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Time is Right for PetMassage
Time is Right for PetMassage As pet owners and caregivers, we as a culture, are evolving. Maturing. Becoming more aware and authentic in the way we take care of dogs.…
Read MoreI am he exact right person, at the right time, to practice PetMassage™ to help dogs in my community.
Grieving Cat’s Aquatic PetMassage is Transformative
I just facilitated an in-hand swim session in the PetMassage heated indoor hydrotherapy pool…with Chloe…a cat. Chloe’s mom was nervous, apprehensive about putting her kitty in water. Naturally. For Chloe…
Read MoreSumi-e PetMassage
Japanese Ink Painting I had an intriguing lesson last weekend. I attended a short workshop on Sumi-e painting. I rediscovered and reclaimed a freedom that I had nearly forgotten. I…
Read MoreGait Observation For PetMassage
We can only know for sure what effects our massage is having on the dogs if we’ve first established a baseline for their movement. Then, we can recognize changes from…
Read MoreLearn PetMassage techniques from the videos on the PetMassage Training and Research Institute YouTube channel.
This weekend, as you are searching for some meaningful entertainment on your mobile device, we invite you to visit our YouTube channel: PetMassage Training and Research Institute. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLn7J2DR9LIwM1WzXu5B3w Watch, share,…
Read MorePetMassage Programs and workshops
We talk a lot about PetMassage Programs and workshops. If you an experienced workshop attendee, you know what to expect. And, it’s all good! It is possible that you have…
Read MorePetMassage for Active and Athletic Dogs
PetMassage for Active and Athletic Dogs Optimizing function is the name of the game. That’s what canine massage does. The dogs appreciate what we do. Their owners, handlers, trainers, and vets…
Read MorePetMassage Training and Research Institute YouTube videos
PetMassage Training and Research Institute YouTube videos Happy Holidays. This weekend, as you celebrate with the vivacious thrilling and all-absorbing company of your adoring family, and you are covertly searching…
Read MoreTRANSITIONS: PetMassage Energy Work for the Aging and Dying Dog
TRANSITIONS: PetMassage Energy Work for the Aging and Dying Dog – a book of comfort and purpose for you and your dog. A Transition is a change, or shift, from…
Read MoreSumi-e PetMassage
Japanese Ink Painting I had an intriguing lesson last weekend. I attended a short workshop on Sumi-e painting. I rediscovered and reclaimed a freedom that I had nearly forgotten. I…
Read MoreInspirational PetMassage Instruction
Quality Instruction In my opinion, a good instructor must always present the course content as if it were in an engaging conversation. The energy of the learning experience must be…
Read MoreGolden Retriever Moves Slowly and Limps, Then Gets PetMassage™
Golden Retriever Moves Slowly and Limps, Then Gets PetMassage™ Luke Skywalker, healthy, active, eight year old Golden Retriever. Complaint: moves slowly and limps. Luke Skywalker was limping and his owner…
Read MoreTrust and Transformation in PetMassage
Dogs, Dogs, and More Dogs I write this blog every week to share some of the insights I’ve had about dogs. I’ve written about dog massage, dog life, dog death,…
Read MoreBurping in PetMassage™
What’s In A Burp? At the beginning of each PetMassage™ Foundation Level workshop we introduce ourselves to the group, sharing a little about ourselves. Students describe how their lives and…
Read MorePetMassage Team
Jonathan Rudinger, RN, LMT Jonathan “AquaMassage Man” Rudinger is a creative, with a degree in fine arts history from The Ohio State University, an RN, and a licensed massage therapist…
Read MoreAquatic PetMassage and Dry PetMassage for Dogs
Appointment Interest Contact Form Private Sessions: Dry and Aquatic PetMassage for Dogs PetMassage for dogs, aquatic and dry, are both offered at PetMassage. Dry outside the pool, Aquatic, in the…
Read MoreThe Immune System, Lymphatic Movement and PetMassage™
The immune system The immune system protects dogs from all sorts of invaders. The skin and coat are the innate portions of the immune system. These are their first lines…
Read MoreYou are Right
You are Right Baseball: Who’s on First? The World Series is playing. It’s the Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Indians. I’m watching it on TV. Wrigley Field in Chicago is a…
Read MoreIntegrating PetMassage with veterinary care
Integrating PetMassageTM with veterinary care We are so different and so alike Listening to myself describe how PetMassage integrates with veterinary medicine at the AHVMA (American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association)…
Read MoreRight Livelihood
Right Livelihood Over the past 20 years Anastasia and I have had several challenging times keeping PetMassageTM going. Each time we would ask ourselves, would we be as fulfilled if…
Read MoreSummertime in Ohio, and the living is intuitive
Summertime in Ohio, and the living is intuitive Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy Our boxers love to lie in the sunlight. Inside, they will seek out any shaft…
Read MoreDousing: Muscle Testing in PetMassage
Dousing: Muscle Testing in PetMassageTM Limited uses for muscle testing While the muscle testing techniques described last week are good for personal dilemmas, like whether to order the cheesecake or…
Read MoreDogs need to scale the utmost height and catch the gleam of glory bright
Dogs need to scale the utmost height and catch the gleam of glory bright Higher ground advantage Over 2500 years ago, Sun Tzu wrote in his military treatise, the Art of…
Read MoreTime change
Time change This past weekend, many of us fell back an hour We all (except for people in some parts of Indiana) repeated the old mantra last Saturday night when…
Read MoreEnergy Work is part of every PetMassage
Energy Work is part of every PetMassage Last week, I had the opportunity to PetMassage Dugan, a big, 80 pound German shorthaired pointer. He is a bird dog. He had…
Read MorePetMassage anticipates, validates, and honors dog diversity.
Over the last two weekends, I had the opportunity to PetMassage over one hundred dogs. We were promoting the PetMassageTM mini-workshop for dog owners that we will be giving this…
Read MoreASK PETMASSAGE
Dog wants to jump away during massage or What was I thinking? Hi Jonathan, I’m trying to be aware of the pressure that I’m using and go lightly. Could it…
Read MoreHow Jonathan realized his psychic gifts and used them to create PetMassage Part 2
The psychic experience shifted the direction of my life. My life would never be the same. Psychic experiences do happen! And, hey: I had one. We can do it. Then…
Read MoreHow Jonathan realized his psychic gifts and used them to create PetMassage Part 1
On Christmas 2014, I found myself rereading the pages of the book Transitions, PetMassage Energy Work for the Aging and Dying Dog. It has been over ten years since I…
Read MorePetMassage Balances Pets and Their People
The practice of PetMassageTM is based on the recognition that all physical, emotional, and behavioral dysfunctions are symptoms of imbalance. Balance is what we want for the processes that make…
Read MoreSharing Articles
Sharing Articles Vivienne Pastars, a beautiful spirit from Australia who traveled to the PetMassage School in Toledo Ohio for her Foundation Level Program Training, was asked to write an article about…
Read MorePrivate-Sessions/Dogs/Cats/People
Appointment Interest Contact Form Private Sessions: Dry and Aquatic PetMassage for Dogs PetMassage for Dogs, Aquatic and dry, are both offered at PetMassage. Dry outside the pool, Aquatic, in…
Read MoreLet’s Dash to Unify Opposing Camps.
I’ve read that there are 10 kinds of people in this world. Those who understand binary numbers and those who don’t. I remember the moment I made a commitment to…
Read MoreInspiration: Where does it come from?
What’s that suggestion? Moving your hands over the dog, you listen. You are open to hearing the faint stream of suggestions that will help you make sense of what you…
Read MoreSacred geometry of Reiki Power Symbol Cho Ku Rei
During a recent dinner with friends, I heard the term “sacred geometry.” It was spoken in reverence. Sotto voce. So it got my attention. As soon as I had an…
Read MoreLet’s figure this out and learn ways to play with each other. Life…
Let’s figure this out and learn ways to play with each other. Life lessons from a tiny dog. At the beginning of our stay at home and shelter in place…
Read MoreBest massage ever.
Bliss. You’ve heard the Joseph Campbell admonition to “follow your bliss.” That’s exactly what I get to do in every PetMassage. Just last week I described my excitement every time…
Read MoreResolutions require resolve. Or, just who do you think you are?
Here we are. It’s the end of January. And you’re reading yet another blog about resolutions. Will they never end? Goals. Do you remember setting goals for yourself a few…
Read MoreMentoring Canine Massage.
I love to massage dogs. Even more than massaging dogs, I love training and mentoring others to massage dogs. I envision the workshops we teach as vocational training. I have…
Read MoreTreadmills and An Introduction to Active Dog, Sport Dog Massage.
One of the most creative names I’ve heard people call their dogs is “Five Miles.” As they clip the leash to the collar they announce “I’ll be back soon. I’m…
Read MoreWhat do Positional Releases feel like?
What do Positional Releases feel like? During positional release, we hold the dog’s body -in a position- and observe how in the tissues under our hands release tension. We describe…
Read MoreGrounds for exercises in intuition.
Grounds for exercises in intuition. As I was taking my morning coffee I noticed a tiny chunk of grit on my tongue. I looked down at my cup; there on…
Read MorePast Life Skills Include Dog Massage
Practicing and Figuring It Out Some things come easily; some take practice until we get it right. I noticed a pattern in the way I mastered skills. I identified a…
Read MoreThat light in the tunnel.
That light in the tunnel. That light in the tunnel is not an oncoming train. It’s sunshine. Canine massage may very well be in your future. Register for the PetMassage Foundation…
Read MoreGreatest Love of All
Greatest Love of All Woke up this morning with the lines of a Whitney Huston song* on loop-repeat in my head. This has never happened before. At least not with…
Read MoreMuscle testing
Muscle testing Muscle testing is a technique used in PetMassage. It’s a visual way of asking your higher consciousness for advice when your regular consciousness isn’t sure. The theory is:…
Read MoreCrisis At The Dog Park
Socializing At the Dog Park The Park District in Toledo OH just opened its first dog park. Toledo has finally joined the rest of the cities in the country in…
Read MoreCandle Flame
Firing Neurons, Scottie I caught a flicker of a candle flame. It appeared during a recent meditation. The reflection was the shadow of a tiny flare that flashed way back…
Read MoreHeart Chakra
This week’s newsletter is a beautifully written research paper submitted by Susan Miller, of south Florida. Foundation Level students must each write a short paper on a subject assigned to…
Read MoreMassaging Dogs on The Floor
Quality Control Sometimes it is impossible to get a dog up on a table because they are too heavy to lift, or if they are in so much pain you…
Read MoreBreak Dance
Play Patterns Watching our two dogs play, I see a pattern. They charge, engage, parry, peak to intense excitement, and break away to regroup. Then, they repeat, and each time…
Read MoreNo One Told Me About Rescue Dogs.
No One Told Me About Rescue Dogs. There are some significant things that we didn’t know when we set about adopting a rescue dog. The learning curve has been going…
Read MoreKinesio taping
Kinesio taping I recently experienced kinesio taping. My right hand and arm, which had been in a sling for a month following a hairline crack in my elbow, started to…
Read MoreAccidental Life Lesson
Accidental Life Lesson I had a life lesson last week when I had an accident. I was walking down the street -actually I was skipping and dancing down the sidewalk,…
Read MoreSmall Price To Pay For Correctness
That’s Our Policy Last Friday afternoon someone from Queensland Australia signed up for one of our PetMassage™ Foundation Level workshops. We had corresponded on Facebook and she felt that our…
Read MoreDog With Issues With Men Triggers Observation
A Male Practitioner With Female Clients I am told that I project an energy and quality of presence that people and dogs are comfortable with. Dogs and people are easygoing…
Read MoreLove and a dog
Love and a dog I’ve got my jacket on, Camille’s leash in my hand and the little wiggle butt is sitting as pretty as she can, gazing up at me,…
Read MoreSpirit Connection
I had a dream. I awoke a few mornings ago with vivid images of my last dream. I was seeing all life as evolving spirits. Glowing beacons of light. Some…
Read MoreGoals and Resolutions
Goals and resolutions achievement is a process. It is the beginning of the year and my Facebook feed is filling up with encouraging suggestions for the best way to set…
Read MoreDMCA Policy
CONSULT LAWYER & INSERT INFO HERE Takedown Policy And Procedures PetMassage LTD dba PetMassage.com respects the intellectual property rights of others just as it expects third parties to respect its rights.…
Read MoreTrying to Make Sense of Lola’s Transition
Trying to Make Sense of Lola’s Transition Yin – yang dynamics We talk about yin and yang a lot. The yin – yang dynamic is a description of disease and…
Read MoreWe had quite a scare
We had quite a scare DNR, Do Not Resuscitate I had a Healing Touch session last week during which the abbreviation “DNR” surfaced to my conscious awareness. I heard…
Read MoreInspiration: Where does it come from?
Inspiration: Where does it come from? What’s that sound? Moving your hands over the dog, you listen. You are open to hearing the faint stream of suggestions that will help…
Read MoreSpace for another piano
Space for another piano Twenty years ago, I bought a beautiful old baby grand piano. It has a soft, rich voice. I’ve enjoyed playing it. “Playing” being the appropriate description…
Read MoreOne hundred naked birds smile
One hundred naked birds smile Birds of a feather I watched a huge flock of birds descend upon a tree in our neighbor’s yard. Sections of the tree are bare;…
Read MoreKind and Gentle is Fundamental
Kind and Gentle is Fundamental Interview Cancelled The morning of July 11th I was scheduled to be on TV, to talk about PetMassage for Dogs Day. As we were heading out the door…
Read MoreExhibition Booth Design Elements, Part 2
Exhibition Booth Design Elements, Part 2 Your Booth Design is based on your Intention What is the purpose for your booth? Again, it is about having a clear, simple message.…
Read MoreAnatomy of a successful trade show booth and show
Anatomy of a successful trade show booth and show To Market, To Market Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. Now is the perfect time to market your canine massage. There…
Read MoreMarking Territory: Signs, Signals, Methods, and Value Added
Marking Territory: Signs, Signals, Methods, and Value Added Marking Territory, Signs, Signals, Methods As a species we have found that we need to leave a mark to show where we’ve…
Read MoreWith Puppies, Keep Expectations and Protocols in Check
With Puppies, Keep Expectations and Protocols in Check Puppies get PetMassageTM Last weekend, I had the opportunity to PetMassageTM several 4 week young Old English Sheep Dog puppies from a…
Read MoreMuscle testing
Muscle testing Natural remedies Anastasia and I were in a natural medicine shop looking for some natural type remedies that could enhance my life. I looked around at all…
Read MoreAll aboard
All aboard Last weekend I witnessed joy. My 12 year old granddaughter Lydia, on stage, playing Annie, spread her little arms, lifted her face to the front lights, and sang…
Read MoreActs of Kindness, Paid Forward: Random and Planned Randomness
Acts of Kindness, Paid Forward: Random and Planned Randomness Gifted Recently, Anastasia and I were having dinner at one of the restaurants that is described in the travel books as…
Read MoreLola says “Oh Look: Squirrel,” and then…
Lola says “Oh Look: Squirrel,” and then… Easter Sunday Perfect Spring like weather. Sun shining in a pale blue cloudless sky. New green leaves of the forsythia dance in the…
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