13383 4th Line, Acton, Ontario L7J 2M1, Canada
Strength and Conditioning Training
Whether you are preparing your pet for the sporting world, maintaining their condition during the off season or interested in developing new and unique skills, these programs are right for you!!
Our Training Philosophy
We strive to provide a fun, low stress environment for our dogs to learn in. We believe training should be enjoyable for both dog and human through reward based training methods.
Meet Our Trainer
Emily Lush
Veterinary Assistant, Rehabilitation Assistant, Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach
Emily Lush is a Certified Veterinary Assistant, working as a Canine Rehabilitation Assistant here at Blue Springs. Emily has had an interest in animals from a young age and loves to learn about different species and how to care for them. Emily discovered her passion for working in rehabilitation, and learning how to help with injured, overweight, and weak animals. Emily has played both Hockey and Softball since she was young. Being an athlete, she knows the importance of keeping ourselves healthy with fitness and exercise. She decided to further her knowledge in both fitness and dogs by completing the Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach course through the NC State University of Veterinary Medicine in 2023
Emily enjoys spending her time outside with her pets. Emily shares her home with her 2 dogs Oscar & Lizzy, as well as her rabbit, Alice.
What is Canine Fitness?
As humans, we are all very aware of the importance of health and exercise for keeping our muscles strong, maintaining good posture, and enjoying proper joint mobility as possible. This is also extremely important for our canine companions!
We all want what is best for our pets. A pain-free and happy life is the life we want for them! Canine fitness decreases the risk of injury, joint restrictions, abnormal mobility and improves the overall well-being of our animals! Establishing and maintaining an effective exercise regiment is challenging for everyone. It can be difficult to know how to start. By introducing specific exercise patterns, we can support your pets on their journey to their best selves.
Benefits of Canine Fitness
- Increases posture and proprioception
- Improves weight distribution
- Improves coordination & balance
- Improves muscle tone and muscle mass
- Increases flexibility
- Increases tolerance of handling and spatial acceptance
- Provides mental challenges.
- Increase human/animal bonds.
What Canine Fitness Does Not Do:
- Substitute for rehabilitation or veterinary services
- Do not diagnose or treat injury.
- We are not bodybuilders
Who Can Benefit From Canine Fitness?
Puppies before growth plate:
- Allow puppies to be puppies!
- Avoid repetitive concussive activity that can cause long term joint issues
- Expose puppies to different surfaces, building confidence
- Teach puppies to learn
- Teach foundation behaviors in low repetition
Adult dogs who:
- Have recovered from an injury
- That lacks core strength
- Have tight muscles
- Have a lack of muscle tone
- Pace when walking with the owner
- Lack of confidence!
Senior dogs
- Age is just a number!
- Able to perform exercises with good form
- Always consider the dog's level of fitness
Fitness Programs
First Initial Assessment (approximately 30-60 minutes)
- Allows us to generate a custom program based on your dog’s needs or your goals
- Photos/videos of your dog will be obtained to complete an assessment of your pets gait, structure, posture
In Center Follow-up Training Session (30 minutes)
- Discussion of assigned exercises, including why these exercises were selected, instruction on how to perform the exercises, key details to look for, and rehearsal of exercises
Equipment Explore (30 minutes)
Includes:
- Exposure to equipment on a fitness level
- De-sensitizing your pet to a variety of equipment to increase their success
- Run through of obstacle courses to improve your pets awareness with various equipment
- Opportunity for questions
Learning Targets (30 minutes)
Includes:
- Learning targeting cues including: rear foot target, front feet target, nose/hand target, paw target, etc
- Exposure to target pads and equipment associated with targeting
- Perfecting a skill set that improves success of future fitness, agility and sporting activities
Fitness Guidance from the Comfort of Home
Discuss your pets sporting and fitness goals with a certified conditioning coach to determine if our programs are right for you
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