This is an instructional manual for massage therapists, pet-care professionals, and all dog owners. Learn the benefits of massage therapy for dogs and enough basic techniques for you to immediately start giving your dog knowledgable and safe therapy. Pet massageTM adapts aspects of Swedish Massage, acupressure, positional release, exploration of movement, and trigger point to create this safe, effective, easily learned massage form. Chapter titles are: Importance of Massage, Massage Techniques, Intoduction adn Assessment,Therapeutic massage sequence, Older (Geriatric) Dog, Upper Spine and Back, Respiratory Enhancement, Hips, Additional Techniques, Recipes, Reading list, Index. Illustrated with images taken from Effective Pet Massage videos. Typeface is large enough to be read from 4 feet away and is appropriate for visually impared or older readers. Content and writing style are appropriate foe ages 7 and older.

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Jonathan Rudinger, BFA, Ohio State Univiersity, RN, Truman Colege, Chicago, LMT, Massage Therapist, Licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board, human massage. Years of hands-on experience working with horses, cats and especially dogs along with study of the diciplines of Nursing, Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Healing Touch and Positional Release are combined to form a very effective and easily learned lmassage form. Recognized as an authority on massage for pets, he has been interviewed on National Public Radio/PRI's Todd Mundt Show, major television networks and has been featured on the FOX Pet News Show. He guests lectures at kennel clubs and demonstrates PetMassageTM at AKC and Agility competitions. Jonathan produced the home study course, Effective PetMassage for DogsTM which includes a book, 2 instructional videos and a test for a Certificate of Course Completion. He gives all of his students continued personal support via his website, e-mail and an 800 number. Jonathan and his wife Anastasia maintain a private massage therapy practice for humans in Lambertvlle, MI. He treats dogs, cats and horses at his clinic, home/barn sites, veterinary hospitals, obedience schools and private kennels.

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