Tellington Touch

Social Media and Dogs

“This better be good. I bore easily.” Flowing into a holiday weekend, I thought I would bring you a compilation of interesting links and articles I have found via Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and email. Enjoy. A Baby, Some Bubbles…and a Dog We’ll start will a heartwarming video. Take some bubbles, mix in a dog, and voila…baby [...]

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Intuition and TTouch

In delving a little more into the background of TTouch (or Tellington TTouch), I was interested to find out how intuition played a role in the development of this modality for both people and animals. TTouch includes a system of bodywork and groundwork. The TTouch bodywork consists of circular touches and lifts performed on the [...]

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Reconnecting With TTouch Part 3: Circulation Touches

This is part 3 in a series on Tellington Touch or TTouch. In part 1, we discussed what TTouch was and described some circular touches. In part 2 of this series, the Zigzag TTouch was demonstrated (thanks to my lovely demo dog, Teko). In this article, I will explain two TTouches which promote circulation, Tarantula [...]

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Reconnecting With TTouch Part 2: Zigzag Touch

In my last post, Reconnecting With TTouch – Part 1, I covered some basic principles of TTouch, including the circular touches. Another very effective touch is the Zigzag TTouch. It involves slowly stroking your dog’s body (sides, shoulders, hips) up-and-down in a zigzag pattern with fingers spread apart. This touch has a calming effect and can divert [...]

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