Keeping K9 Fitness Safe – some thoughts

Canine conditioning is becoming more and more popular in the dog world.  On a positive note, this means there are stronger and healthier dogs in our homes.  However, with the […]

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Building Better Dogs and Keeping Them Fit and Strong Through Their Senior Years

Jenn Panko, RVT/CCRP Evaluating Your Senior Dog Daily and Monthly to Trend Changes in Mobility Making sure your older dog stays in tip top shape allows them to maximize their […]

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Canine Plyometrics – Maximizing Power

All dogs jump – whether it is jumping up on the couch to secure a prime position for Animal Planet, jumping over a series of fly ball hurdles, or jumping […]

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Treadmill Programs for Endurance and Strength Training – Part II

Once you have your dog comfortably walking on the treadmill, you can start thinking about what the specific goals are for your dog.  Possible goals may include weight loss, endurance, […]

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Land Treadmills – Endurance Portion of Your Dog’s Fitness Program

Part 1 Canine land treadmills have certainly evolved from the early days, an in particular, motorized models. Many of them now offer inclines, declines, varying speeds, and other safety features. […]

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Exercising With Nubby & Smooth TotoPAWDS™

We LOVE our TotoPAWDSTM and dogs do, too!  They offer a wide array of applications including fitness, positioning, balance, proprioception, stretching and targeting. The Nubby TotoPAWDSTM are strong, yet soft […]

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Canine Rehab with Core Exercise: May

Tibial Tuberosity Transposition Surgery Core Exercises Key to May’s Mental & Physical Rehab! Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVPP http://www.northcountryvets.com/ May is a 3-year-old spayed, female Chihuahua mix. She had surgery […]

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K-9 KORE ROLLER & K-9 BALANCE WEDGE

The K-9 Kore Roller and Wedge are two great pieces of canine fitness equipment.  Just a simple cylinder and a pie slice, their looks are deceptive!  Although small, they can […]

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The K-9 Core Strengthening Pyramid using INFINITYMountain ™

Pyramid models are important in many aspects of our lives and our dogs’ lives.  Whether we are talking about nutrition, training or exercise, they provide us with a great guideline.  […]

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Exercises for the K-9 Kore Disk with Base

There are many simple exercises that can be performed on the Toto Fit K-9 Kore Disk – it is an extremely versatile piece of equipment and appropriate for older dogs, […]

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SAFETY FIRST!!

As animal lovers, we automatically want the best for our dogs.  There is an instinctual and almost primal desire to insure our dogs are safe with regard to their activities, […]

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Why Core Fitness is Important to EVERY Dog

Exercise is beneficial to every living creature and most humans and animals perform a variety of different activities and exercises throughout the day.  Movement is essential to life, as is […]

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