Good Dog Massage

“Our dogs always tell us what they want,” says licensed massage therapist Eileen Newsome, who shows viewers here how to conduct soothing massage, maintenance massage, and sports massage for dogs, demonstrating specific techniques such as kneading, compression, muscle squeezing, skin rolling, muscle-cuddling, gliding stroke, and cupping, on both small and large dogs. One of the best features is the use of anatomical drawings of both the skeletal and muscular systems of dogs, which appear in a separate box while Newsome offers instruction—so viewers see exactly where Newsome is referring without all that fur in the way. Divided into three segments, with each section featuring voiceover of key points that are also presented in large type on the screen, Good Dog Massage should help make for happy dogs and happy owners. Highly recommended. Aud: P. (R. Reagan)