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SSP® for furry friends

If your pet is nervous or anxious, if they have experienced trauma that prevents them from fully relaxing around people or other animals, if they over-react to stimuli such as people walking by the house or everyday household noises, if they are overly excited and difficult to train, they almost certainly have a dysregulated nervous system.

 

The SSP was originally designed to regulate the human nervous system and bring us to a calmer, more grounded and connected state. Recent work with dogs and cats has shown it has similar effects on animals.

Julie used SSP with her very anxious dog, Sami. Please watch to hear what she has to say about it.

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How the SSP® helped Sami

  • Reduced hyper vigilance 
  • Calmer at home
  • Barks less at animals and people passing in front of the house 
  • Deeper sleep
  • Better maintenance of eye contact with her human in stimulating environments
  • Much calmer on walks, even if there are animals or bicycles nearby 
  • Less reactive

A natural solution

Some options are currently available to you to help improve the symptoms mentioned above, including behaviour modification and medications. However, behaviour training will be most efficient if your dog is feeling calm and safe.

 
As an alternative to using medication to achieve this state, which can be costly and require you to maintain a rigid schedule over several years, it may be possible to regulate your dog’s nervous system naturally, with a lasting effect. This will very likely reduce time spent in dog training and potentially save you lots of money on medications over the long run.
 
The SSP was originally designed to help people with sound sensitivities regulate their nervous system through listening to specially filtered music. This music stimulates the vagus nerve, sending safety signals to the nervous system.
 

Over the years, some SSP providers have begun using the program on pets, and have seen profound improvements in their behaviour and ability to connect with other animals and humans.

 

If you would like to read case studies of the effect of using the SSP with dogs, here is a link to a blog by an SSP provider in the US. She has several inspiring blog entries about working with dogs. Please feel free to explore!

 

 

 

The video above explains what the SSP is and its effects on the nervous system.

 

To learn more about how SSP can help your animal (or you!), please book a discovery call with me. 

 

 

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Testimonials

Watch Daly's video tesimonial by clicking on the photo above
Before SSP: Indy would be jumping and biting as soon as my daughter or I walked through the door. He would growl when we wanted to get him off the couch or bed. Unable to be alone, needed to be stuck on us. He would follow us EVERYWHERE, even to the bathroom. He would bite in order to have us pet him and kept nipping/biting.

After SSP: Indy is now doing a lot better. He totally zones out when we do the sessions. At times, I have stopped the session as he falls asleep and snores. We have all seen such a difference in him. He does still jump on us when we enter, however it does not last as long. Also he is no longer destructive when in his crate.
Daly H.

F.A.Q.

Start with a free 20-minute exploratory phone call so I can answer your questions and get to know a bit about you and your pet.

 

If you decide to proceed with the program, you will then subscribe to get access to the SSP music program for six months. 

 

The program is laid out as follows:

 

  • Orientation session over Zoom (60 minutes). This session includes:
    • Education about the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and Polyvagal Theory
    • Experiential ANS regulation exercises 
    • Orientation regarding how we will carry out the listening program for your pet
    • Music program set-up
    • A first listening session with your pet so you can learn how to do them on your own
    • Establishment of the listening schedule for the week
    • Scheduling of the weekly check-in calls for the duration of the first round of the program (a round consists of a total of 5 hours of listening).
  • You deliver the listening sessions to your pet in your home, following the established listening schedule, until the completion of a full 5-hour round of SSP. (Recommended sessions may be, for example, 10 minutes, 3 times per week)
  • Throughout each 5-hour round of listening, which may take between three to six weeks or so to complete, we will have weekly check-in calls (5-10 minutes) so I can evaluate the progress of your pet and recommend any necessary changes in the listening schedule. You may also text or e-mail me with questions on an as-needed basis. 
  • Once your pet has completed one round, we will either continue the listening using a different program, or take a 6-8 week break before coming back to the main program, to allow time for the previous work to integrate and deepen before starting again. One round may be enough to address some main issues, but two or even three rounds can be very beneficial and offer some surprising results (for example, some pets suddenly become more cuddly than before after a round of SSP). 
  • Cost: $545, all included

If, after the 6-month period, your pet needs another round or two, you can sign up for SSP for a monthly access fee of $75 (includes check-in calls and texts), on an as-needed basis. Please note that once you begin a round of SSP, it is best to complete it.

 

For more details and to find out if this program is right for you and your pet, please book a discovery call here.

In theory, this is possible. However, my experience shows that every nervous system is different, and the listening schedule that would be beneficial for you may be too much for your pet, or vice versa. For this reason, I ask that people delivering SSP to their pets wear earplugs during the listening sessions. 

If you are interested in doing the program yourself, please schedule a discovery call and we will explore the best approach for you. 

The answer here is – it depends. I would need to know more about each pet’s issues as well as their relationship with each other in order to determine if it makes sense to deliver SSP to multiple pets at once. 

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