Athletic Conditioning & Fitness

The Essex Animal Hospital offers fitness sessions and packages
for healthy active dogs.

Why condition your dog?

Fitness conditioning for your dog can have the following benefits:

• increase stamina
• tone up and build muscle
• reduce fat
• lose weight
• increase agility and performance
• strengthen limbs
• increase confidence
• minimize behavior problems
  

Whether your dog is an elite athlete, a working dog or a family pet, he or she can benefit from conditioning exercises. We try to tailor the exercises to the pet's needs and ability levels. Even "couch potato" dogs can lose weight with our combination of fitness training and dietary management. Best of all, the dogs love it! Even non swimming breeds can be taught to swim and exercise by our trained therapists. Athletic dogs get the benefit of cross training in our pool and land exercises. These exercise sessions can take place regardless of weather!

Sessions are booked 30 minutes in length and can include underwater treadmill, land treadmill, exercises in the doggie gym or swimming in our salt water pool. Why not contact us today for pricing for this service for your furry friend?