Muscle loss (muscle atrophy) in our dogs can occur for a variety of different reasons. Because of the fast-paced nature of the sport we participate in, injuries are not uncommon. Sometimes it's a mild injury that requires a short rest and sometimes surgery is required. More than just missing out on......

Why is Medial Shoulder Syndrome (MSS) becoming so common, and how do you prevent it? For a long time, MSS has been the most common forelimb orthopedic condition seen in agility dogs; however, over the past few years, the global incidence is rising at a startling rate. Why? In this webinar, Dr. Canap......

Iliopsoas strains are generally regarded to be an overuse injury. While any of us can injure our iliopsoas, sprinters, gymnasts, athletes who perform repeated hip flexion movements, and athletes who engage in plyometric jumping exercises (short-term, high-energy exercises) are at a much higher risk......

Carolyn McIntyre's book "Warm Up and Cool Down of the Canine Athlete" is an evidence-base approach to improving your dog's sport performance and preventing injury through an easy to perform warm-up routine. While the book contains photos and complete instructions for performing each dynamic stretch......

One of the most common questions clients ask their sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist is, "What supplements are YOUR dogs on?" So this webinar is going to be just that, a summary of the what, why, and when for canine supplements that Dr. Debra Canapp has personally researched and chosen t......

Without a doubt, the most common cause of hind limb lameness in dogs worldwide is injury to the cranial cruciate ligament. In dogs, we call it the CCL, in humans it’s the ACL. Unfortunately, once a CCL injury occurs in one stifle (knee), the chance of injury/tearing of the CCL in the opposite stifle......

No matter if you have two or four legs, we all need balance in our lives. How can we do that? Acupressure! Acupressure has been around for over 5,000 years. Amazing, right? It is one of the five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and has so many benefits. These benefits range from reduci......

Dog’s typically distribute 60% of their weight to the front limbs and 40% to the rear limbs. Shifting more weight to the rear is key to improving your dog's rear end awareness. If the dog does not have weight distributed to their rear feet, then they are relying too heavily on their front limbs. Man......

This webinar is all about strength training for agility handlers and our unique strength training needs. Why should you care about strength training? Strength training WILL enhance your agility handling because being stronger gives you more handling options on course and will make it easier for you......

Learn specific exercises that will help your dog jump with less effort, but more power and fluid motion. This class will improve your dog's muscle engagement, strength, and overall understanding of how to use his whole body—not just power from the rear—to efficiently take a jump. You will work on in......

Do you feel lost at sea when it comes to exercising and conditioning your puppy? Are you unsure how to introduce exercises safely? Are you ready to take the guesswork out of foundation conditioning exercises and make the most out of your training sessions? Then it's time to Walk the Plank! This cou......

Most of us that do agility and other canine sports know the importance of keeping our competition dogs fit. But our senior dogs need mental and physical exercises too! As dogs age, they become less active, sleep more, tend to gain weight, and lose mental focus. The less our senior dogs move, the mor......

Discover a variety of beneficial exercises to properly strengthen your dog. While the exercises benefit dogs of all sizes, this class is designed to offer specific suggestions for larger dogs—dogs that are 45 lbs. or more and giant breeds—that sometimes seem not to fit on some fitness equipment! The......

What if you could just grab a few fitness props, set them up in a small space, and be ready for your entire workout with one or more dogs? With platforms and balance (foam) pads, you don’t need to adjust inflation levels when you switch out dogs. You can work a senior dog, an advanced canine athlete......

This self-guided, step-by-step course is designed to teach you the necessary canine fitness foundation exercises and skills to improve your dog's health, fitness, and sport performance. It is designed for active dogs or canine athletes of ANY age and includes 25 foundation exercises to improve core,......