A beautiful 6 year old Border Collie, Sophie is very active in Flyball and Agility to say the least but with this comes a few problems. After the initial consultation it turned out that Sophie has a severe dislike of other dogs, and an even greater dislike of being touched by strangers even to have her nails clipped. Sophie’s suffers from nervous aggression, has a phobia about having her paws touched and finds it difficult to settle down, even to be petted, for any length of time.

After 2 treatments, Sophie became more relaxed and allowed me to handle, stroke and play with her paws as well as perform a full 1 hour treatment. Sophie’s owner, Holly Davies’s said, “After the first treatment I noticed Sophie didn’t twitch down her back anymore when I stroked her and she was moving better; alot less tense. On the evening she came for a fuss but actually ended up falling asleep on my lap, something that never happens!! After the second treatment, Sophie became a lot less anxious in the house and found it easier to relax; becoming noticeably more loving in the process and actually coming and asking to be stroked and petted and nudging me to do so. One morning I even woke up to find she had sneaked into my bed!”

“Presenting a very difficult dog for her to work on, Natalie seemed to have no worries and much patience to gain the trust of my dog. Sophie is a very anxious dog, she does not like being handled for treatment. However, Natalie soon gained Sophie’s trust and was able to give her a full course of massage therapy. The benefits have been that Sophie is less wary, more relaxed and her performance in the agility ring has improved, and it’s really great that we can snuggle up at home without her having to fidget every 5 minutes!”