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New Series: “Spotlight On” Alternative Therapies

In the next few days, I am going to be starting a new series of posts here at AMG, and I am really excited about this one. As I’ve been researching schools etc. I have come across tons of different complementary and alternative therapies; many that I didn’t even know existed. I was curious to [...]

Even More Additions To School Lists And Events

I’ve just added even more schools to some of the lists as well as a few events to the Events & Workshops in Feb – March 2010.

It seems that Tierheilpraktiker (“animal healing practitioner”) training is very popular in Germany. The training includes subjects such as homeopathy, physiotherapy, animal psychology, Bach flowers, leech therapy (!), [...]

Starting Your Own Blog Part VI: Plugins

This is the last post in my series about how to start your own blog. We’ve talked about free blogs vs. blogs where you own your domain name, how to set up both a free and self-hosted blog, and how to post pages and posts.

Today, we’ll talk about plugins. Plugins are pieces of code that [...]

Animal Massage Schools - South Africa

I have gotten quite a few questions about animal massage schools in South Africa, and here are the ones I’ve managed to find (in alphabetical order).

As always, I will keep adding to the list when I find more, and as usual, please let me know if you know of any schools that should be on [...]

Starting Your Own Blog Part V: Posts

We’ve come to the 5th part in my series on how to start your own blog and today, I’ll talk about how to publish a post. It seems like such an easy and straightforward task that you probably wonder why we need a whole post on this, but it can be tricky, and photos can [...]

Events And Workshops - February & March 2010

With the holidays behind us, activity is picking up quite a bit. Here are the events and workshops in February and March that I have been able to find, but as always, if you know of an event that belongs on this list, please contact me and I will add it.

ARIZONA

February 12-14: Introduction [...]

Starting Your Own Blog Part IV: Pages – What To Include, How To Publish One

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a fun and festive evening last night – we did! Today, we’re taking it easy and waiting for the snow which is supposed to arrive this evening and last until Monday!

This is part 4 in my series of posts about starting your own blog. As I’ve mentioned before, [...]

Additions & Updates To The School Lists

I’ve been doing a little bit of holiday cleaning here at AMG, and have updated and added a bunch of new schools to the different lists. The UK list in particular has been totally revamped with lots of new additions, and I have also divided all the schools there into England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and [...]

NAET: A Natural Way To Get Rid Of Allergies In Both People And Pets

If you’ve read my “about” page, you know that allergies forced me to stop working with animals. But I am allergic to a lot of things, not only animals. I react badly to  things like Neosporin, calendula, scented candles, latex, gasoline, mold, cleaning liquids, detergents, etc. I also have seasonal allergies and food allergies that [...]

Alternative Animal Health Events And Workshops - December 2009 & January 2010

There aren’t many events and workshops in December and January – understandable since we’re all so busy with the holidays. Here are the ones I’ve been able to find (please let me know if you have an event that’s not on the list):

CALIFORNIA

December 7-9: Equine Skeleton Assembly Workshop, Livingston, CA
Learn to assemble a [...]

Starting Your Own Blog Part III – 8 Steps To Get Your Self-Hosted Blog Up And Running

In this post, I will take you through 8 steps you need to take to set up your own self hosted blog. When you have a self hosted blog, you own your domain name and get to choose where to “park” your blog (i.e. which hosting service to go with). There are many more advantages [...]

Upcoming Events And Workshops – October & November 2009

This post starts a new series here at AMG. I will be posting information about upcoming events and workshops (here in US to start with, I will probably expand that to include other parts of the world too) related to massage and other alternative healing modalities for animals.

If you have (or know of) an upcoming [...]

Starting Your Own Blog – Part II

Today I’ll walk you through how to start your own blog at Wordpress.com. There are other free blog sites out there, but I prefer Wordpress. It’s super easy, and since it’s free, you can try it, and if you don’t like it and decide that you’d rather have a blog with your own domain name, [...]

NBCAAM - The First National Certification For Animal Massage And Acupressure Practitioners

The National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage (NBCAAM) was established in 2008 and is the first organization of its kind in the US. The initiative to create a national accreditation for animal massage and acupuncture was taken by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis (founders of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute) in 2007. After [...]

Starting Your Own Blog - Part I

These days, when you own a business, you almost have to have a presence on the internet. It’s usually the first place people look when trying to find products and services, and marketing surveys constantly list blogs among the top 5 tools for generating sales leads. To those of us who are not programmers, or [...]

AMG Book Review – A Dog Lover's Guide To Canine Massage

I hope you all had a fantastic summer with sun and relaxation! I ended up taking a bit more time off than I had planned, but with summer almost over and a crisp fall feel in the air, it’s time to get back to work.

Today’s review is long overdue, but here it is [...]

Comparison of Canine Massage Programs in the US

Going back and forth between websites and trying to compare schools and programs can be both time consuming and confusing. To save you all a little bit of time, I’ve put together a short comparison of the more comprehensive canine massage programs available in the US (in order by state). Note that most of these [...]

Animal Massage Schools - New Zealand

I have not been able to find a whole lot of holistic animal health schools in New Zealand, and none that focus solely on animal massage, but here are the ones I did find (in alphabetical order).

If you know of a school that should be on this list, please let me know so I can [...]

Doing Animal Massage At An Event - Checklist For What To Bring

Now that summer is here, there are lots of outdoor events where you could be offering your massage services to pet owners: rescue group gatherings, agility trials and competitions, conformation shows, local dog group events, and more.

Here is a list of things to bring when you’re setting up at an outdoor event:

Calculator (get one with [...]

AMG Book Review – The Well-Connected Dog

The Well-Connected Dog
by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis

Today, I would like to shine the spotlight on The Well-Connected Dog by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis. We used The Well-Connected Dog as our course manual in the acupressure class at Bancroft, and I have found it to be both a great learning manual and a fabulous [...]