Rachel Jackson - Tellington Ttouch And Tteam Practitioner

Tellington TTouch is a forward thinking approach to training, handling and rehabilitation of our animals.

TTouch is the Forward Thinking Approach to Training, Handling and Rehabilitation.

In modern behaviour therapy and training, TTouch is a valuable tool to help modify stress related, aggressive and boisterous behaviour. It is a kind and respectful way of working with animals. Animals with issues often have tension in their body, which affects how they respond to other dogs, people and their environment. TTouch can also be beneficial in addition to, not instead of, Veterinary Treatment to ease discomfort caused by some physical injuries or conditions. On a more general level it can help to enhance the relationship between the family and pet.

TTouch has been in being, Using a combination of the TTouches that we do on the animals body, the Body Wraps and Groundwork we can change a dogs

TTouch helps with a variety of behavioural problems and physical issues, including:

Dislike of contact - fear of the vet, grooming issues, handling issues, body defensiveness due to injury, hand shyness

Noise sensitivity - fear of thunder and fireworks
loud noises,

Unwanted behaviours - hyperactivity, jumping up
excesssive chewing, boisterousness, spinning, lack of concentration, excessive vocalizing

Show Animals - gait irregularities, poor performance, nervousness in the ring

Lack of balance - pulling on the lead, travel sickness, training difficulties, gait irregularities, clumsiness

Nervousness - fear biting, timidity, lack of confidence, reluctance to socialize, separation anxiety

Ttouch helps by
• Reducing stress
• Improves physical, mental and emotional balance
• Improves behaviour
• Develops trust and understanding
• Changes an animals expectation
• TTouch recognises an inextricable connection between posture and behavior
• As tension is released from the body unwanted behaviours diminish
• Self carriage, self control and self confidence are linked