Episodes
Thank you for listening to this series!  I simply love talking dogs and I really hope you have enjoyed listening and learnt some different things that you can do to help your dog feel and move better. Series 3 will be out next year, so keep an eye out & don't forget to get in touch if you'd like to share any feedback or indeed for us to have a chat so you can tell me all about your dog(s). Stay safe! x  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/physiomydog/message
Published 11/30/21
🐾 THE ONE WHEN HARRIET & BECKY CHAT ABOUT PHYSIO IN A FIELD FULL OF COWS - Part 2 🐾 Following on from Part 1 👏 Becky & I are co-hosting.  In this episode we go into a bit more detail covering things like 🐴 Why horses often have more homes compared to dogs 🐴 Things that contribute to the history of a horse and the impact that history may have ☺️ Behaviour comes up again ☺️ How our approach differs depending on the animal in front of us ☺️ Importance of enrichment as part of our...
Published 11/16/21
🐾 THE ONE WHEN HARRIET & BECKY CHAT ABOUT PHYSIO IN A FIELD FULL OF COWS - Part 1 🐾 😍 Regular listeners may remember Becky from S1 when we talked about Self Selection. 🌿 Well worth a listen! 😉 👏 This time round, Becky & I are co-hosting & talking all things physio .... 🙂 How we approach our sessions 🙂 Differences & similarities between treating dogs vs horses 🙂 Our passion about treating the physical, emotional & environmental needs 🙂 Becky talks about considerations...
Published 11/16/21
🐾  DONNA THE "LOTS OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS" Physio - Part 2 🐾 We continue where we left off ..... 😲 It was fascinating talking to Donna as she has so many amazing stories to share. 🦝 Donna now mainly treats dogs & other small animals but during her long career has treated many other animals including a skunk! 👑 I love Donna's drive - one of her many projects included a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a Puppy Massage DVD. 🧠 When Donna & I chat, our mouths cannot keep up with our...
Published 11/02/21
🐾  DONNA THE "LOTS OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS" Physio - Part 1 🐾 👏 Donna is a fabulous fellow physio who is & has been a huge support to me. 🦝 Donna now mainly treats dogs & other small animals but during her long career has treated many other animals. 😲 It was fascinating talking to Donna as she has so many amazing stories to share. 👑 Including writing to the Queen, appearing on lots of TV programmes incl Crufts & Breakfast TV, working at the Pet Spa @Harrods (yeah, I know that was...
Published 11/02/21
🐾  ELSA THE GREAT & HER GREAT WOLF DAD - Part 1 🐾 😍 Ahhh, I love the love pet parents/owners have for their dogs & Paul is no exception.  Paul is the proud Wolf Dad to Elsa.  We had a lovely chat .... & lots of laughs! 😂 😍 Paul's love for animals growing up, his first love Petra the Irish Setter, how he and Elsa found each other & their journey together covering almost 10 years! Bigger breeds such as Great Danes are pre-disposed to osteoarthritis. We cover the different...
Published 10/19/21
🐾  ELSA THE GREAT & HER GREAT WOLF DAD - Part 2 🐾 😁 Following on from Part 1, we continue where we left off ..... 😍 Paul is the proud Wolf Dad to Elsa.  We had a lovely chat .... & lots of laughs! 😂 🐾 Bigger breeds such as Great Danes are pre-disposed to osteoarthritis , so we cover the different therapeutic interventions, including regenerative Medicine & how Elsa responded all the way up to present day with Elsa living her best life! ⚠️ MASCARA WARNING - there maybe tears....
Published 10/19/21
🐾 IT'S NOT JUST ONE THING PODCAST - RETURNS! 🐾 😍 Series 2 - Ep 1 - How Jenson Changed my Life & Career! 😍 🎧 We're back!  Same format - around 30 mins long.  In Series 2 I have the pleasure of talking to some awesome people & hearing their story, but I thought I would kick off with the story behind PhysioMyDog. 🐾 😉 I don't have kids ..... can you tell?!  If I could have given birth to a dog it would have been Jenson. Hashtag, bitweird. 😳 😍 He was my forever dog.  The one that got...
Published 10/12/21
Ok, so you're thinking of getting a puppy or your bundle of fun has just arrived.  But now what?  Where do owners start - we all want to ensure that we're doing the right thing but what do we do?!   During this episode, I am asking Charis from Charismatic Pets to help! Essential listening for new puppy owners! Hear us cover the following.   From the moment you bring your new puppy home, where do you start.  What variables could have already had an influence on your puppy  What exactly...
Published 04/12/21
Part 2 - Dog Behaviour  Following on from previous episode when Adam was just about to make a speech at a wedding! LOL!   In this episode we learn a bit more about    What is clicker training   I've got a clicker, but now what?   Can a clicker stop my dog pulling on a lead?    Do I really need to use a clicker?   Is there a quick fix?   Training the dog or the owner?   Is being the Alpha Dog a thing?  Is it true?   Should we be training our dogs every day?   What is Adam's...
Published 04/06/21
Part 1 - Dog Behaviour - The Basics Adam knew from a pretty young age that dog training and dog behaviour was something that he was interested in.  Growing up with German Shepherds he started young, taking his first dog to training classes and then onto studying the subject.  During this episode we discuss What is a dog trainer vs dog behaviourist  How has this changed over the last 20-30 years and what has caused the change  How us owners can help our dogs with undesirable behaviours...
Published 03/30/21
As the son of a vet Tom grew up in a house surrounded by animals in various states of health: from the more common: dogs, cats, sheep and horses to the more unusual: badgers, hedgehogs and for about 6 months, a seagull. I could talk to Tom all day .... always so interesting.  Tom has treated me and my dogs too!  Hear our conversation where we discuss  What is osteopathy, how and why should dogs have the treatment and what can owners expect.  What's the difference between chiropractor and...
Published 03/23/21
Part 2 - Becky talks about some case studies. what dogs choose, why they do and don't choose things.     Can self selection process help with things like ear infections, intolerances.    Can it be dangerous?   Will dogs just eat anything?   How can self selection impact an animal's behaviour situations too.    How it can be used for enrichment purposes and how can owners try it out with their own dogs safely?   Do plug ins help our dogs cope when they're scared of fireworks?  Or...
Published 03/16/21
Part 1 - Animals are just so clever!  Join me as I talk to my fab friend & fellow therapist.  In addition to physiotherapy Becky is also a herbal consultant and in this episode we delve into "self selection" for animals.    Mainly focusing on dogs, find out why dogs sometimes eat grass to make themselves sick eat poo, roll in dirt & why would a dog eat something bad for them like chocolate.  Dog's ability to use their senses such as scent & taste is simply amazing. Hear Becky...
Published 03/09/21
Part 2 - Hear Jo share some of the stories, equipment SAS use to help find and trap missing pets  What process SAS go through when a pet goes missing  What can people do to help reunite pets  Which dogs are the hardest to find and which are the most traumatic How dogs behave when they are found How dogs help find dogs via tracking and scent work  Some happy stories Another fascinating listen.   Apologies for slight tech issue at the end.  :-)  If you can spare a few pennies, please...
Published 03/01/21
Part 1 - Such an important topic and one of my worse fears.  What do we do when our dog or dogs go missing? Jo Southway is a Dog Behaviourist, but alongside a fabulous team of people, volunteers her time to help reunite missing pets.  This is a fascinating listen.  Hear how ..... Jo got involved with finding missing dogs How one missing dog Chaos ended up resulted in SAS being born Typical reasons why dogs go missing What dogs do/behave/feel when they go missing What is survival mode...
Published 02/23/21