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In the first of a two-part interview with Michele Hollis of Dogs of New Brighton, I answer her questions about Jess the Dog's massage, my professional training, and how I started my practice in dog massage and rehab.

I'm grateful for all my customers and this year, I received some very thoughtful gifts which I share in this blog post.

Gretel is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who is a regular massage client. In this video, her Mum shows me how excited Gretel is when I arrive at her home.

In the December 2019/January 2020 issue of NZ Dog World, I visit Christchurch's Paint N Sip studio to discover a unique and social way to celebrate your pet and come home with a unique painting, too

In this blog post, I ask why Giving Tuesday comes after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Why don't our charities come first?

We were invited to Ben the Greyhound's housewarming party. We provided the frozen cakes and treats - and in this blog post I reflect on the importance of including our dogs in the moments of our lives

A new piece of research from Portugal has been submitted for peer review. The research team concluded “Our results show that companion dogs trained using aversive-based methods experienced poorer welfare as compared to companion dogs trained using reward-based methods, at both the short- and the long-term level."

This research shows that when we are exposed to dogs and dog-friendly environments, we get better at reading their facial expressions. The results of research like this could be used to help develop teaching resources that will reduce the incidents of dog attacks.

The Balanced Dog and partner Bodyworks Massage Therapy sponsored the 4 Paws Marathon this year. Here's Kathleen's report about the event and the massage tent at the finish line as published in NZ Dog World.

In my Guy Fawkes post, I point out that the Labour/Green coalition have ample reasons to ban the sales of private fireworks. If animal welfare doesn't bother them, then they can at least take heed of their own policies concerning single use disposables that are filling NZ's landfills.