Dog Massage and Human Massage - a combo

Dog Massage and Human Massage – a combo offering

It was a year ago last summer as I was conceiving this whole dog massage gig that I wanted along a river walkway with people playing guitars, people walking their dogs and even a person doing human massage. I thought to myself “hmm, maybe I could just put up a sign and say “dog massage” and see what happens. My daughter was visiting and she said “that sounds like fun. Perhaps you even combine human and dog massage like $1 a minute for human, ½ price for your dog. I let the idea simmer, finished my certification in dog massage, performed several hundred massages in a variety of venues until I now feel comfortable meeting new dogs and offering a massage. And yesterday it actually happened… I met a person who does massages at a farmer’s market, got to know her and she invited me into her tent to do dog massages. She actually charges $1 a minute and I choose an alternative route for fees. After doing the massage, I simply asked the person for a donation if they wished. I got anywhere from $2 to $10 and also lots of kisses from the dogs. I’ll share just one story. A little Boston terrier came over (with his mother0 but was shy and jumpy. I told the owner that sometimes this works and sometimes not but let’s give it a bit of time. Right at that moment, a golden retriever barged in, lied down, took a deep breath and said, OK, my turn now. We all just laughed and I gave the golden a lovely massage. All this time the terrier was watching. When the golden moved on, the terrier moved in, took his place, lay down, splayed its legs and said – OK, now MY turn. Now how fun is that!