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Level 1 Training Application

Thank you for your interest in this class,I look forward to working with you in the waters of the canine hydrotherapy pool. Applications are taken first come, first serve.If you want to assure yourself the fastest route, you can make your depositonline by clicking the button below and then sending in your application. Youcan specify your desired class date with your payment and Cindy will verifyyour class date as soon as she receives your deposit. Click here for an applicationfor …

Level 1 & Level 2 Graduates

LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2COMBINED DIRECTORY OF GRADUATESFROM LA PAW SPA’S “HEART OF CANINE AQUATIC THERAPY” “My level one training program is an intensive week of heart-centered work. Here is a list of those who I have had the honor to work with and who have graduated from this course”. – Cindy Horsfall – La Paw Spa This directory table lists our graduates by name and location. Some graduates have offered here an expanded description of their services. Click on …

How do I get started in opening my own business?

Question: I am from the state of Missouri and was recently watching the early morning show and saw a piece on ACWT and was very interested in this. I began looking on the web and have not had any luck finding any in our area. Is this one person that has been opening these around the U.S. or is this something one buys into to open. This would be a very good thing for people in our area. I now do petsitting for …

What type of Pool or Spa should I get?

Question: Hi, I am in the process of building a boarding and training kennel, and water therapy facility. We are starting with a covered outdoor pool and a pond. Because we’re located in the southeast the pond will be used primarily for sports and conditioning 3/4 of the year because of moderate weather. The pool though, there are so many choices it’s mind-boggling. Cost-wise, we are shooting for a rectangular 12′ to 16′ by 20′ to 32′ pool. Warm enough …

Introduction – Marketing Scents

The beginning stages of market analysis for your new business of Canine Water Therapy…. Congratulations! I salute you in your endeavors to combine a heartfelt avocation within the seemingly diametrically opposed worlds of healing, compassion, and bottomless love with the world of business, and even worse, sales. “Sales” does not have to be the dreaded task we so often imagine it to be. Matter of fact, your best sales efforts are actually conducted when you are doing what you love …

Maintaining A Visual Promotional Tool

We are quite the visually oriented species. We make many critical decisions during the day based upon visual input. Sometimes the visual stimulus is dramatic, such as a frown on a child’s face. Sometimes it can be subtle as in sensing the expressions of a stranger’s glance. It should be no surprise that we make our purchasing decisions based upon what we see and how we feel about what we see. A useful tool to aid in the promotion of …

What does Canine Warm Water Therapy Look Like? Graduates in the News!

Joyce Biethan, the owner of Unsinkable Dogs has created a wonderful K9 Warm Water Swim Center in the greater Portland and Vancouver area. Working at her pool is Mindy Mulligan, a level two graduate of La Paw Spa’s Aquatic Training Program and Judi Truskey, a level one graduate. These girls are offering wonderful service and this is a great video of some of the work that they do. Yeah Joyce, Mindy and Judi!!!

Can Water Therapy Compliment Land Therapies like Massage?

Question: I just opened a pool and also offer massage and energy work. I’m feeling like my business is very compartmentalized. I offer massage & energy therapy on land. Then the swim therapy I feel doesn’t incorporate enough of the massage & energy-based work. What are your thoughts? Looking forward to hearing from you. Answer (by Cindy Horsfall): The reputation for waterwork is usually all about swimming. when vets prescribe water therapy, they are usually thinking it’s all about swimming. And when …

Level 1+2 Combo Testimonials

A few comments from our Level 1+2 Combo graduates: “The combo class we took with Cindy was absolutely the best! We got all our training done at one time in the most beautiful spa I have ever seen for dogs! The training was all encompassing and I learned so much! The first day I realized how much I had to learn but by the end of our 10 days together, I felt I was more prepared to open our own …

Is water therapy helpful for osteosarcoma?

Question: Hi Cindy- I am writing to you as you seem to have a wealth of knowledge & experience regarding canine water therapy! I am considering / researching some water therapy for our Rottweiler who has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma. We have unfortunately been down this road 2 other times with previous Rottweiler’s. It is heartbreaking to say the least. Our dog is 9 and we have chosen not to amputate. He is currently taking supplements, organic diet and a few …