Canine Touch is not defined as a therapy or treatment. It is a non diagnostic, gentle hands on discipline that works at a complete holistic level. It addresses the dog as a whole without any particular focus on a individual problematic area of the body.

The body balancing as well as “areas of concern” procedures have been proven to have a beneficial and positive effect on the dog. The emotional aspect of the dog as an individual must be taken in to consideration and this can alter from breed to breed. Cats can benefit from this to.

The Canine Touch has a profound effect upon the dog from the cellular to the whole, including relaxation and balance with the purpose of assisting the dog to reach the ideal state of homeostasis.

While in homeostasis the dogs innate healing ability is able to work at its maximum. In this ideal state the flow of Ki is encouraged, stress is reduced and the relaxed animal is able to address problems at various levels.

The Canine Touch has also been shown to be an aid to local circulation of the blood and lymph and is an excellent booster for the immune system. Circulation can be enriched which encourages detoxification of the system.