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Advanced PetMassage Aquatic Skills for Canine Wellness and Rehabilitative Support is open to Practioners who have completed the PetMassage Aquatics 5-day workshop.

If you have already completed the 5-day PetMassage Aquatics for Dogs workshop, anytime in the last 20 years, welcome back. You may join the final 2 days for Advanced Practice hands-on training. Refresh your skills and add more. The fee is now just $500.

Objectives: 

By the completion of the workshop you will understand and confidently return demonstrate PetMassage aquatic skills for the 8 primary specific applications of veterinary rehabilitation support.

  1. Obesity
  2. Arthritis
  3. Spine issues
  4. Hip dysplasia
  5. Patella issues
  6. Cruciate ligament rehabilitation
  7. Elbow issues
  8. Paralysis

Home study courses: 1

To be completed 1 week prior to the hands- on workshop at the PetMassage pool in Toledo Ohio. 

Home study 1: Dog Anatomy and Physiology for Focused Aquatic Work.

Course content:

  • Learn by doing. Practice the skills you’ve learned with gentle corrections and coaching. You know the importance of “time in the saddle.” This is “time in the water.”
  • Learn the essential dry and aquatic canine massage techniques to enhance hydrotherapy. 
  • Incorporate dry PetMassage skills and techniques to dogs on a submerged platform in the pool.
  • Learn predominant therapeutic Qi acupressure points (Shiatsu) to support specific physical/energy conditions. 

2 days, Tuesday-Wednesday  10-4 pm

Fee: $500 (IAAMB/ACWT members get 10% discount)

Workshop Class Size Limit 8 Students

Certificate of Completion: PetMassage Aquatic Hydrotherapy Skills for Canine Wellness and Rehabilitative Support

Prerequisite: Canine Aquatic PetMassage workshop

During Workshop Info

Location:

  • PetMassage Training and Research Institute 
    2950 Douglas Road 
    Toledo, Ohio 43606 USA
    1-419-475-3539
  • Emergency Phone 419-450-1106

What to expect:

You will have abundant opportunities to get individual hands-on instruction with Jonathan Rudinger, the founder of PetMassage Training and Research Institute, President of the IAAMB-ACWT,  and creator of the Canine Aquatic PetMassage program.