Individual TTouch session

Work directly with TTouch Instructor, Janet Finlay, and see how TTouch can help your dog. In your 50-minute session, Janet will assess your dog, identifying areas of tension or concern, and show you how to use TTouch ground work and body work to improve balance, release tension, build confidence and increase learning.

All sessions held at Raven River Dog Training Centre near Bedlington.

What is TTouch?

Developed over thirty years ago by internationally-recognized animal expert Linda Tellington Jones, TTouch recognizes that physical, emotional and mental balance are inextricably linked and that it is therefore possible to influence emotional responses and behaviour by relieving tension in the body. It uses a combination of specific touches, body wraps and leading exercises to increase confidence, calmness, self-awareness, mental and physical balance.

How can TTouch help?

TTouch is a toolbox of techniques, which means there is always something that can help a particular dog. As well as confidence building and reactive behaviours, TTouch can help animals with a range of behavioural issues, including anxiety, noise sensitivity and fear of fireworks, poor coordination and lack of balance (including pulling on the lead), problems with handling and grooming, separation issues, mouthing, excessive barking, chewing or licking, car sickness and travel problems, excitability and hyperactivity. It also improves performance and physical balance and, as such, is ideal for show dogs and agility dogs. It enhances the relationship between animal and owner, and is a very gentle way of teaching young animals to enjoy handling, including around the mouth, feet and nails, and of providing comfort and relief for older dogs.