Tellington TTouch Canada

Learn how to help your animal FEEL better, so they can LEARN better! 

When your dog, horse, cat (or any animal really) feels physically, mentally and emotionally balanced they have better confidence and self-regulation.

Gain  a cooperative relationship with your animal, free from domination and coercion that will make any training you do easier and longer lasting.

Enhance your animal’s health, performance, and overall well-being with simple observation, body work, ground work and other low-stress techniques.

Tellington TTouch provides a groundbreaking approach to animal care and communication, that is easily integrated into your current practices.

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Upcoming Tellington TTouch Workshops

Can a decidedly "hands on" method be taught virtually?

Through our interactive courses, hundreds of students successfully learn mindful, positive and forward-thinking techniques and exercises to help their animals. Our teachers and instructors from around the world are now able to bring their expertise to you from anywhere in the world!

Over the past two years, the feedback we have received has been unbelievable.  If you have always wanted to learn more about the Tellington TTouch for you and your animals, this is an amazing opportunity, wherever you are in the world!

Self-Paced Online Learning

Is your dog struggling with anxiety?  Has training, exercise and enrichment only helped so much?
Check out Tellington TTouch Instructor and Animal Behaviourist, Toni Shelbourne’s latest self-paced course:
 
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Curious about the Tellington TTouch Method? Explore our extensive collection of books and courses available in our Online Store.

For over forty years, the Tellington TTouch Method has offered a gentle and effective way to address behavioral issues, enhance performance, and improve communication between humans and animals. Our approach combines distinctive bodywork, groundwork, and functional exercises to promote physical balance, relaxation, and trust.

Look beyond behaviour and help your animal become their best self through a series of unique bodywork, groundwork and functional exercises that help create physical balance through good posture, relaxation and overall enhancement of trust.

Recommended by veterinarians, trainers, rescue societies, and Olympians, our method is trusted worldwide. Learn more about how Tellington TTouch can transform your relationship with animals.

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How does it work?

Our method combines observation, philosophy, bodywork, ground exercises, and equipment to help animals achieve overall balance. It enhances communication, cooperation, and harmony without relying on traditional training methods.

The Tellington TTouch Method doesn’t fit neatly into any traditional learning theory quadrant. It avoids escalating pressure to shape behavior and isn’t solely dependent on positive reinforcement, though it integrates well with Clicker training. 

We focus on showing animals what we want, breaking tasks into small, manageable steps to keep the learning process low-stress and logical.

One of the most versatile aspects of the Tellington TTouch Method is that it’s not an ‘all or nothing’ approach. Our philosophy and attitude are as significant as the specific techniques. Many find they can adapt their current programs to incorporate the mindfulness and respect central to the Tellington TTouch Method.

This approach leads to lasting, effective results, strengthening your bond with any animal you work with.

The goal isn’t merely to train an animal to respond to specific cues for obedience; it’s to help them develop self-control and the ability to act thoughtfully instead of reacting impulsively to stimuli.

By building self-confidence and self-control, animals can adapt to various situations and settings, even those they haven’t encountered before.

We do not use flooding or encourage ‘learned helplessness.’ The handler’s role is not to dominate but to foster mutual trust and cooperation, creating a true partnership.

Whether you work with horses, dogs, other companion animals, or people, the Tellington TTouch Method offers a shift in perspective, expanding your approach in all areas of life.

Experience the true essence of this method at one of our world-class workshops or from the comfort of your home with our diverse range of online courses, books, and innovative products.”

 

Discover what this method is really about for yourself; at one of our world-class workshops or at home with some of our many online courses, books and innovative products.

The Tellington TTouch Method is a unique approach to animal training and care developed by internationally known trainer, teacher, and author, Linda Tellington-Jones. Based on understanding and respect for our animal friends, this gentle method promotes well-being and adaptive behaviour through an integrated approach that helps to reduce stress and build confidence. TTouch is more than a form of bodywork, it is an entire way of training, handling, and understanding animals in a positive, non-threatening way.

The Tellington TTouch for Horses

The Tellington Method for horses offers a training approach that encourages optimal performance and well-being.

Based on the understanding that behavioural issues are often caused by pain, soreness, fear or tension in the body, TTouch addresses these underlying issues through a combination of Body Work, specific Ground Exercises, and Riding With Awareness along with an overarching respect and consideration for the horse.

Tellington TTouch goes beyond just what you do with your horse and how you do it; it changes how you believe in your horse, and understand them at a deeper level; beyond behaviour and labels.

This low-stress, logical method of dealing with horses seeks to take horses beyond the reflex of instinct, and educate horses how to think and act rather than re-act to the source of concern.

How can Tellington TTouch help?

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TTouch-for-You

Discover the power of TTouch for You®—a system of gentle, circular TTouches that work at the cellular level to unlock your body’s potential.

Linda Tellington-Jones, PhD (Hon) created Tellington TTouch® in 1983 to train and care for horses and other animals. While learning TTouch® for their animals, horse and pet owners practiced these techniques on each other to understand better what their animals were experiencing. The effectiveness of the TTouch® for people became apparent.

Over the years, people of all ages realized a newfound sense of well-being and renewal using TTouch®. They found relief from everyday physical and emotional issues such as headaches, backache, neck pain, depression, and sensitivity to touch.

Increasingly accepted in human healthcare, TTouch® is now utilized by nurses, massage therapists, physical therapists, physicians, and occupational therapists. For example:

  • Nurses use TTouch® to manage post-fracture swelling, labour pain, wound care, and anxiety.
  • Massage and Physical Therapists find TTouch® effective for chronic pain and Fibromyalgia.

Moreover, healthcare professionals benefit from relaxation and stress relief through TTouch®.

Learn this powerful method of self-care with Linda Tellington-Jones herself.

In this online, interactive course, you’ll discover what thousands have already experienced first-hand: the life-changing power of Tellington TTouch®!

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