A diploma in dog therapy: Your new career path?
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As man’s best friend, dogs have been living by our side for thousands of years. And for those with a passion for helping our canine companions there are courses galore teaching us how to train, groom and care for them.
Dog therapy, however, is a relatively new frontier but a canine expert is urging people to consider it – especially if they are thinking of a career change.
Julia Robertson is the founder of Galen Myotherapy – a hands-on muscle treatment used to treat dogs with arthritis and underlying pain – and runs diploma courses teaching her unique remedy to pet owners, vets, veterinary and other canine professionals, along with human therapeutic practitioners.
Since establishing the Galen Therapy Centre in 2002 she has treated thousands of dogs and trained hundreds of people, via her diploma course, who now work as myotherapists across the UK and abroad.
Julia added: “When I set up my therapy centre my aim was to help as many dogs as possible suffering in silence through arthritis, musculoskeletal pain and underlying conditions. I am extremely proud of all the myotherapists I have trained and work alongside.
“Through them, Galen Myotherapy is able to reach and support dogs from across the UK and further afield. They have all been through the diploma and are now working for themselves.”
Julia has been running her externally accredited diploma courses for more than 10 years, which is open to people from all ages and backgrounds. Students with an anatomy and physiology background can go straight onto the diploma while those without can take an introductory course beforehand.
“Myotherapy training demonstrates how dog’s posture is relevant to muscle pain, alongside teaching an in-depth knowledge of canine anatomy and physiology plus our specific empathetic handling by giving dogs choice. These components help to arrest chronic muscle pain and helps to reverse that dreadful chronic pain cycle” Julia said.
“With this understanding we can better spot signs that our pet may be in pain or discomfort so we can get them – or give them – the necessary treatment as quickly as possible”
“Working with dogs every day is totally rewarding – nothing says thank you more than a dog demonstrably enjoying their life more – and knowing that you are helping them makes the job completely satisfying and worthwhile. Our diploma course is an ideal step for people keen to work with dog’s in one of the most rewarding ways possible.”
For more information about Galen Myotherapy and the diploma course visit www.caninetherapy.co.uk/courses/canine-myotherapy-diploma/
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