Home Benefits Services About Friends

 

I started Black Dog Massage in an effort to give something back to the dogs, cats, and other animals who give so much to us.

My husband and I are blessed to live with five rescued/adopted cats and one large, black, wonderful adopted dog. My practice is dedicated to Cirrus, who came to us from a shelter in Sacramento in October, 2001. Each day with him is a precious gift. Cirrus has one brown eye and one blue and is named for the cirrus clouds that are like the latter. I heard once that very special souls possess two different colored eyes, and he certainly is the most special.

 

 

 

 

 

When I took PetMassage™ training I thought – if nothing else – if it helps Cirrus and the cats with increased mobility and aging gracefully, then it will be worth it. It does help them (Cirrus has become a massage mooch in fact), as well as the other dogs and cats I have been fortunate enough to work with.

I trained under Jonathan Rutinger at the PetMassage™ Institute in Toledo, Ohio. I hold Reiki II certification as well as Divine Coding certification; both are gentle forms of moving energy to balance the body and emotions. I have also taken an animal communication workshop with Asia Voight in Madison, WI.

I am available for house calls and will post an office location as soon as it becomes available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Family:

 

Willow was brought into the

shelter unwanted and called "feral."

She is very friendly and sweet, 

just timid and needed

someone to understand her.

     

Onyx was surrendered as

a sick kitten by a family with a dozen 

cats. She was given up for being

“destructive”: she had unrolled a

roll of toilet paper.

 

Orca was abandoned by

former apartment tenants.

She was drinking from the

swimming pool on a 100

degree day when we brought

her into our home.

 

Moti was left behind on

the street, apparently when

someone moved. She is extremely

loving despite living outdoors

and being soaked with rain when

we brought her in.

  

Jasper was born in our

shed to a feral mother. We

placed his siblings into

loving homes and had mom

TNRd – trapped, neutered,

and returned to her environment.

 

Cirrus was left anonymously under

night's darkness in a steel box, the

shelter's night-drop. He was in the

5th or 6th building full of dogs.

He was sick and far past his euthanasia

date but staff was too busy. It was love

at first site.

 

 

Many, many others are still awaiting homes.

 

Massage is not, nor is it meant to be, a substitute for veterinary care.