Massage

Massage is a wonderful tool for reducing your dog's stress and enhancing the dog-owner bond. Massage can really help dogs become more confident and comfortable in their fur. Often dogs express stress and fear through hypersensitivity to being handled on the feet, ears and mouth. If you can gently - and carefully! - accustom your dog to being handled in these areas, it will reduce his or her fearfulness.

Move your mouse over the graphic below to see special massage techniques for FIVE different areas:

Dog drawing from: ARTHUR'S DOG CLIP ART HOME. Massage techniques from various sources including Tellington Touch and Acupressure.