Dog Therapies

 

I have much to say about Greyhounds and make NO APOLOGIES for my my comments.

What I have to say here is based on my own personal experiences.
 
I have great love and compassion for greyhounds.  They often have a hard life and a short life.  I own greyhounds.  I have trialled some, raced some and care for rescued greyhounds.

Where are educated people?
 
What I don’t understand is the general lack of educated and professionally trained people to deal with the musculo-skeletal system.  I am very strongly against people who prod and poke all over these poor animals trying to find "sore spots" and then wondering what to do about them.  Also injecting these long suffering animals with cortisone and other dubious substances to eliminate painful areas can also be masking the problem while the body’s structure is becoming further damaged due to the stresses of racing.
 
People who use "machines", lasers and the like are NOT structurally correcting the dog but merely alleviating pain and symptoms only.

If I sound annoyed - well - you’re right!

Why people don’t bother to get some sort of education about the musculo-skeletal system I can only find three answers for. 
 
Firstly perhaps they have no brains, secondly no money and thirdly a complete level of ignorance in regards to learning anything of any value.

I’m against manipulation

I’m very against manipulation and am completely horrified and the level of torture sometimes inflicted on these poor animals in an effort to supposedly correct the spine. Most methods I have come across and heard about come out of the dark ages.  It’s ignorant and intolerably stupid.  Would you do this on humans?
 
I don’t claim to have the answers to everything but ten years of training in several different musculo-skeletal therapies I would like to think I have come out the other side with more knowledge and information than the average bozo.
 
There have been many mountains made out of dead greyhounds which displays a tragic disregard for such beautiful animals.  Many lives could have been extended with the correct care.

Get some gentle work done on puppies and especially before they are racing

It would be a significant improvement if all dogs even as puppies had some basic gentle work done to structurally correct and balance the body BEFORE they are broken in, and/or even racing.  I have NEVER once come across one single greyhound whose hips were completely strong and supported despite who they have been to or for that matter a gait system that was completely corrected.

Why spend so much money on rearing and racing?
 
For all the money spent on buying puppies, rearing and then training which can add up to several thousands of dollars, very little if anything is spent on the musculo-skeletal system which in the long run is all to do with the dog’s perfomance.  If the dog’s body is not structurally correct and there are great weaknesses in the hip and gait system the dog cannot be expected to perform to the best of its ability.
 
What about nutrition and the dog’s emotions?  The mind, the body and emotions need to be in equal balance to help achieve optimum performance.
 
Get the dog right first then race it and maintain it!

What do checkers check?

Another gripe of mine is people who love to call themselves "checkers".  What the hell do checkers check?  Can anyone tell me? What qualifications or education do they have and exactly what are they checking?  What is even more important  WHAT ARE THEY CORRECTING?  Is it to do with an insertion point of a muscle, a problem with the origin point of a muscle, tendons, ligaments, lack of blood supply to a muscle, postural reflexes, cartilage, discs, the gait system, i.e. contralateral gait, homolateral gait, the fascia and on and on it goes.  Nobody seems to explain this.  Does anyone know?

What about nutrition and the dog’s emotions? 

The mind, the body and emotions need to be in equal balance to help achieve optimum performance.

Up to 80% of emotions can be held in the fascia of the body.  Does anyone know what fascia is and the value of its importance in performance sports?

Track Leg

When the gait system is out it causes a "track leg".  Most greyhounds coming out of boxes slower than others have weakness around the hip area and the supporting muscles.
 
Greyhounds that consistently race to the left and rarely on a straight track can have huge problems affecting the gait system.  Also eye direction affects the body and strength in the hips.  The mobility and function of the tallus bone and feet is crucial to the body’s structure and performance.
 
I do not claim to perform miracles least of all in one visit, three visits is the minimum and then a maintenance program.

 

 

For further detailed explanation on the modalities I have studied please read the other pages.
 
For any further enquiries or discussions please email me with the heading of "Dog Therapies" at creativewisdom777@hotmail.com