed my training with the Canine Massage Therapy Centre, as well as undertaking ...
09/07/2025

This is so true. I’m proud to have completed my training with the Canine Massage Therapy Centre, as well as undertaking continuous professional development.

I’m more than happy to share evidence of my insurance, training undertaken and industry body membership certificates at any time.

As the Director of the Canine Massage Therapy Centre, Founder of the Canine Massage Guild and author of the 2 year Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner Programme as well as a specialist in this field for almost 20 years, I feel compelled to speak out about a growing concern in the industry.

The rise of quick massage courses, often delivered entirely online, is not just watering down standards, it’s putting dogs at risk as well as compromising the vulnerability of owners who are trying to do the right thing for their dog.

Many of the individuals teaching these courses have no real background in massage therapy themselves. Some offer certificates after just a few hours or days of theory, with no hands-on supervision, no case studies, and no assessments of clinical competency. Yet graduates are encouraged to call themselves "canine massage therapists" and can as its an unprotected title.

This means that:
• There are people working on dogs with no real understanding of anatomy, pathology, or safe techniques
• Students are being let loose on vulnerable dogs and owners without ever having been supervised in training or technique competency
• Owners are trusting their beloved dogs to therapists whose only experience may be watching a video
I’ve even come across individuals advertising massage services after just half a day of training or doing a day or 2 days training as part of another course.

This is not just disappointing, it’s dangerous and I am personally disgusted at the fraudsters who deliver these courses and at those who go on to call themselves therapists and dupe owners into thinking they are providing a real service.

At the Canine Massage Therapy Centre, our course takes over two years to complete, with extensive practical training, tutor supervision, and real casework. We also provide online theory lectures, student support sessions and tutorials online and these in no way are a substitute for the real work that happens in the classroom We work to ensure that our graduates that go on to become Canine Massage Guild members are skilled, safe, and accountable because we believe that dogs deserve nothing less.
As a professional, I am deeply distressed at what is happening in this unregulated space, and I believe that dog owners deserve transparency, not marketing fluff from so called ‘therapists’ who can’t recognise or assess for a muscular issue let alone treat one despite their fraudulent claims.

It should be about this point that most would expect I say sorry for this. I’m not sorry. If anything I think its about time I start speaking more about this. I can only be responsible for the therapists I and my team train but at the least its time to start making owners and other canine professionals and vets aware that not all massage courses and therapists have the same training.

I always say I’m a dog owner/guardian first and a professional second, so to all the dog owners out there I urge you to check your therapists credentials, ask how long they trained for, who with and in what disciplines, ask to see their certificate of pass and importantly ask to see their insurance. Don’t just jump in with the first person who says they are a therapist because it may be they are about to take your money and put your dog at risk.
People are now jumping on the canine massage bandwagon, students and so called trainers alike because they think it’s a fast and quick buck. Its not. Its hard work that comes with it a vast amount of responsibility to the dogs, owners, vets and other paraprofessionals we work with and from the side of a trainer, to the students we teach who’s lives we influence.

Time to start calling it out.

Find a real therapist who has trained with in person supervision, taken written and practical exams, has insurance and commits to CPD training by going to visit the Canine Massage Guild professional register.

🐶 Cheeky Teddy was clearly ready for his massage last week 🐶When I arrived Teddy came straight to me, lay down and asked...
08/07/2025

🐶 Cheeky Teddy was clearly ready for his massage last week 🐶

When I arrived Teddy came straight to me, lay down and asked for his treatment. He even allowed me to work on some very tender areas that he is often reluctant for me to touch. 🥰

Such a clever boy! 🌟

He was also very keen to have his photo taken! 🙈

Really interesting post about harnesses, and well worth a read! 👀
07/07/2025

Really interesting post about harnesses, and well worth a read! 👀

This is a repost(ish) but well worth repeating. Many of you have heard me harp on harness fit time and again. Having spent decades evaluating harness fit in working dogs of all types with thermal imaging (as well as having years of working and active dog experience combined with a strong biomechanics knowledge base) using front-clipping or "Gentle Leader" type harnesses only guarantee more structural stress in active dogs that makes for more work for me and other chiro/sports med colleagues. PLEASE only use harnesses that fit with proper ergonomics! [NOTE: I've tweaked the English & syntax in the added-on description below so it might read a little differently.]

"All dog owners should know this fact! A harness like this is a terrible injustice to your pet!! AVOID USING THIS TYPE OF HARNESS !

In a dog's forward movement, a harness with a tape that crosses its chest from side to side hinders it in the same way humans would bother going hiking with an elastic band holding their arms. Physiological movement of the front extremity is prohibited. Just like rubber would inhibit the pendular movement of our ARMS.

Thanks to the "Study of Canine Movement at the University of Jena", we now know that in the dog, the center of rotation of the front limb is at the top of the scapula, but in the human the center of rotation in the arm is in the shoulder (head of the humerus). Jena's study demonstrates, among other things, the importance of scapular movement for dog locomotion. Now we understand the importance of taking into account the free movement of the dog's shoulder when choosing a chest harness.
That means there SHOULDN'T be bands across the scapular (orange) area, and they shouldn't cross the chest side to side either.

From the point of view of biomechanics and physiotherapy, it is recommended not to choose getting harnesses that have a strap that goes through the chest laterally, or that have straps that touch or press the scapula.

Always lean towards harness models with ERGONOMIC design, to allow maximum freedom of movement for your dog, improve his well-being and safety during his walk.
Source : REAL CEPPA"

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