By Jenn Merritt CPDT-KA, is a Tellington TTouch Companion Animal Practitioner and owner of Blue Dog Creature Coaching in Efland, NC Excessive barking is one of the most common behavioral complaints that I hear from clients about their dogs. Barking to excess takes many forms, from simple attention-seeking barking to alert barking, to compulsive barking […]
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Get in TTouch with Your Puppy
By Adam Rogers DVM & TTouch Practitioner 1 First published in the TTEAM Connections Newsletter Everybody loves puppies! With their playful ways and cute appearance you can’t help but want to wrap them in cotton wool with many of the maternal feelings we have for our own children. However in all too short a length
Get in TTouch with Your Puppy
By Toni Shelbourne Fireworks, thunder storms, gun shots. For many animals, these seemingly benign events can be sources of fear, anxiety and terror. Many people struggle to comfort their dog or cat when he is in the throes of a firework induced panic, you may feel helpless and torn. Helpless because you feel there is
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By Robyn Hood (first published in the TTEAM Connections Quarterly) In Part 1 I outlined exercises for day 1 and 2 in a week’s worth of 10 minute TTouch. In days 3 and 4 we add two new concepts that most animals enjoy a great deal, the “Octopus” and “Hair Slides” Day Three “Octopus” For
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The horses are hairy and the snow has arrived but we are most definitely looking forward to our summer season! If you have ever wanted to learn about our forward thinking, positive, and effective methods of working with horses and dogs, make 2020 the year! Animal guardians all over the world have discovered how
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When the Tellington TTouch Method first began working with dogs in the 1990s one of the first concepts carried over from horses was the connection between physical, mental and emotional balance. It was noted how many dogs seemed to be pulled out of balance when on one point of contact from the collar very similarly
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