KNOW ABOUT MOVEMENT

And Cognitive Function

Daily movement for your animals keeps their musculoskeletal system happy, helps them keep balanced in their equilibrium, along with supporting their nervous system to develop and maintain “hand + eye + mouth” coordination for them.

The innate function of movement allows your dogs body to send signals, biochemical messages, and various forms of communication throughout the body all day long, 24/7, to activate healing potential, growth potential, immune system response, keeping all of the electrical pathways that control the organ systems to be alert & operating optimally

The simple fact is that humans alone don’t move enough through their days, and mostly live a sedentary lifestyle (More than 60 percent of U S adults do not engage in the recommended amount of activity Approximately 25 percent of U S adults are not active at all)

How much are you moving your body on a daily basis? If you’re not moving enough in your day, your dog probably isn’t getting the movement they need, either

Movement for your dog is incredibly critical for its quality of life. Head outdoors for the additional "grounding" benefits.

In fact, a study conducted in 2016 states that 22.6% of dogs over the age of 9 will display & suffer from cognitive impairment. This should come across as alarming to you, while at the same time inspire you to encourage your dog to move on a daily basis, with you!

The best part, is that daily movement for your dog keeps their brain engaged. This in itself is so critical as many elder dogs suffer from Dementia today.

Movement for the Mind

Take them on a walk/run/job, with you! (Don’t start running puppies too early as you can close their growth caps, for joint development)

Fetch, Frisby

Nose-work (requires movement + mental engagement)

Flirt pole! (Most often used with cats, but works great for dogs)

If you’ve got a pool, use it for low impact exercise like swimming!