Dogs benefit from hands-on help: massage, acupressure, and TTouch

Who doesn’t love petting a dog? The soft fur, the warm body and the animal’s reciprocal affection makes stroking a dog a great pleasure for people.

Petting is also good for dogs! Just as human infants can fail to thrive when deprived of affectionate contact, puppies who receive little or no contact from their handlers fail to develop as well physically or mentally as puppies who are petted and handled often. And even if their physical needs for warmth or food are provided, mature dogs can have a difficult time bonding with or responding to their human caretakers unless they receive consistent, affectionate physical contact.

Lono receives both massage and acupressure from Susan Isaacson, an animal therapist from Berkeley, CA, twice a month. Prior to these regular sessions Lono suffered from seizures and early signs of hip dysplasia; these symp- toms have completely disappeared.

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