The Dog Spa | Canine Rehabilitation | Kennels | Grooming | Blackwood

Our Special Needs programmes are individually tailored to meet the needs of dogs who have been referred to us by veterinary specialists.

We currently run programmes for dogs with paraplegia and tetraplegia and have witnessed some amazing results from our clients.

Dogs on our special needs programmes don't just physically improve their whole well being improves and it has been very special for us to see the improvement in quality of life for some of the dogs we work with on a regular basis.

Another regular on our special needs programme is Dino - a Doberman Pinscher. Dino suffered a cranial cruciate injury.

After initial surgery he was put on a very conservative exercise regime with only two 10 minute sessions daily. As a result, Dino became a very frustrated and anxious dog.

To make matters worse he ruptured the repair of the first surgery and had to have surgery repeated.

After the second surgery, his muscle diminished, tone became flaccid and his behaviour became difficult to manage. Eventually he was referred to the Dog Spa and we created a Special Needs programme for him.

He has been swimming at the Dog Spa since August 25th. His swims all take place with close support i.e. one of our team gets into the water with him to help him build confidence and make him feel at ease. In the pool Dino suffers from poor buoyancy and so needs 2 floats to support him.