Weight Management Programme

Swimming for dogs is a fun and brilliant form of exercise which works on building even muscle mass and tone, whilst reducing joint and muscle strain due to the water’s buoyancy and reduced weight load. This makes swimming ideal for maintaining the fitness levels of all dogs.

Swimming is well known for being one of the healthiest exercises a dog can take part in. 1 minute of swimming is equal to 1km of a walk! Hydrotherapy provides an excellent, safe method of low-impact workouts to over-weight animals. Together we can develop and maintain muscle tone, increase mobility, as well as overall fitness and stamina.

We are happy to work with you and your vet to deliver a suitable fun & fitness programme that will aid animal fitness and weight control.

If you have any concerns about your animal’s weight, it is important to speak with your vet and discuss a regime of exercises that will safely work towards healthy weight-loss.

Our weight management programme includes:

• An initial assessment that covers: Measuring starting weight and agreeing a goal weight. Review of the Canine Body Mass Index score and see where your dog lies on that scale. Discussing diet and small, manageable lifestyle changes that can have a big impact. A short introductory dip in the pool. Agreeing a weight management programme.

  Then, each further session will cover:

• Update with owner and check up (such as measuring weight etc)

• A super-fun swimming session in our pool (varies from 15-30 mins depending on type of session booked and fitness level of the dog)

• Use of toys / treats / owner motivation to get your pooch super excited to swim and maximise fun!

• The use of a buoyancy aid and/or harness to ensure we have fun responsibly.

• Completely shutting the centre so your pooches have free rein inside and get comfortable.

• Complementary dry down and shampoo if requested

• Write up of session in your dogs file to keep track of progress.