If you enjoyed our Puppy Development Guide from Julia’s CAM talk earlier this week, we invite you to explore our Paws to Learn Resource Centre on our website.
If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover in a blog or a downloadable resource, please let us know – we’d love to hear your ideas.
16/01/2026
Are you worried about the way your dog is moving?
Noticing stiffness, uneven movement, or changes in mobility?
Our Distance Support Programme gives you clear answers and expert guidance - without leaving home.
✔ A full postural analysis of your dog
✔ Insight into their dynamic movement patterns
✔ A bespoke massage programme, tailor made for your dog, with full supporting videos
✔ Designed to improve myofascial health, comfort, and mobility
Stop guessing. Start supporting your dog with confidence.
Julia is very excited to have been invited as a speaker to Cornwall's only Dog Conference. What a location to learn about dogs!
The canine wellness circle is passionate about looking at dogs as a whole and understanding that behaviours are communications of a dogs experience.
The exciting thing is, this conference is designed for all types of learners in mind. They are making sure that the learning is fun as well as informative.
Julia’s talk will be “Touch that Listens”.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity - Early Bird tickets are now on sale.
10/01/2026
We have received an URGENT request from Sindhoor Pangal in India.
This is a heartbreaking situation for the street dogs in India, please help.
From Sindhoor:
Here's what is going on in India.
India’s Supreme Court is pushing for the “removal” of street dogs with no plan for what happens to them. With nearly 60 million free-living dogs, this is impossible and dangerous. We lack the infrastructure to house them, and removal dismantles public-health safeguards.
Community dogs act as a buffer between humans and other animals. They are easy to vaccinate and sterilise, creating stable, healthier populations. Removing them creates ecological vacuums, increases conflict, and breaks herd immunity. Dog populations rebound quickly—unvaccinated, unsocialised, and higher risk for bites and rabies. Mass sheltering only creates overcrowded biohazard zones.
Despite clear evidence, the courts are dismissing science, making unscientific remarks (see below), and proposing an unworkable solution—while municipalities without capacity are pushed into chaos.
This is dangerous policy-making.
The judges bizarre comments:
“A dog can always smell a human who is afraid of dogs. It will always attack when it senses that. We are talking from experience”
“How can you identify which dog is in what mood in the morning, you don’t know”
“Only missing thing is providing counselling to the dogs as well. So that he does not bite when released back”
What I need from you this weekend: point out how ridiculous the comments of the Supreme Court judges, for disregarding science and having no clear plan for their proposed, unrealistic move.
Please comment tagging -
This needs to happen well before our court hearing on Tuesday morning, so that we can shame the judges into seeing how ludicrous their plan is. I need your help to do that.
Please help!
08/01/2026
We’re bounding into 2026 with an incredibly exciting year ahead!
We have been invited to lots of seminars, webinars and podcasts, so there’s plenty coming your way.
Follow us to stay up to date with all the details!
05/01/2026
Galen Myotherapy Holiday Guide: Supporting Canine Movement and Myofascial Health
We all love presents, and that includes our dogs! If you are thinking of treating your dog to a new bed, think about their mobility and their specific physical needs.
A soft, deep bed may look comfortable and welcoming, but it may not suit a dog who has limited mobility and who struggles to get up from laying down.
Opt for a bed that supports joints and allows easy movement—comfort is important, but so is safe accessibility.
04/01/2026
Places are filling fast for our Foundational Postural Analyst (FPA) course, so don't miss the opportunity to join us!
Starting Wednesday, 28 January, this course will provide a whole new perspective on the intricacies and impact of canine posture — helping you better understand loading, balance and symmetry.
Galen Myotherapy Holiday Guide: Supporting Canine Movement and Myofascial Health
When you are away from home, you can’t always choose the furniture or flooring. So slippery floors could be an issue, especially if your dog is used to having rugs and carpet to walk on.
As a temporary measure you could put down something like a yoga mat which will provide some traction and can be easily transported.
From all of us at Galen Myotherapy, best wishes for a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year to you and your dogs.
We have an exciting year ahead and we can’t wait to share it with you all!
30/12/2025
We at Galen Myotherapy are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of Sarah Fisher. A dedicated advocate for dogs, Sarah worked tirelessly to improve the lives of animals and the families who love them. Her knowledge, compassion, and integrity earned her immense respect across our industry.
She touched so many lives, empowered so many owners, and changed the world for countless dogs. We will feel her absence deeply — we are the poorer without her.
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~ How We’re Supporting Dogs and Owners through the ongoing Corona Virus outbreak facing the UK in 2020
Updated: 1st June 2020
The ongoing quarantine restrictions that the UK faces throughout Spring and Early Summer 2020 have direct implications on face-to-face Myotherapy treatment. Whilst restrictions are beginning to be lifted, the safety of our team and clients remains paramount
Throughout the crisis and beyond, we are successfully supporting owners and their dogs with our unique Distance Support Programme. This programme complies with all social distancing guidelines by empowering owners to help their own dogs. This is achieved by virtual assessment, remote communication, and sharing of knowledge around application of massage techniques unique to their own dog.
Our Distance Support Programme remains the most appropriate way to support your dog at this time. Unlike some other organisations - who are simply sharing massage techniques that could do your dog harm - our expert Myotherapists will assess your dog extensively. This means advice, or techniques that we guide you to apply, are uniquely tailored to your own animal.
Please note: this programme does not replace Veterinary care, if you are worried about your dog’s condition, please contact your Veterinary Surgeon.
This programme also does not replace the full Galen Myotherapy treatment and programme, but we are committed to maintaining your dogs health and this programme will enable us to assist them during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in contact.
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All about Galen Myotherapy
Galen Myotherapy is a unique and highly specialised manual and exercise management therapy in dogs. It uses appropriate, effective and targeted massage techniques and exercise to manage chronic muscular pain, reduce inflammation and to maximise muscle function.
Galen Myotherapy is an authentic approach, using unique knowledge that has been developed by Galen’s founder Julia Robertson through her treatment of over 8,000 dogs since 2002. She was one of the first, if not the first known dedicated canine practitioners of this type in the UK.
The therapy was first conceived when Julia’s own Labrador puppy, Huffo, who aged 6 months, was recommended to be put to sleep because he was suffering from an inability to lift his head from the ground. This proved to be a relatively simple muscular problem and through Julia adapting exercises she was able to improve this condition and he lived happily until he was 17 years old! This started Julia’s ‘nightmares’ as she realised that many dogs were being put to sleep due to a painful, but manageable, muscle problem. Huffo and his neck were the foundations of Galen Myotherapy.
Julia has learned through the years of dedicated specialised experience, that trends and patterns of behaviour and physical changes occur in a dog when they are suffering with muscular pain. Based on this and her clear understanding of animals, the therapy has developed to where it is today, incorporating the unique approach to the dog and handler.
Galen Myotherapy has in part derived from massage as has physiotherapy; the difference is that physiotherapy is a specialist treatment for acute post-operative conditions whereas Galen Myotherapy is more intended for the chronic cases.
This knowledge is now proving invaluable for Veterinary Surgeons and Para-professionals that are enrolling on the Galen Myotherapy course so that they can improve their own practice.
Galen Myotherapy is also unique in its approach to how they work with their dogs they treat. Every Galen Myotherapist will give the dog choice, they will allow the dog to walk around during treatment and choose their treatment. The use of muzzles is extremely rare and all Galen Myotherapists work at ground level.
This unique knowledge is taught through the Galen Myotherapy Diploma. Julia is in demand all over to world to speak and train people so they too can start to recognise dogs in chronic pain.
Galen Myotherapy and Julia Robertson have now gained allegiance of such canine luminaries as Turid Rugaas, who invites Julia to join her to train her students so that they have the added knowledge of recognising pain in dogs – but also, adopting the same approach of giving the dogs choice!
