What is the Tellington TTouch® Method?

Tellington TTouch®

is a method of working with animals that has proven effective in reducing stress, fear, aggression and anxiety; as well as modify behavior, increase flexibility and—when combined with veterinarian care—aid in recovery. The approach is gentle yet systematic and helps animals to better cope with different and novel situations. It improves confidence, focus and learning.

With the use of gentle touches, body wraps and groundwork (a variety of exercises with equipment) we engage and calm the animal's nervous system as well as teach the animal to move in non-habitual ways. Since an animal that is stressed or anxious cannot learn, the incorporation of TTouch® allows me to aid an animal (in my case dogs, cats, birds and rabbits) by teaching them how to relax. The animal can then focus on learning new ways of coping with situations in which he previously reacted with fear, concern or anxiety.

Another terrific benefit of TTouch® is that it provides the guardian with the tools to engage with their animal in ways that are non-threatening—establishing or deepened the trust between them. As part of a TTouch® session you will learn how to use wraps and perform bodywork.

This service could be incorporated into a training session with your dog or as a TTouch® only session.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Is It Magic?

I believe one of our biggest challenges these days is to be able to get "off" the merry-go-round of fast is better and our desire for immediate gratification.  When it comes to behavioral changes, be it our own or our pets, fast is not always better. 


Moreover fast is almost never how changes in behavior take place! Then again, once in a while I do see and hear from my clients how introducing a new tool or protocol makes for a remarkable fast change in behavior. Below is a testimonial of one of my clients and their use of the TTouch® wrap on their puppy Edie.  One last thing, the next time you are "itching" to see some change in your pet's behavior, please consider how difficult it is to make changes in our OWN behavior :) ...and we are the species with the bigger brain...


"Thanks so much for all your help, Almudena! We put Edie in a body wrap with an Ace bandage today (two times, actually--first for 15 minutes, then an hour later for 30 minutes) and saw immediate behavior changes for the better, even after we took the wraps off". David Larkin, Santa Fe, NM 
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