Debbie's Peters MIRVAP (MT)

I have been running Schooling 4 Dogs, a Behaviour and Training company based in Brighton, for the past 11 years.

As with humans, there are strong links between pain and behaviour in animals. As a result, working with behaviour problems requires collaboration with Veterinarians, Veterinary Physiotherapist or Massage Therapists to address medical influences behind the problematic behaviour, prior to any behaviour modification.

Having regularly used Veterinary Physiotherapists and Massage Therapists for our behaviour clients and my own 7 dogs, and having shadowed many practitioners over the years, I found that I had a good eye for gait abnormalities. It was also so encouraging to see how, just like us, an animal’s mindset can be so drastically improved following a massage treatment. For these reasons, I decided to go back to University to study BSc Veterinary Physiotherapy.

I am currently a third year BSc Veterinary Physiotherapy student, continuing to increase my knowledge.  Having completed my first and second year with excellent grades, I am now qualified and insured to offer gait analysis, massage treatments and laser therapy to companion animals and equines.

Member of The Institute of Registered Veterinary & Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP) and a member of IAAT (International Association of Animal Therapists)