Physiotherapy-Led Handling Sessions
For some dogs, interacting with people can be stressful and frightening, depending on their disposition and history.
So, if they have to undergo a hands-on musculoskeletal assessment the likelihood of inducing anxiety and fear in the animal is high, increasing the chance the dog may hurt itself or others, and through no fault of its own, delaying, and interrupting treatment.
This applies even more so to puppies. Even when they are young and adorable, they KNOW when you are taking them to the dreaded V-E-T!
So, to remedy this, Stride Forward offers physiotherapy-led handling sessions for puppies and nervous/anxious dogs. These sessions are designed to normalise hands-on assessments but in a non-clinical, friendly, and stress-free environment.
The aim is that your puppy or dog gets familiarised and comfortable with these situations, which will dramatically reduce any fear, stress, and anxiety they might have should they need to be assessed/treated by a vet or physio in the future.