The Art of Canine Physio: Exercise & Fitness Foundations for Every Dog

About this episode

Lauren discusses the foundations of canine fitness and injury prevention with physiotherapist Mel.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of the Sexier than a Squirrel podcast, the podcast that brings you real-life dog training results, and sometimes human training ones too! Better performance and fewer injuries don’t start with fancy equipment. They start with the basics: a balanced stand, a square sit, and the patience to slow down. In this episode, Lauren sits down with canine physiotherapist and hydrotherapist Mel to talk about what really builds strong, capable dogs. They chat about...

People in this episode

Host: Lauren

Guest: Mel

Topics covered

• canine physiotherapy
• dog fitness
• exercise foundations
• injury prevention
• dog training

Keywords

• canine physiotherapy
• dog exercise
• fitness foundations
• balanced stand
• square sit

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Organizations: absoluteDogs

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