31 in 31 #27 - Massaging at the MSPCA walk

31 in 31 – #27 Massaging at the MSPCA Walk

It was three years ago that my wife and I brought our two dogs to the MSPCA dog walk with about 300 other dogs. It was a wild and crazy time with contests, vendors, and of course, food. One of the vendors was a wife / husband team focusing on dog massage and hydro-therapy. Our two dogs got a nice massage and the thought occurred to me – “hey, this is a pretty cool thing to do.” I asked them how to become a dog massage therapist and they suggested the Bancroft School which I eventually chose a year later. I kept in touch over the years and emailed them a few months ago that I would be happy to join them in their tent massaging dogs making it a complete circle. Well, today was the day and it was so much fun to be with them as people came by and we massaged sometimes three dogs at a time. I felt fully comfortable having massaged hundreds of dogs at similar types of events over the past eight months. As often happens, someone says their dog is not comfortable with men and I say, let’s give it try and see how it goes. At least half of the time, the dog really loves it and the owner is surprised and happy and so it went today. The energy at these types of events is quite joyous and the love that people have for their dogs really comes through. For me, it is like a bath in fresh clean water – very refreshing.