Canine Bowen therapy is a gentle non manipulative therapy. It is a hands on therapy it differs from many physical therapies as there are breaks or pauses in treatment which allow the body to respond to the work it is given and also allow the brain to process the information.
 
Canine Bowen may help keep a dog supple, and can be of use in helping to relieve muscle spasms stiffness and pain. Any dog of any age or with problem can receive Bowen and it is also used as part of palliative care.
 
Dogs are free to choose how much Bowen they receive and are free to leave the treatment area at any time. Canine Bowen therapists are trained to observe how dogs are responding during work and are adept at assessing when to finish a session. Observation during treatment is crucial as one of the first things that are taught during Bowen training is the principal of “less is more”.
 
Before work commences dogs are observed visually before any contact with the dogs’ body, this is an essential part of canine Bowen. The less suspicious a dog is of the therapist the better, this puts the session firmly in the dogs control.
 
This webinar intends to show how a canine Bowen session is conducted and what a therapist’s intentions are and how dogs might react. It also looks at our approach to treating specific canine health problems.