This morning Rosie and I attended the Stretch Your Dog Healthy class at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. Raquel Wynn really knows her stuff when it comes to massaging and stretching dogs and her boundless energy reminds me of a miniature schnauzer I once owned.
Her new book, Stretch Your Dog Healthy: A Hands-On Approach to Natural Canine Care, gives you all the stretches from the class plus a few, massage techniques with routines designed for specific difficulties your pet may be having, and a general section on overall pet health. I can’t wait to dig into it and really start implementing some of the techniques.
My sweet Rosie was very apprehensive when we arrived, but after a few pets she relaxed a bit. She enjoyed her massage for a while, but tired of the manipulations pretty quickly. It’s going to take some work before she allows me to really get into those tense places.
The picture above is of one of the rescue dogs in class. Obviously, she was really enjoying her massage and stretches. Her mom was having problems getting her to move she was so relaxed. Unfortunately, my camera died after this one and only photo.
If you’re interested in learning more about canine massage and stretching, Raquel’s website is here.