SJT Vet Physio & Dog Training

SJT Vet Physio & Dog Training Qualified Veterinary Physiotherapist (PgDpVP). BSc Hons Animal Behaviour&Training. L3 Hydrotherapist

Rare Monday appointment availability! 🐾I was due to be competing with Bock for Team GB at the European Open in France th...
22/07/2026

Rare Monday appointment availability! 🐾

I was due to be competing with Bock for Team GB at the European Open in France this week, but unfortunately the event was cancelled. This meant we returned home earlier than planned, and I now have an unexpectedly empty diary on Monday 27th July.

So, if you’ve been thinking about booking your dog in, this is a rare opportunity!

Appointments may be suitable for:
🐾 A new concern you’d like checked
🐾 A performance error or change that you think could have a physical cause
🐾 A mid-season check-up or sporting-dog MOT
🐾 Help improving your dog’s strength, fitness or conditioning
🐾 A routine physiotherapy review

Appointments will be offered on a first come, first served basis, so please message me as soon as possible if you’d like to book, with your preferred time of day and I will do my best to accommodate.

05/07/2026

Keeping you cool at SJT Vet Physio this week ☀️

For any clients worried about the warmer weather this coming week, we’re trying our hardest here at SJT Vet Physio to make your appointments as comfortable as possible 🐾

The clinic room has had a deep clean, our new fan with misting capability is ready to go, the shaders are up, and I’ll be regularly monitoring the room temperature throughout the day 🌡️

Of course, if you’re worried about travelling to or attending your appointment in the warm weather, please just let me know if you’d prefer to rearrange. Your dog’s comfort and welfare always come first ❤️

Im now back after a week off! 5 days away in the Lake District and time with family 🏞️It was wonderful to spend some qua...
29/06/2026

Im now back after a week off! 5 days away in the Lake District and time with family 🏞️

It was wonderful to spend some quality time with family and have a chance to recharge the batteries. But I am ready to get back to helping all of my lovely clients and their dogs. 🐾

I have responded to messages that needed attention while I was away, including rearranging appointments. However, if you're still waiting to hear from me or there's anything else you need, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Looking forward to seeing everyone over the coming weeks! 😊

01/05/2026

Mountain Climbers with a step up 💪🐾⬆️

One of my favourite exercises for agility dogs 👌

Dogs naturally share load across 4 limbs…
👉 this challenges single hindlimb strength (which is HARD)

💪 What it targets:

Glutes | Hamstrings | Quads | Core | Hip stabilisers

🔥 Why it matters:
Builds power + control
Improves pelvic stability
Exposes side-to-side weakness
Transfers to jumps, turns & acceleration
👀 Watch closely…

Which hindlimb looks weaker? 👇

Back to where it all started today ❤️I spent the day at the University of Nottingham Vet School for CPD — the same place...
23/04/2026

Back to where it all started today ❤️

I spent the day at the University of Nottingham Vet School for CPD — the same place I trained and qualified as a veterinary physiotherapist back in 2018–19. It’s always a bit surreal going back, but also a really grounding reminder of how far things have come.

The morning was packed with lectures revisiting myofascial chains and the biomechanics of the canine body — why dogs have evolved to move the way they do.
A big focus was on how the hindlimbs act as the powerhouse for propulsion and speed (with strong hip extensors), while the forelimbs are built more for stability, control, and turning rather than pure extension. It’s something we see every day in practice, but taking the time to revisit the “why” behind it is so valuable.

The afternoon got very hands-on with dissection — and honestly, it’s where everything really clicks.
I worked through:

* Shoulder: revisiting structures I deal with constantly in practice — biceps, subscapularis, and the glenohumeral support structures
* Hock: looking at the intricate network of flexor/extensor tendons and the small stabilising ligaments of the tarsus (one close to my heart with Astro injury)
* Stifle: focusing on the patellar region
* Iliopsoas: always a big one for my caseload

Days like this are a reminder of just how much there is to learn in this profession — and how important it is to keep revisiting the foundations.

But also… a quiet confidence boost.
Reinforcing that what I think I’m feeling in my patients… I probably am.

Always learning, always refining, would love to go back and do it again!!

19/04/2026

Active Recovery ❤️‍🩹 🏋️🧘‍♀️💆‍♀️

Sometimes the best thing you can do for both you and your dog is take a short time out of your sport! ❤️

Bock has had 2 weeks off agility, training and competing. After a very full-on few months, I think we both needed it mentally as much as physically.

That does not mean doing nothing though. Recovery can still be active.

Whilst he has had a break from the demands of agility, we have still kept up with low impact exercises to maintain co-ordination, muscle engagement and keep his body ticking over. We have also had treatment, some chiropractic work, enjoyed lovely walks and, most importantly, he has just been allowed to be a dog.

The break has actually done me a lot of good too. It has given me chance to get back into my own fitness routine, which had slipped a little with work and agility being so busy, and start planning our next 12 weeks leading up to EO in July.

Most importantly, it has given us time to spend quality time with family and friends away from agility.

Now after a proper mental reset, we are both feeling refreshed, motivated and ready to get back to it tomorrow.

Sometimes rest is not a backwards step, it is exactly what is needed to move forwards and allow the body & mind to recover!! 💙

We have been busy this weekend giving the treatment room a deep clean and makeover!! Surprising what a lick of paint wil...
13/04/2026

We have been busy this weekend giving the treatment room a deep clean and makeover!!

Surprising what a lick of paint will do 🖌️🫟

Next step is to finally put my awards on the walls 🏆📜🎓

30/03/2026

Always in awe that I ever taught him to do running contacts! 9 months of dedication, patience and support.

As a physio, I chose not to start teaching running contacts/plank work on the dog walk until he was 18 months old. His body was still developing, and the number of reps needed to teach the behaviour is something I personally don’t feel is right for a young dog. Granted I was learning too so his reps were higher because of this and a more experienced trainer may require less reps.

Yes he didn’t start competing in agility classes till he was 2 years old but so what? Do I regret it now we ate a year on and he is 3 years old, hell no. There’s no rush! You only get one chance to protect a young body ❤️❤️

He still gets it wrong sometimes and not every hit is a jackpot but I am SO proud of him!

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