Healthy Hound Therapy

27/10/2025

What to do on a rainy day?
Recall practice! She doesn’t care about the rain 😃

21/10/2025

Great resources from Galen Myotherapy

At Galen Myotherapy, for the last 20 years we’ve discussed the risks that slippery floors pose to our dogs’ musculoskeletal and myofascial health.
Repeated slipping can create micro traumas leading to compensatory patterns that affect posture and movement over time.

To help raise awareness, we’ve created a free, eye-catching, and informative PDF that highlights these risks — perfect for sharing or displaying in your practice and with clients.

Download it, share it, and help protect dogs from preventable injuries.
👉 https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/pawstolearn -floor-booklet

21/10/2025

A fantastic new resource from Galen Myotherapy

We’re excited to launch our brand-new “Paws to Learn” resource hub!
Created especially for dog guardians, this new online space brings together a wide range of resources to support canine comfort and wellbeing — including:

👉Insightful blogs
👉The Galen Comfort Scale
👉Downloadable PDFs to help you understand and support your dog’s muscular health

We’re passionate about sharing accessible, evidence-based information to help every dog live more comfortably.

We’d also love your input!
What topics or tools would you like to see in our upcoming free downloadable resources?

Explore Paws to Learn here 👉 https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/pawstolearn

17/10/2025

Beautiful start to the day.

13/10/2025

• 15 October 2025 - Don’t miss this exciting collaboration!

Panel Discussion with Julia Robertson, Hannah Capon, and Daniel Shaw
This panel brings together veterinary, behavioural, and physical development perspectives to explore how we can give puppies the best start in life. From conformation and movement, to behaviour and health, our panellists will discuss how these areas intersect and how a collaborative approach can support puppies to grow into resilient, well-rounded adults. The session will include a live audience Q&A.

https://www.brainandbehaviouracademy.co.uk/courses/a-multidisciplinary-look-at-puppy-development

13/10/2025

• Next in our “Tongue to Tail” series we’re shining a light on the often-overlooked pectoral muscles in dogs.
Located between the front legs, these muscles are key players in stability and movement.
Repeated slipping on smooth floors — even from puppyhood — can affect the integrity of these muscles. This can lead to long-term postural changes as other muscle groups compensate for a lack of strength and stability in this region.
Protect your dog’s posture by providing good traction and mindful movement support from an early age.

08/10/2025

What a great resource 😀Dogalong NZ

Check out some of these dog-friendly adventures in Marlborough! 🐾🐕 Want more?

Discover them all at 👉 www.dogalong.nz/location/dog-friendly-marlborough

07/10/2025

• In our Tongue to Tail series, we’re focusing on the dog’s shoulder. Did you know dogs don’t have a collarbone?

This means the shoulder is held in place solely by soft tissue, making it susceptible to repetitive strain. This is especially true with activities like repeated jumping down, as well as twisting and turning.
This is why it’s important to be mindful of the high impact when your dog jumps out of a vehicle for example.

19/09/2025

• Did you know dogs like horses and humans, possess nuchal ligaments. However, a key structural difference lies in their attachment points: a dog’s nuchal ligament connects to the neck vertebrae, whereas a horse’s and humans attaches to the head. This distinction grants dogs significantly more head flexibility, for example, enabling them to self-groom.

However, as always, flexibility creates greater instability!

Keep following for further fascinating insights into your dogs’ body.

14/09/2025

• Have you read our latest blog on Working WITH Fascia? We have had some great feedback and comments so far so don’t miss out!

👉 https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/post/galen-myotherapy-working-with-fascia

14/09/2025

We had a lovely walk this morning with Bandana Dogs Picton. Thank you Christine Picton Veterinary Clinic for organising.
Skyla could easily wear a green bandana as she is super friendly, but having an orange ‘caution’ bandana helps give all important space for an overly exuberant puppy!