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December 15th 2007 22:56
A great tool for calming the anxious pet
When dealing with anxiety in animals, one therapy that I find very effective is Tellington Touch.
It is based on the human therapy of Feldenkrais, and can be adapted to any animal. I've had success with racehorses lacking coordination. A trainer once had a horse who had a front end that was not connected to the back end. We used an adaption of this body wrap during track work and soon had this horse running in a straight even line.
With the coming celebrations, especially the scary firework season, this simple application of a bandage or if you don't have one of these you can use a t-shirt on your dogs, can be very comforting while the world goes BANG around them.
I found some great links for more information that say it better than I can:
Tellington Touch or TTouch is a form of massage, ground exercises and training methods that help animals relax and focus, connecting their physical actions with appropriate emotional responses. TTouch is used to release fear, tension, and improve self-confidence so that learning, activity, or socialization can proceed. The Body Wrap is a TTouch technique that uses moderate pressure to comfort the mind and body during periods of stress, travel, loud noises, hyperactivity, or injury.
This site has some good pics on HOW TO Really Long Link
The Tellington TTouch Body Wrap seems to act like another layer of connective tissue, sending messages through the body. It helps animals to remain breathing in difficult situations, and it connects parts of the body increasing physical balance and coordination. I call it as "a giant hug!" Really Long Link
This is a site where the lady has developed a 'product' if you don't want to use the banadage or t-shirt.
The Anxiety Wrap was created to fill an existing need, an alternative or holistic approach to behavior modification for dog and cats. It can happen by using the Anxiety Wrap to ease your dog and cat's anxieties. When used properly it has proven positive to increase balance, self-confidence, focus, preparation for and during training, animal to animal socialization, animal to human socialization, bonding, relaxation, and gait awareness. As well as helping to end dog and cat aggression, shyness, nervousness, releasing stress & tension, end jumping, stop destructive chewing, fear biting, car sickness, unnecessary barking, shyness, fear of loud noises, thunderstorm fear, sensitivity to touch, sensitive to sound, aloofness, emotional upset, hyperactivity, grooming issues and other anxieties. Really Long Link
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