FourLeg: Rear end, Multivitamins, & What your clients want!

Published: Mon, 09/16/13

Diving in a little deeper!

Hi there!  

So, this week is going to see us 1) taking a reprieve from the joint mobilization videos.  Don't worry, they'll be back next week.  I just thought, we'd need to space things out a bit.  2) Diving deeper into the question about multi-vitamin use.  3) Looking at information regarding what clients want!?!  

So hang on for the ride... away we go!!


Members' Training Video
Dog's rear end!
So just for FourLeg Members, this week I have a nice little video on exercises you can prescribe to help a dog learn where his rear end is.  Just a few simple exercises that could make a big difference to the dog.  Think puppies, giant breeds, recovering neuro dogs, Bernese mountain dogs, dogs that have received minimal exercise or play time as pups...  I'm sure you can come up with more!
Check out:
(Log in, click Videos, Scroll down to the bottom, click & watch!)

Blog - Following up on multi-vitamins
And this week's blog is a follow up to a survey question I asked on the Four Leg Facebook page... Do you use, prescribe or advocate for multivitamin use in pets.  There was also a space for comments and thoughts.  So these are the answers!

Check out:
Multivitamin Man!

And for me this week?
Well this week will be very busy.  Monday alone is power packed with activity - meeting with an oil company (they want to drill in my backyard basically), meeting with a sales rep (regarding the nifty Shockwave unit I'm currently trialling), and a teleconference with the Animal Rehab Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, which I co-chair.  Then of course, Tuesday is a normal work day, Wednesday is a staff meeting, Thursday is a regular work day with a few mid-day meetings throw in on that as well.  And Friday to the following Monday will see me teaching the Advanced Canine Rehab course for the Animal Rehab Division as well.  (Which means that all of the days leading up until Friday will include organization and set up for the course next weekend!)  Phew... never a dull moment!

So if I am slow about getting back to you about anything... my apologies!  I'm here, but not here... if you know what I mean!

So, until next week!

Cheers!

Laurie
Laurie@FourLeg.com
Members Only BONUS knowledge!
Who me?

At my clinic, The Canine Fitness Centre in Calgary, Canada, we are currently conducting a survey in regards to the potential creation of an ultimate canine training & conditioning centre.  Really, we are simply looking for ALL ideas, just in case, we don't think of things on our own!

What we have been finding, is that in addition to the information regarding training and exercise, we are getting plenty of ideas in regards to regular rehab / complementary animal health care services as well.  So, I just want to pass along some of what we are learning to you!  (This is just for members... since today's video is a bit short... this is your bonus information!)

1)  Complementary services: Chinese medicine, homeopathic medicine, physio, chiropractic, massage, myofascial release therapist, nutritional counselling, and acupuncture.

2)  Services in adjunct to rehab:  General practice vet, specialist vets, and human therapists to treat the dog owners!

3)  Classes, classes, and more classes
  • Exercise class to motivate you to work with your do!
  • Exercise class for older dogs.
  • Exercise class for younger, high energy, permanently injured injured dog.
  • 6 week classes - use of fit disc / other pieces of balance equipment.
  • Keeping dogs fit in the winter - class.
4) Courses / Seminars
  • Warming up your dog for an event
  • Massaging your own dog
  • Joint care for older dogs
  • How to keep your dog fit and healthy
  • Healing touch etc
  • Dealing with reactivity / training seminars
  • Weight control & conformation considerations for the canine athlete
  • A personal trainer for your dog

So, I found some of this information rather enlightening!  We have not yet started to offer classes, and I have only put on a handful of seminars... but it seems that we had plenty of comments about such things.  The 'high end dog owners'  (and these folks are your target market - the ones that want to do things with their dogs, and who treat their dogs like family members) are craving information and things to do with their fur-kids!  So why not give it to them!?  Increase your exposure and pocketbook at the same time!  Just a little food for thought!