About Me
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My name is Fiona Hughes, I’m the owner of Cople Canine Massage Therapy and I live in Cople, a village just outside Bedford.
My interest in canine massage therapy started after Tia, our Springer Spaniel became injured whilst competing in agility.
I have successfully completed the 2 year Clinical Canine Practitioner Programme externally accredited by LANTRA with the Canine Massage Therapy Centre. In addition to anatomy and physiology of the dog I have studied the disciplines of Swedish, Deep Tissue and Sports massage, as well as the Lenton Method™ of Myofascial Release encompassing in total over 50 techniques.
I am a member of the Canine Massage Guild and hold my own professional indemnity and public liability insurance which is audited annually by the Canine Massage Guild.
I have also completed the Canine Conditioning Coach course with the Canine Conditioning Academy.
Each year I commit to a minimum of 25 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) study as part of the Canine Massage Guild’s strong code of ethics and conduct.
In my spare time I’m an agility instructor for Letchworth Dog Training Club as well as training and competing my own dog, Bentley.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ENQUIRY PLEASE CALL 07808 588133 OR COMPLETE THE SMALL FORM BELOW
Clinical Trials
Canine Massage Guild – Leading the way
The Canine Massage Guild began participating in the world's first clinical trials with Winchester University and Sparsholt University Centre in 2018. The results, published in the Vet Record in June 2021, found "95% of dogs responded to Canine Massage Therapy". The study also shows "significant decrease in pain severity following canine massage therapy".
See our Clinical Trials research in Vet Record
as published by the British Veterinary Association
