Canine Palpation and Case Scenario Course – May 23-24, 2026 with Stef Watts

USD $249.00

Course: This is an online, interactive Zoom course with live instruction. Students will learn how to palpate a dog and then be presented with fictional scenarios that the canine bodyworker may encounter. Students will be provided with case scenarios prior to class and will come with their completed case scenario analysis that will be shared with the group. Dogs are required for the first week when the student is learning how to palpate a dog.

Instructor: Stef Watts

Week One – Learning Palpations and Case Scenarios

Prior to the first class, students will be presented with case scenarios. Students will complete their analysis of each scenario before meeting in the online classroom.

The course begins with students will learn how to correctly palpate a dog.

Case scenarios are discussed with each student sharing their findings.

Week Two – SRSR and Movement Techniques Reviewed and Case Scenarios

Prior to the second class, students will be presented with case scenarios. Their homework is to complete their analysis of each scenario before meeting in the online classroom. Each student will share their findings in class.

Students will receive instructional review of SRSR and Movement techniques.

This course will start at 9:00 am Central Time:

May 23 at 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
May 24 at 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Please convert Central Time (CT) to your local time zone.

To participate in the online course, the following are required:

A device with a camera, speaker, and microphone.
Stable high speed internet connection.

To enhance your learning, we recommend:

A practice and learning station that is a quiet area, free from distractions.
Zoom application downloaded to your device.

Please review the following document for detailed information regarding suggested practice and learning station, and technical capabilities for participating in this online course. Course Logistics

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Description

This is an online, interactive Zoom course with live instruction. The course starts with teaching how to palpate the dog. Then the course presents different scenarios that the canine bodyworker may encounter:

The scenario will illustrate a canine, its owner and lifestyle, together with any recent or past traumas / conditions.
The sessions will help to tune the brain, much like doing detective work, to pick out the key case history points and gaps in the case history that the student thinks would help in a real-life occasion.
Using canine breed, condition, trauma and activities charts, the student will draw on any previous experiences and refer to anatomy to determine where there may be key areas of tension and where that tension could radiate out to as a pattern(s) of compensation.
⁠In real life the student would also use their static and gait assessment and palpation skills to help with detective work.
The student will have a specific chart with each scenario to complete their detective work prior to meeting as a group to discuss. In class, the group will build a complete story of the scenario together in the classroom.
Students will receive instructional review of SRSR and Movement techniques.

Students must have a dog for the first class when learning how to palpate a dog. Dogs will not be used for the Case Scenarios.