Join us for a doggy day in the Education Centre at Batsford! 

Saturday 14th September

FREE assessments with ‘A Calmer Canine’

Help free your four-legged friend from tension and trauma with the help of Canine Massage Therapist, Ruth McDonagh from A Calmer Canine.

Ruth is a practitioner of Whole Energy Body Balance (WEBB), a special massage therapy. It helps release your pet from ‘silent’ pain and tension held in their fascia – the connective tissue.

Fascia can become ‘stuck’, tense and painful if a dog is elderly with arthritis, hip or spinal issues, or simply seem to be ‘slowing up.’ Dogs who are anxious, fearful or reactive can also carry fascia tension, due to emotional issues, rescue pets often do too. Finding it and easing it with a WEBB therapy can greatly improve an older dog’s mobility and general enjoyment of life, and helps calm the nervous system of anxious pets, often leading to changes in behaviour.

Ruth will be offering doggies FREE 15-minute assessments between 10am and 1pm.

To pre-book your assessment, please contact Ruth at ruth@a-calmer-canine.co.uk, or message her on 0780 909 6036 or via her Facebook page: CalmerCanineWinchcombe

To learn more about Ruth and WEBB therapy, visit www.a-calmer-canine.co.uk

Pet portraits from ‘Painting Tails’

We’ll also be joined by local watercolour artist Verity Brodie of ‘Painting Tails’ who will be showcasing her beautiful pet portraits. Verity will be offering 20% off commissions placed on the day, plus a chance to win a free portrait.

For more information, please visit Verity’s website: www.paintingtails.com

Block print painting with Larkswold 

Have a go at creating your own doggy-themed bandana, tea towel or bag using block print painting with the help of the team from Larkswold, who run creative workshops across the Cotswolds. For more information on Larkswold, please visit www.larkswold.com

Plus…

Take home some tasty human truffles with a canine theme, courtesy of Ottilie Scrumptious

 

Peruse sample copies of Professor Daniel Springer-Spaniel‘s book ‘They’re All Barking, A Dog’s Guide to Human Behaviour’ – on sale in the Arboretum Gift Shop and get it signed on Saturday by the author Ruth McDonagh.