Canine Palpation and Case Scenario Course - Jan 11 and 18, 2026 with Stef Watts

Canine Palpation and Case Scenario Course – Jan 11 and 18, 2026 with Stef Watts

USD $110.00

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

This course will be held two consecutive weeks on Sunday, January 11 starting at 11:00 am Central Time and Sunday, January 18 starting at 10:00 am Central Time:

  • January 11 at 11:00 am
  • January 18 at 10:00 am

Students should plan each weekly class lasting up to two hours.

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.

Certificate of completion requires students to attend all classes.

 

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 – 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.

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

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