Areas covered: Mid and West Cornwall
Tel: 07503 372490
Email: info@saltydog-stithians.co.uk
Website: www.saltydog-stithians.co.uk
About the therapist
I’m Sarah Johns from Salty Dog Grooming and Clinical Massage, living in the centre of Cornwall by Stithians Lake with my husband Steve and two spaniels Cleo and Alfie. I completed my training on the Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner programme in February 2023 after 2 years of study with Natalie Lenton under The Canine Massage Therapy Centre.
As a lifelong dog-lover, after retiring from a long career in the Royal Navy in 2017, I decided to follow my dream of working with dogs. So I started by training as a dog groomer and love my new life meeting dogs and their owners in the heart of beautiful Cornwall. I’ve also always been interested in complementary therapies and the benefits of massage in particular and attended a one-day course with the Canine Massage Therapy Centre soon after starting my grooming business that inspired me to take canine massage further ‘one day’ when not so busy learning my grooming skills! That day came in 2020 when my spaniel Alfie had mobility issues (from spinal disc damage and cruciate ligament surgery) and I went to a Guild Therapist whose advice and massage sessions really helped him. I realised this was the time to take the plunge to become a Canine Clinical Massage Therapist myself in order to help improve the quality of life of other dogs (and Alfie of course who, 3 years on, is doing really well).
By using the disciplines of Swedish, Sports and Deep Tissue massage alongside Myofascial release and the clinically trialled Lenton Method™ (Link to BVA Journal) treatments are tailored to your dog’s individual needs and results are normally seen within 3 treatments. There are many benefits to Clinical Canine Massage including helping to rehabilitate soft tissue injuries, pain management with orthopaedic conditions, improved mobility and comfort levels and overall wellbeing for your dog.
Cost
£35 per treatment
Client Comments
Mac’s movements, especially at slow running has become much more fluid and he is now able to gambol and pounce like a 3 year old version of himself
11 year old lab x spaniel
Coco seemed more relaxed. I believe it has helped him a great deal
12 year old cocker spaniel
Sarah evidently has a natural affinity with dogs and has a very calming presence …and Indy looked like he was in heaven when she was working on him
14 year old retriever