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Originally Posted by Hamoth

http://members.tripod.com/~RavenwoodDals/massage.htm
http://www.psyeta.org/hia/vol8/cover.html

Learn to massage your dog, and teach them to relax on command. Imagine the potential! IF your dog knows how to relax, learning becomes much, much easier and the pup can learn to focus on you during stressful moments in the chaotic real world:

This is so great of you and so important. We actually learned these techniques in a training class. It will benefit the dog it's entire life and allow so many experiences to be so much less traumatic for these little guys.