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CANINEARTICLES
Acupressure for Adoption
by Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis Bringing home a new dog can be stressful for him and your existing animals. Learn how acupressure can help the peace and make introductions easier.
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The Dog-Athlete is an Acupressure Hound
by Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis Drake is an amazing agility dog. He darts onto the course taking the triple bar in stride, running smoothly and efficiently through the entire course with grace and confidence. His timing, movements and keen attention are impressive. Not a moment's hesitation....
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Soothing Seizures
by Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis Epilepsy and other seizure disorders can be frightening and their causes hard to nail down. Acupressure is a gentle and simple way to alleviate these conditions...
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Scratching That Itch
by Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis
"Scratch, scratch, scratch... Oh goodness, there he goes again, poor guy. He just scratches constantly and his skin is so raw. I need to do something to help him." This is not an uncommon situation, unfortunately. Too many dogs have skin allergy problems....
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Complementary Care
by Cathy M. Rosenthal
When Holly Melton's 3-year old Border Collie Rachel had trouble walking, her X-rays showed she had hip dysplasia, and abnormal formation of the hip socket that can cause painful arthritis and crippling lameness....
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Truly Healing Touch
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis Maintaining a well-rounded training regime and providing incremental warm-up exercise before strenuous exercise are an important part of preventing injuries. But with any sport, the dog's enthusiasm and natural drive can lead to incidental and repetitive injures, despite our bes prevention efforts. That's why it's best to formulate an approach to dealing with our dog's injuries before they happen
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Acupressure for Active Dogs
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis Regular exercise is crucial, but strenuous sport can casue joint problems and injury. Keep your pooch pain-free by complementing his fitness program with acupressure.
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 The Healing Touch: Acupressure Can Help Keep Your Dog Healthy & Happy
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
What if animal healthcare practitioners were only paid if animals were healthy. In times of old in China that is the way it worked. The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors, known as 'barefoot doctors,' would go from village to village and only receive housing, food, and payment if the community was wealthy . . .
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 Blazing Saddles and Other Fire Friends
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
Every feature, every movement of this young horse emanates joyous vitality; a shocklingly brilliant coat; full, articulating muscles; a handsome, crisp-looking head; a sparkling eye that bespeaks his quick intelligence. His good, loving nature is the one thing that could possibly contain his burning, passionate nature. His spirit soars with his increasing physical strength in the warmth of summer. This animal is the perfect flesh and blood manifestation of the metaphor of the Fire phase.
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|  Is Fido fearful? Acupressure can help
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
The sight of a dog cowering in a corner, legs trembling and head down, breaks any animal lover's heart. Though this example is extreme, many dogs live within the spectrum of being intermittently timid or fearful to being numbingly petrified and overly self-protective. FULL STORY
|  Spring Action - Acupressure techniques for conditioning athletic dogs.
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
When spring is in the air, every dog knows it. Spring is the season when dogs want to run, play, and stretch their bodies, when their natural zest for life flows through their veins. Spring is a time of action.
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| Reducing his Concerns - Acupressure techniques for grounding and calming a worried dog.
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis Does a worried dog sing a worried song? A dog's worried "song" is often expressed in quirky, repetitive behaviors and anxiety disorders know as Canine Compulsive Disorder (CCD). FULL STORY
| Go Barefoot, Try this acupressure session to maintain your dog's health.
by Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis What if animal healthcare practitioners were only paid if animals were healthy? In times of old in China that is the way it worked. The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors, known as“barefoot doctors,” would go from village to village and receive housing, food, and payment only if the community was healthy. FULL STORY
| Post-Op Acupressure - Use your hands to help your dog recover more quickly from surgery.
by Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis
During the last decade, conventional veterinary surgery has made great strides in helping dogs have more comfortable and fuller lives. But an ancient therapy - acupressure - nicely augments the more modern medical practice and increases its benefits. FULL STORY
| The Yin & Yang of Puppy Love
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis Puppies are amazing creatures. When they play, they play with every ounce of their little beings. When they sleep they are "down-for-the-count." They can chew their way through your favorite shoes and your daughter's best teddy bear - but we love them anyway. We look at our beloved puppy's antics and say to ourselves, "He's a puppy." FULL STORY
|  Using Acupressure to Relieve Motion Sickness
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
As Catherine took a sweeping turn onto the interstate, she was thankful she had brought a travel crate for Hugo, her nine-week-old Saint Bernard puppy. She was taking Hugo home for the first time and his tummy was not happy with the ride - up came his breakfast.
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by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
| If not for their dinner bowls, dogs would still be wolves. In many ways our devoted, domesticated dogs are still wolves, especially when it comes to their digestion. In the past 10 years, holistically oriented guardians and healthcare practitioners have become proponents of fresh food diets plus supplements for dogs.
FULL STORY |  Dog Atheletes are Acupressire Hounds
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis
Drake is an amazing agility dog. He darts onto the course taking the triple bar in stride, running smoothly and efficiently. His timing, movements, and keen attention are impressive. Not a moment's hesitation dashing up and down the A-frame, over a double-over, through the chute, onto the pause table, then off again at top speed to the broad jump, and weaving around the poles - - the consummate dog athlete!
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|  Acupressure: Points That Heal
by Amy SnowChico went flying off the back porch and landed chin first on the stone below, knocking himself out. The five-month old yellow Lab had spotted ducks on the pond 50 feet away, and in his exuberance forgot there was an eight foot drop from the porch to the craggy rocks.
Carol, Chico's guardian, saw him mid-air from the kitchen window and went rushing out to see where he had landed. When she reached Chico, she placed the tip of her thumb just below his nose, right in the middle of his upper lip and pressed gently, then again with a bit more pressure. Chico regained consciousness, wagged his tail, stood up, shook his whole body, and went back to being his happy self.
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