Canine Bodywork & Rehabilitation Support
Not Just Massage. Targeted Structural Support.
Soul Paws bodywork integrates rehabilitation-informed techniques designed to support how your dog moves, regulates, and adapts over time.
Every session is guided by:
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Anatomy
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Nervous system state
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Breed wiring
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Age and medical history
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Current mobility & resting patterns
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Goals of guardians
This is physiotherapy-style bodywork — delivered in-home, calmly, and collaboratively.
Why Multimodal Bodywork Works?
Movement is controlled by nerves.
Sensory input travels to the brain in milliseconds. The brain sends instructions back to muscles, joints, and fascia.
When that communication is efficient, movement feels smooth.
When compensation develops quietly, certain tissues begin to guard, overwork, or tighten to protect something else.
Skilled touch feeds new information into that system, allowing the brain to reduce guarding, improve circulation, and restore more balanced load distribution.
The new optimal standard of canine wellness is integrative multimodal bodywork, alongside veterinary care. Your dog's entire musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, digestive, immune and nervous systems are interconnected and affected by informed intentional bodywork, more so than we ever knew in past decades! You can truly make a difference for the one who looks after you every day.
Mobile Bodywork & Massage For Mobility, Health, & Rehab-Informed Support
How Is a Soul Paws Massage Different?
Multi-layered Skilled Techniques
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Nervous system priming (T-Touch & parasympathetic stimulating holds using neurovascular release (NVR) and Cranio-sacral Therapy (CST)
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Myofascial Release (MFR) to target fascia covering all muscles, nerves and connective tissue
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Multiple Swedish massage techniques to prime muscles and oxygenate tissues to promote healing
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Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) for immune system function and inflammatory-reduction using Vodder's method.
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Inflammatory Reduction (Sunburst Technique) for chronic inflammation.
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Circulatory Massage for degenerative joint conditions and post acute injury.
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Acupressure (TCM) to stimulate blood flow & energy to targeted areas.
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Active, passive repetitive & static stretching
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Physio-informed guided exercises to support proprioception, strength and conditioning
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Infrared Light-based therapy for deeper structures (hip joints, lumbar and brachial plexus) to support pain relief, inflammation reduction and healing.
Everything is consent-based and non-invasive.
Everything is adjusted to the dog in front of me.
What to Know?
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This is multimodal physio-style bodywork, complementary to veterinary care, with the focus on support, comfort, and long-term wellness.
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Your dog’s consent and nervous system regulation come first. (It may take one or two visits before your dog gets used to the idea of a bodywork session, but once they do, they look forward to every session!)
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Soul Paws is mobile! Each session is done in the comfort of your dog's environment, ideal for calming and reducing the possibility of undoing the benefits of the bodywork session during a drive afterwards.
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Canine clients are encouraged to relax during sessions, so having a calm area to rest is important for success. If there is any indication of stress, we may split the session, or take a brief walk together to bond, then resume.
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A brief walk prior to the first session further helps assess their stride, compensation patterns, head carriage and paw placement.
Who This is For?
Bodywork supports all dogs, especially those who are:
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Aging or arthritic
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Recovering from injury or surgery
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Showing subtle post-rest stiffness or paw angle change
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Athletic weekend-warriors
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Front load-bearing large breeds
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Prone to musculoskeletal injuries
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Walking differently than usual
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Wanting to stop part-way through their usual walk
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Going on group hikes
Your dog looks after you. This is an amazing way to look after your dog!
Prevention, Maintenance & Rehabilitation:
Healthy adult dogs benefit from preventative maintenance to preserve mobility and reduce cumulative strain.
Senior dogs with arthritis benefit from consistent support to improve comfort, circulation, and joint efficiency.
Rehabilitation clients benefit from targeted, structured work delivered alongside veterinary guidance to safely restore movement patterns.
Mobility is not just about joints and muscles.
It’s about how all bodily systems communicate.
Bodywork supports way more than the musculoskeletal structure- especially on dogs! It benefits circulation, respiration, immune & lymphatic systems, nerves including proprioception, skin and fascia health, digestion and improves their mood -because it feels so darn good!
What Makes Soul Paws Different?
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In-home mobile sessions, including outside for double-coated dogs
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Multimodal approach (bodywork, physio-informed exercises, infrared, acupressure, and stretching)
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Breed-informed handling
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Nervous-system-aware pacing
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Collaborative integrative mindset
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Practical at-home guidance & support for guardians
This is not a spa service, however I meet about 25% of my clients for the first time on their birthdays!
It certainly is a great birthday gift. However, it truly is so much more. It is evidence-informed physio-style bodywork designed to extend functional movement and improve overall quality of life.
Frequency & Consistency
All dogs benefit from canine bodywork.
Depending on each dog's unique breed, needs, tension patterns, age, mobility and goals of their guardian, both frequency and length of sessions are recommended.
Typically, the following are general guidelines:
Weekly for active rehabilitation
Bi-weekly for moderate support.
Monthly for maintenance.
For some breeds and personalities, shorter 30 minute sessions more frequently are more beneficial.
BOOK A CANINE BODYWORK SERVICE ONLINE
1 hr 10 min
93.33 Canadian dollars
1 hr 30 min
99.99 Canadian dollars
30 min
49.99 Canadian dollars
35 min
49.99 Canadian dollars
1 hr
100 Canadian dollars
2 hr 10 min
129.05 Canadian dollars
