Today, I am speaking with Yaz Porritt of Yorkshire Pooches Therapies. Yaz is a Canine Massage Therapist and Applied Herbal Choices Consultant who specialises in a whole-dog and whole-person approach to canine pain management and support.

Pain is a complex topic, and we definitely dive deep. This is a really special conversation where we talk about pain from a variety of perspectives, including more of the energetic and mystical aspects of how and why the body stores trauma, in addition to the more “practical” aspects of pain. As Yaz says, we have to look at pain as having both physical and emotional experiences of pain, and we have to recognise that the body keeps the score well after a painful incident has occurred. This is where complementary support like zoopharmacognosy or Reiki, and other healing modalities can be really helpful.

Yaz shares:

* Her Four Pillars of Pain and how you can use these to better understand what is going on with your dog

* Holistic approaches to pain management

* Supporting joint health and pain through nutrition

Yaz also talks about how a behaviour like resource guarding might actually have a pain problem at its root, and how changes in your dog’s fur direction can be a subtle sign that your dog is in pain.

She also gives a rundown on what to do about the top 3 joint issues you guys share with me:

* hip dysplasia

* osteoarthritis

* luxating patellas

And we cover some of the most common supplements and pharmaceutical options you may come across, to help you make more informed decisions.

As you can see, this is a chock full episode that I know you are going to love!

If you enjoy a whole-dog, whole-person approach to your dog’s health with a spiritual touch like we talk about today, come join Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and me in our brand new F.E.T.C.H. community where we’ll share with you the very same framework we use in our canine nutrition practices to help get to the root of health challenges and get your dog on the pathway to optimal health. If you want to know more:

DM me on Instagram https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama

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Send me a message on my website https://mysticdogmama.com

To connect with Yaz:

https://www.yorkshirepooches.co.uk/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/yorkshire.pooches

Yaz’s pain diary:

Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/4a9z1uv

Bessel van der Kolk’s book ‘The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma’ 

Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/4j3fobt

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