Siobhan was recommended to us by a friend. I was telling her about our dog’s inevitable ageing process and how we were trialling omega 3 and a few other things. Rolf is our eight stone ball of german shepherd fun and was a nine year old at the time I was telling my friend how I watched distraught at the top of the stairs one night as he tried to climb up for bedtime but was clearly in agony.
“You should really try Siobhan. She’s helped my dogs. She’s a bit of a dog whisperer- she won’t let you tell her what’s wrong with the dogs –she’ll want your dog to tell her what’s wrong”.
So I researched the website and to my delight discovered that Siobhan visited our vet’s once a month. So I made an appointment for the next time Siobhan was in town and looked forward to getting her opinion on Rolf. Then I remembered… Rolf and trips to the vet don’t mix. At all. He hasn’t quite left a Rolf shaped hole in the consulting room door yet but it’s not for want of trying.  The only thing that Rolf would be likely to convey to Siobhan in no uncertain terms during their consult was that he really didn’t want to be there. So I e-mailed Siobhan and said that unfortunately Rolf wouldn’t be able to keep the appointment and explained why. “Not a problem”, she replied, “Would it be ok if we arranged a house call?” And just like that our first visit from Elsa was arranged.
Rolf probably is double Elsa’s weight so to see a GSD with no love of vets allow Elsa to put acupuncture pins in his head and along the length of his back is quite a sight but to see her smother her in kisses while she does it is testament to the relationship between hound and therapist. Elsa’s confidence, competence, professionalism and efficiency is something we all look forward to each month as she delivers Rolf’s bespoke therapy which has improved his range of movement and ultimately his quality of life.  We are forever grateful to Siobhan and Elsa all they do for Rolf.