We became Skippers humans in March 2008, he was eight months old and we instantly fell in love with him. He had been living with a family with 2 young children since leaving his litter but they had not really been able to give him the time he needed to be taught his manners and learn some social graces. As a result, when we first brought him home, he was very unsociable when out, showing aggressive and excessively noisy behaviour towards all he met, human, animal and mechanical alike. We employed a 'very quietly spoken' trainer who advised we needed to become the leaders of his pack and showed us various techniques to train him to behave, sadly though, this technique was falling on Skip's deaf ears. We were left considerably poorer and still with a dog who was becoming increasingly more aggressive and harder to handle. We were at our wits end and had even discussed the heartbreaking possibility of having to re-home him. Then we discovered TTOUCH!!!!we were at the wag and bone show which we had attended with a muzzled Skipper in the vain hope that saturation exposure might help. I had heard of Sarah Fisher and had seen her work on the BBC's 'The One Show' so as soon as we were able we attended a session at the TTOUCH stand. The team there fell in love with Skipper and started using the technique on him and training us along the way. By the time we left that day we were aware that Skipper did not have an aggressive nature but was using aggression as a form of defence. He was Frightened!!! We also had a much calmer dog, the change in such a short space of time was astounding. We were introduced to Garry at the show and a couple of weeks later attended our first one to one session with him. By the time we left that day Skipper was no longer muzzled and was perfectly happy with Garry and Rachael. Employing the techniques Garry had shown us between sessions was relatively easy Skipper enjoyed them and responded well. Every time we visited there was an improvement in Skip. Our visits to Garry have now stopped because we don't need them anymore!! After just 6 or 7 sessions we are now able to take Skipper out without the muzzle and let him off lead in the company of other dogs. He plays happily with all sizes, colours and breeds, even sharing his toys!! still returning to us when called. He also loves to swim in the ponds, even in the chilliest of weather. He now stands quietly while the horses with riders pass and (on the whole) ignores all the wild ponies and cattle grazing on the heath. He has also become firm friends with the 8 year old daughter of a close friend of ours who he is really well behaved for. In the new year we are hoping to attend training classes with Skipper to improve his skills even further and in the future we may attend agility or fly ball with him too. We TTouch everyday, Skipper asks for it and its a lovely way to bond with your dog, it helps us to relax too. Before TTOUCH we thought we would have to give up for re-homing a dog who we loved deeply. He's now a well adjusted, lovable and fun addition to our family and we will be eternally grateful to Garry and TTOUCH for enabling that to happen. Trevor & Meryl Collins.

Co-ordinator for Salisbury & District Cats Protection, took a call from Andover Cats Protection asking if she could urgently pick up two kittens in need of veterinary attention. My wife, Rachael went along with Carol to collect the kittens and get them signed over to the care of Cats Protection. Upon arrival, it was clear that they required urgent veterinary attention. At the vets it was evident that both kittens had horrific wounds on their feet and tails and Mack had a temperature of 41.6C. In the vet’s opinion, the injuries had been intentional – possibly as a result of being bound by their back legs & tails. They were given emergency painkillers and antibiotics to try to reduce the pain & infection. Over the next few days both Scott and Mack had to have one of their rear legs and their tail amputated due to the infection. A word from Carol When Mack & Scott first came in they didn't appear to feel much pain from their wounds. This was probably because their rear left feet and tails had no feeling due to the extreme injuries and they were also on a daily dose of Metacam, a painkiller. When it was decided by the vet to amputate their left rear legs and tails they came through very well, but were still on painkillers. Mack & Scott are totally different in that Mack has a much higher pain threshold than Scott and although his injuries were deeper; more inflamed and infected (he had a temperature of 41.6 C equivalent of over 107 F) he seemed to cope better than Scott. After the amputations it was Scott who suffered the greater. He would be asleep and wake up crying as if in pain. Sometimes he would cry when he was on my lap for no apparent reason. The vets were very concerned as there was nothing physically wrong and his scars had healed well. The problem was in his mind. He either anticipated pain or hadn't come to terms with the leg being off. Mack was off his painkillers but Scott still needed them and there was a concern as this can lead to liver problems. Garry visited them and gave them both T Touch but if he got close to the amputation scar Scott would growl and leave his lap. Garry suggested that I use a feather or soft brush and start with his face, particularly his whiskers, to soothe him. He appeared to enjoy this and then Garry said to continue with a soft movement down his body and gradually go towards his scar. In a very short time Scott was actually enjoying this and instead of lying on his bad side, would offer his scar for 'treatment'. Within a short time he allowed me to stroke him all over, but I continued to stroke as if his tail and leg were still there. Scott stopped crying within 2 days of T Touch and is now a happy, playful kitten. I am so grateful that TTouch was able to help the boys overcome the most terrible abuse and injuries.