ENS Exercises
ENS
Benefits of Early Neurological Stimulation:
- Improved cardio vascular performance
- Stronger heart beats
- Stronger adrenal glands
- More tolerance to stress
- Greater resistance to disease
Tests proved these puppies were found to be more active and more exploratory than non-stimulated puppies. It was also noted that the non-stimulated pups became extremely aroused, whined, and made many errors. The puppies that received ENS were less upset by test conditions. They found the ENS puppies were calmer, made fewer errors and gave only an occasional distress sound when stressed. From day three through sixteen we perform this neurological stimulation for all of our doodle puppies.
The exercises are listed below:
- TACTILE STIMULATION – Hold the puppy in one hand, the handler gently stimulates (tickles) the pup between the toes on any one foot using a Q-tip.
- HEAD HELD ERECT – Using both hands, the pup is held perpendicular to the ground, so that its head is directly above its tail. This is an upwards position.
- HEAD POINTED DOWN – Hold the puppy firmly with both hands the head is reversed and is pointed downward so that it is pointing towards the ground.
- SUPINE POSITION – Hold the puppy so that its back is resting in the palm of both hands with its muzzle facing the ceiling.
- THERMAL STIMULATION – Use a damp towel that has been cooled in a refrigerator for at least five minutes. Place the pup on the towel, feet down.