Therapists’ Blog
Explore insights on sustainability, business growth, self care and resilience, clinical reasoning and evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Make a cup of tea or coffee and click on a topic below, to open the blog and provide you with invaluable perspectives and free CPD. When you want to delve deeper, try our free K9 Therapy Hub Complimentary Pass to peruse inside the incredible K9 Therapy Hub.
Growing + Nurturing Your Canine Referral Network
How to nurture collaborative veterinary relationships and passionate owner advocates for a resilient, sustainable practice. Are you a qualified canine therapist wondering where next month's new...
Optimising Your Canine Therapy Business Goals.
Are you a busy canine therapist caught in the daily cycle of clinical firefighting? If you have ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer diversity of duties required to keep your practice running, you are...
From Firefighting to Flourishing: Protecting Your Clinical Energy
As a busy clinical practitioner, I completely understand the feeling that there is rarely any time to think beyond the immediate, moment-to-moment demands of the day. My clinic days used to be...
The Resilient Therapist: Why Self-Care is a Clinical Necessity, Not a Luxury
As canine therapists, we are inherently sensitive and caring individuals. This natural empathy can make us exceptional clinicians, allowing us to build deep, trusting connections with our canine...
Canine Enrichment: Why It’s More Than Just Dog Toys
When we hear the phrase "canine enrichment," it's incredibly easy to instantly picture a living room scattered with expensive dog toys or a complex puzzle feeder. However, true canine enrichment and...
Movement Enrichment Techniques: Therapeutic Handling
Canine Movement Enrichment is so much more than just a group of techniques and strategies. It's a complete system of clinical practice designed to build a trusted, mindful bond with each dog,...
Canine Health Checks: Essential Clinical Outcome Markers
As canine therapists, the assessment process is the foundation of our clinical reasoning. When a human patient is admitted to a hospital, medical staff do not rely on a single measurement. They take...
Clinical Reasoning in Canine Therapy
What is Clinical Reasoning? Clinical resoning is the cognitive process the canine therapist uses to gather the dog's data (assessment), make clinical decisions based on this information and plan...
Canine Splinting: Clinical Insights + Case Studies
Melanie Bruder PgCertSART, DipCOT, PgCert(Dist), HCPC, MIRVAP We are thrilled to welcome Mel to the Therapists' Blog. She is both a friend and an outstanding canine clinician. As a quiet,...
Exploring Canine Muscle Injuries + Rehabilitation
Sharing essential skills to keep dogs safe and healthy is fundamental to the K9HS ethos. It embraces our core philosophy that we are "all about the dog." A proactive approach to canine healthcare...
Canine Hydrotherapy Water Management
Why Does Water Management Matter? Canine therapists who deliver canine clinical hydrotherapy are hard working individuals. They have multiple responsibilities including the additional water...