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The Dog Wellness Centre is a state of the art physio clinic providing effective physiotherapy to your dog after injury, surgery or in later stages of life.

31/10/2026

👉🏼 Check your dog 🐕 👀

You don’t need scales to keep an eye on your dog’s weight. You need your hands.

Run your fingers over the last rib. You should feel it easily with a thin layer of tissue over the top. Like feeling the back of your hand.

If you have to press to find it, there’s likely extra cover. If it’s sharp and prominent, your dog may be carrying too little.

Hot tip for the fluffies: Still get your hands on. The same principle applies. Or check when your dog is wet, when anatomical landmarks are much easier to see & feel.

📢📢 Excess weight puts extra load through every joint, so keeping on top of this is one of the simplest ways to protect your dog’s body now & in the long term.

Check regularly and if you’re unsure about what you’re feeling, discuss with your vet or canine physio.

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29/10/2026

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Dogs with cruciate injuries or sore knees are often carrying myofascial pain as the muscles around the joint are working overtime.

Gentle massage increases local circulation, reduces muscle guarding and helps maintain mobility through the thigh soft tissues.

At home, go gently, watch your dog’s body language, and stop if they pull away or tense up. If you’re unsure, check in with your vet or canine physio.

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21/10/2026

🤓 Physio Checks: The Spine

This is what an assessment looks like when a dog’s back is telling me something isn’t right.

Iggy’s glance at the start of the video along with palpation to assess the quality of movement at each facet joint in her spine helps me pin point the levels of dysfunction.

Spinal discomfort is often subtle. It shows up in the details: a change in posture, tension through the muscles, a dog who tolerates touch in one area but not another.

With Iggy, I work systematically through the spine, feeling for tightness, restriction and areas of sensitivity & gently mobilise the spinal segments that need help.

This is the part of my job I love most: reading what a dog can’t tell us, and helping them feel better in their own body.

If your dog has been a little off lately, whether it’s stiffness, reluctance to jump or a change in behaviour, it’s always worth having their spine checked.
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30/09/2026

🐾 This is Lola

A French Bulldog living with IVDD. After surgery, she never regained the ability to walk. Yet she is one of the most inspiring dogs I have ever treated. A true tough nut 🥜

When a dog becomes paraplegic, everything shifts forward. The neck, shoulders and front limbs carry the full load of mobility.

Any pain or restriction through the cervical spine doesn’t just hurt, it impacts the one thing she relies on most.

Keeping her neck free, her shoulders supple and her front limbs strong. That’s my job with Lola. And it’s what allows her to live the full, happy life she absolutely deserves.

Lola, you are amazing 🐾
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16/09/2026

🐾 Tubby’s Story

One day Tubby was fine. The next…yelping when picked up, vocalising, panicking.

Emergency vet. Bloods. Physical exam. Cervical & thoracic spine pain on the right side. Bad reaction to his medication. The kind of experience no dog owner ever wants to go through.

But what stayed with me was something his lovely owner mentioned almost as an aside…that Tubby had been a little more sooky than usual over the past few months. A subtle shift. Easy to dismiss.

Dogs can be living with back pain long before it ever reaches crisis point. Catching it early, that’s the part of my job I love most & educating people about it.

If something feels or looks off, even something small it’s always worth paying attention to & discussing with your vet.

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07/09/2026

🐾 Dog Speak

Dogs are always communicating with us….we just need to know what to look for.

Learning to read your dog’s subtle signals is one of the most valuable skills you can develop as a guardian. It deepens your bond and means you catch things early.

Here Sienna is telling me her upper cervical spine is hurting. Can you see her signs? She’s a beautiful communicator.

I hope this helps you recognise these signals if they ever show up in your dog and when they do, trust what you’re seeing and talk to your vet.

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10/08/2026

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This is one of my favourite parts of a treatment session. Teaching owners how to find and relieve the sore spots around their dog’s shoulders and front limbs.

Forelimb massage increases local circulation, reduces muscle tension and helps restore mobility through the front end.

For dogs with arthritis, elbow dysplasia or those compensating for pain elsewhere in the body, the muscles through the front limb often work overtime.

They need release, not just rest.
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22/07/2026

👀 Watch This…Finding Your Dog’s Shoulder Blades

One of the first things I teach owners in clinic is how to locate their dog’s shoulder blades.

The scapula is one of the most important landmarks on your dog’s body. Once you can find it confidently, you can access the shoulder and peri-scapular muscles easily.

Press gently into this region 👆

Feel for tension, tightness or a reaction from your dog. That’s information.

Muscles around the scapula work hard especially in dogs compensating for pain elsewhere in the body. Releasing tension here can improve movement through the whole front limb.

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Address

141 Gardenvale Road
Gardenvale, VIC
3185

Telephone

+61399937107

Website

http://www.tdwc.com.au/

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