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Fay Talbot Canine Myotherapy & Performance, Surrey Hills Business Park, Sheephouse Lane, Wotton, Dorking (2026)

16/10/2026

🐾 AGILITY DOGS OF DORKING: IS YOUR DOG’S BODY READY FOR THE COURSE? 🐾
📍 Canine Conditioning in Dorking
Agility is an incredible sport, but it places significant physical demands on your dog’s body. From tight turns and rapid acceleration to jumping, landing and weaving, your dog needs more than speed and enthusiasm to perform at their best!
🐕 What are the benefits of canine conditioning?
✔️ Improved core strength – supporting postural stability and control during movement.
✔️ Better balance and proprioception – helping your dog understand where their body and limbs are in space.
✔️ Increased muscular strength – building the strength required for acceleration, jumping and controlled landings.
✔️ Improved body awareness – supporting coordination through weave poles, tight turns and technical sequences.
✔️ Support for injury prevention – helping to address physical weaknesses and imbalances that may increase injury risk.
✔️ Support for long-term soundness – developing physical foundations to help your dog cope with the demands of agility throughout their sporting career.
🐾 Every dog is an individual.
Whether you have a young dog building their foundations, a developing competition dog or an experienced agility dog, conditioning exercises should be tailored to their age, ability, physical needs and stage of training.
As a Canine Conditioning Academy Licensed Coach and Galen Myotherapist, I can help you support your dog’s musculoskeletal health through an individualised approach to canine conditioning, alongside myofascial release where appropriate.
📍 Based in Dorking, Surrey
Give your agility dog the physical foundations to move with strength, control and confidence!
📩 Get in touch to discuss how 1:1 canine conditioning could benefit your dog.
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged
Photo credit to Murilo Viviani / Unsplash

14/10/2026

🐾 How Can I Help Your Dog Recover Following TPLO Surgery? 🐾
Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO) is a common surgical procedure used to manage cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) disease in dogs. Although surgery addresses the instability within the stifle (knee) joint, your dog still needs a carefully managed rehabilitation programme to support their recovery and return to functional movement.
So, how can Canine Myofascial release and functional exercises help?
✨ Reduce muscular tension
Following surgery, changes in weight-bearing and movement can lead to compensatory muscle tension throughout the body. Myotherapy can help address these areas as your dog progresses through rehabilitation.
✨ Address compensatory movement patterns
Your dog may alter how they stand, walk and distribute their weight to protect the operated limb. These adaptations can place additional demands on other muscle groups, including the thoracic limbs, back and opposite pelvic limb.
✨ Improve strength and stability
When your veterinary surgeon and rehabilitation team consider it appropriate, a tailored canine conditioning programme can help rebuild strength, improve postural control and develop the core and deep postural muscles needed for functional movement as they return to normal activity.
✨ Support the whole dog
Rehabilitation isn't just about the operated leg. We need to consider the whole musculoskeletal system, their home environment and how they move during everyday activities.
🐾 Important: Every dog's recovery is different. What I do is complementary to veterinary-led rehabilitation, not a replacement for it. Treatment and exercise must be appropriate to the stage of healing, with veterinary surgeon consent and clearance before treatment.
Has your dog undergone TPLO surgery, or are they preparing for their rehabilitation journey?
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

12/10/2026

🐾 WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR DOG’S FIRST MYOFASCIAL RELEASE APPOINTMENT 🐾
Wondering what happens during your dog’s first appointment?
BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT
Your first appointment lasts approximately one hour. Before you arrive, I will have received a referral from your dog’s veterinary surgeon and reviewed their medical history.
I’ll also ask you to complete a Galen Comfort Scale and send me specific photos and videos of your dog at home. This helps me understand how your dog moves and behaves in their familiar environment.
In fact, the gait and postural assessment begins before your dog even walks through the door!
ARRIVING AT THE TREATMENT ROOM
Once we’re in the treatment room, I’ll usually invite you to let your dog off the lead (where safe and appropriate) so they can have a sniff around and familiarise themselves with their surroundings.
We’ll begin by talking about your dog’s behaviour, mobility, lifestyle and home environment. All these details help me build a bigger picture of your dog’s individual needs.
TIME FOR TREATMENT
Now for the hands-on part!
Every dog is different, so treatment will look different for each individual. I work at your dog’s pace, allowing them time to settle and build trust, particularly if they are nervous or worried about being touched.
There is no pressure to rush. Your dog’s comfort, confidence and choice are central to the process.
FINISHING WITH A PLAN
At the end of the appointment, we’ll discuss my findings and I’ll answer any questions you may have.
Together, we’ll make a plan tailored to your dog, which may include:
🐾 Rest and exercise recommendations
🐾 Home environment adaptations
🐾 Advice on supporting mobility and comfort
🐾 Functional exercises to support muscle recruitment
🐾 Further veterinary investigation if needed before proceeding with treatment
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

10/10/2026

Autumn vibes ❤️

20/09/2026

Behaviour changes at the start of chronic pain, it is up to you to notice it, but it is easily missed!
Things to look out for:
• Becoming quieter or less interactive
• Sleeping more or appearing unusually tired
• Becoming reluctant to get up from their bed
• No longer greeting you with the same enthusiasm
• Becoming less interested in walks or play
• Taking longer to settle or appearing restless
• Becoming irritable or less tolerant of other dogs or people
• Avoiding being touched or groomed
• Becoming clingier or seeking more reassurance
• Hiding away or choosing to spend more time alone
• Changes in appetite or eating habits
• Reluctance to use stairs, jump into the car or get onto furniture
• Changes in posture, movement or the way they sit and lie down
💡 The important thing is the change.
You know your dog better than anyone. If their behaviour is gradually becoming different from what is normal for them, don't simply put it down to age, stubbornness or them being "lazy".
Chronic pain can develop gradually, and dogs are exceptionally good at adapting and compensating.
By the time an obvious physical sign appears, they may have been uncomfortable for some time.
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

19/09/2026

🐾Sergeant King🐾❤😍❤😍
I am so proud of him! His searching is incredible, indication without eating it is 99% 🤣, but his enthusiasm for work is 200%. This dog is my world ❤❤ ###
Massive thank you to Julia Bouwmeester

18/09/2026

🐾 1-2-1 CANINE CONDITIONING FOR AGILITY DOGS NEAR DORKING🐾
Agility is fast, explosive and physically demanding. Every jump, turn, contact and change of direction places significant demands on your dog’s musculoskeletal system.
So, is simply practising agility enough to keep your dog physically prepared?
Not necessarily.......
💪 Benefits of conditioning for agility dogs:
🔹 Improves core strength
A strong core helps your dog stabilise their spine and pelvis, particularly during jumping, landing and rapid changes of direction.
🔹 Develops strength and muscular endurance
Conditioning can help build the strength required to repeatedly perform demanding movements without excessive fatigue.
🔹 Improves proprioception and body awareness
Your dog learns where their limbs and body are in space, helping with foot placement, balance and coordination.
🔹 Supports joint stability
Targeted strengthening can help the muscles surrounding the joints provide better support during dynamic movement.
🔹 Improves balance and coordination
Essential for navigating equipment, tight turns, contacts and complex sequences accurately.
🔹 Helps with acceleration and deceleration
Agility isn't just about going fast. your dog must also be able to safely control their speed and stop or change direction efficiently.
🔹 Can help reduce injury risk
A well-conditioned dog is better physically prepared for the demands placed upon them. Conditioning should complement appropriate veterinary care and a suitable training programme.
🔹 Supports performance and longevity
Every dog is an individual, and their conditioning programme should take into account their age, breed, conformation, current fitness, training level and any previous injuries or veterinary diagnoses.
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

17/09/2026

I tune in to your dog and respond to their cues as I am treating them. This is really important to build their trust in me and promote relaxation. The slightest ear twitch, paw lift, or eye contact all mean something that needs to be acknowledged to keep the conversation going.
Reactive and anxious dogs are welcome at my clinic, we take the time it takes!
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

15/09/2026

🐾 I can tell a lot about how your dog is feeling before they even reach the treatment room…
When you walk into my clinic with your dog, my assessment has already begun.
I am watching how they enter the clinic and observing the little things that can provide valuable information about how they are feeling physically.
🐾 Are they walking freely and confidently, or more slowly than usual?
🐾 Do they hesitate before stepping up, turning or walking across a particular surface?
🐾 How are they holding their head and tail?
🐾 Are they taking even strides, or are they subtly shortening their stride or offloading a limb?
🐾 Do they sit evenly?
🐾 Do they stand squarely, or do they shift their weight away from a particular area?
🐾 Are they relaxed, or are they holding tension through their body?
🐾 How do they interact with their owner and their surroundings?
Even before I place my hands on your dog, their posture, movement, behaviour and body language can provide important clues about their comfort and musculoskeletal health.
Dogs are incredibly good at adapting and compensating. Often, changes can be subtle and may not be immediately obvious at home. This is why I look at the whole dog, not just the area where you may think there is a problem.
Every step, posture change and interaction helps me build a picture of how your dog is feeling and where they may be experiencing tension, discomfort or compensation.
Sometimes, the most valuable information comes before the treatment has even begun.
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

08/09/2026

Canine Conditioning with Fay Talbot Following Bitch Spaying: Why the Core Matters
Spaying is a routine surgical procedure, but it involves an incision through the abdominal wall, just like a woman having a hysterectomy!
Following surgery, dogs naturally experience a period of reduced activity, altered movement patterns and potentially changes in how they recruit their abdominal musculature.
The abdominal muscles aren’t simply there to give your dog a strong-looking midsection. They form an important part of the core, working alongside the paraspinal muscles, diaphragm and pelvic musculature to provide spinal and pelvic stability.
Once the surgical site has adequately healed and your veterinary team has cleared your dog for exercise, the Foundation Level Canine Conditioning Course with myself, Fay Talbot, a licensed Canine Conditioning Academy Coach, can help restore strength and neuromuscular control.
Why engage the core?
🔹 Trunk stability – The abdominal muscles help stabilise the spine and pelvis during movement.
🔹 Force transfer – A stable trunk allows forces to be efficiently transferred between the forelimbs and hindlimbs.
🔹 Postural control – Core activation contributes to maintaining balance and controlling the position of the trunk during changes in movement.
🔹 Movement quality – Progressive exercises can encourage controlled, symmetrical movement as your dog transitions back to normal activity.
🔹 Rebuilding strength after rest – A period of restricted exercise can result in deconditioning. Gradually increasing muscular demand helps rebuild capacity without simply jumping straight back into unrestricted exercise.
Importantly, this isn't about getting your dog to perform difficult exercises immediately after surgery. Early post operative recovery should prioritise tissue healing and follow veterinary guidance.
💡DM me to book in or have a chat about your dog
🐾Clinic based near Dorking, Surrey
🏠Home visits in local area can also be arranged

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