Enjoy many more active years with your beloved dog.
CBO will help you relieve your dog’s joint pain and muscle tension, reduce their anxiety, improve their range of motion, and enhance their overall wellbeing. Follow along with professional Canine Massage Therapists while they walk you through, step-by-step, the foundational massage techniques to support your dog’s health.
As easy as 1, 2, 3.
1 — Select Category
The Body, The Mind, or Stages of Life
2 — Watch & Learn
Videos with unique routines for each muscle
3 — Get Hands On
Follow along with innovative Audio Guides
Join thousands of dog owners from around the world.
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The Body
Set your dog up to live comfortably now and for years to come with our Body section of CBO. From hip arthritis to itchy skin, patellar issues to obesity, and much more, learn how to help your pup through the most common physical issues dogs face. If your dog's ailment isn't addressed in the CBO filtering system, you can reach out to the CBO team and we will come up with a set of areas for you to work on with your dogs unique situation in mind.
The Mind
Support your best friend through mental and emotional times of stress with the CBO Mind section. separation anxiety, fear of strangers, epilepsy, senior confusion, and much more are addressed in this special CBO section. Promote relaxation and enhance confidence with CBO techniques tailored to support your dog through any emotional and mental stress that life may throw their way.
Stages of Life
Whether your dog is a puppy just learning the ropes of life, an active adult, or slowing down in their senior years, the CBO Stages Of Life section will give you the skills to relieve their muscle tension and set them up to live comfortably in their mind and body for years to come. What we do today to support our dog’s wellness will directly affect their health in the years to come, and here at CBO, we believe every dog is worthy of living a happy and comfortable life.
Audio Guides
With the guidance of professional canine therapists taking you through each and every step, you will effectively and easily relieve tension and enhance your dog’s overall wellness. From pressure to stroke speed, the audio guides are designed for you to listen to as you work on your dog, so you can be confident you’re effectively releasing tension where your pup needs it most.
Resources
Dive deeper into some of the most common physical and mental issues that dogs face throughout their lives. Discover the how and the why of the techniques you are learning, and add onto your skills with easy to use acupressure points and other tips and tricks for a successful bodywork session with your dog. The Resources section is packed full of valuable information for you and your dog.
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Meet our equine program
Equine Bodywork Online
Our programs are endorsed by the
Northwest School Of Animal Massage
Who we are.
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Kara O'Laughlin (Founder)
Kara is a nationally recognized animal massage therapist and creator of both Canine Bodywork Online and Equine Bodywork Online. After graduating from the Northwest School of Animal Massage, she began her career focusing on equine sports massage and continues to be active in the equine massage industry. She returned to the Northwest School of Animal Massage to become certified in canine massage after focusing her studies on foundation and rehabilitation techniques for dogs.
Prior to her career as an animal massage therapist, Kara worked in international higher education. She loves to blend her passion for animal bodywork and her skills as an educator to bring knowledge and awareness to dog owners. She believes every dog can benefit from canine bodywork and is thrilled to offer Canine Bodywork Online so that dog lovers can reap the profound benefits of working on their own pups, and so that they can set their dogs up to live comfortable lives for years to come.
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Lola Michelin
Lola Michelin founded the Northwest School of Animal Massage in 2001. She has practiced animal massage for over 30 years and massage for people since 1998. A graduate of the Animal Science program at Michigan State University, she has work experience in both the veterinarian and zoological fields.
Currently, Lola maintains a private practice for animals in addition to teaching. She consults with zooligical park veterinary teams and owns Paxhia Farm, an equine retirement and rehabilitation facility on Vashon Island. She speaks and writes regularly on the topic of animal bodywork and is active in promoting standards of practice and legislation for the industry. Her interests include equestrian competition, rowing and sustainable farming. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines and she appears on television and radio as an advocate for animal therapies.
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A.J. Cabrera
A.J. is the founder for Cabrera Animal Wellness, a wellness collaborative providing holistic services to San Diego animals. A.J.’s experience with animals spans decades. Over the years he has experienced a multitude of issues with his canine friends, ranging from Hip Dysplasia, ACL & Knee, Aggression, Separation Anxiety, Diabetes and Blindness.
In 2016, during his quest to further his education on holistic therapies to improve the life of an animal suffering from such issues, A.J. discovered Animal Massage. A.J. has completed a Small Animal Massage certification course at the Northwest School of Animal Massage. A.J. recently broadened his scope of services by additionally receiving his Equine massage practitioner certification.
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