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Try this acupressure session to maintain your dog’s health.

By Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis

What if animal healthcare practitioners were only paid if animals were healthy? In times of old in China that is the way it worked. The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors, known as “barefoot doctors,” would go from village to village and receive housing, food, and payment only if the community was healthy.

Two-finger technique: Nancy Zidonis places her middle finger on top of her index finger and gently applies pressure on St 36 on the outside (lateral side) of Spencer’s hind leg. She keeps her other hand on his body to stay aware of his response to her point work and to provide a connection between them.

The reasoning was simple: If the community was not well, and that often included the animals, it meant the barefoot doctor was not doing a good job, so why should they reward him? When the community was well, they lavished him with riches, food, and elegant accommodations. …

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