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Located in the Long Beach CA. area. We specialize in making your Dog even more awesome!
AQUATIC EXERCISE - STRENGTH TRAINING
Located in the Long Beach CA. area. We specialize in making your Dog even more awesome!
AQUATIC EXERCISE - STRENGTH TRAINING
The Idea
The Idea
The Activities
Underwater Canine Treadmill
Our fully customized underwater treadmill is one of the finest conditioning concepts for both canine and humans alike. As a matter of fact they are frequently used to train racing horses due to their ability to lower the animal's weight through water buoyancy while increasing resistance and thereby achieving a tremendous amount of muscle tone and strength while never nearing a danger zone.
Your dog enters from a full open door at the rear of the treadmill and walks in, at which time the door is closed. The treadmill tank then begins to fill with crystal clear and dog friendly 91-degree water. As it fills, we start the underwater treadmill at a low speed. We fill it to an exact height, usually about 3-4 inches above the lowest spot on their belly. This ensures that the water is lifting them up, increasing their positive buoyancy thus removing a considerable amount of weight off of their limbs and joints. At the same time the forward walking motion is quite intensified for a miraculous work out without the pain. For our canine companions who need a bit more support, we have very nice neoprene life jackets for every size dog.
We track your dog's health and weight with each visit. Insuring that the plan we made with you is coming along at the pace you desire. Each turn in the underwater treadmill will increase stamina and duration of future work outs. Starting at around 15 minutes for healthy dogs to a max of around 30-40 minutes once the new muscle is developed and the dog is totally comfortable with the process.
Strength Training & Conditioning
15’ Endless Pool
Arguably one of the coolest gadgets we have here. A brand new state of the art 15’ foot endless pool, the kind that have a powerful water flow jet to swim against. Your dog can literally swim in place. The entire shop including the pool is custom lighted by Robert to a very relaxing blue/purple spectrum, including the pool. We have learned that dogs see mostly in the blue and yellow spectrum. It seems to relax the dogs quite a bit. We have a custom made ramp for your dogs to enter and exit the pool.
Now we understand that not all dogs love water. We have two Australian Shepherds, Zoe who loves to look at water but never touches it under any circumstances. Then there’s Apollo that will go right in, with his beautiful tail in tow knocking over everything in its path. We have methods to try and coax your pup in. In the end, it's their choice and some just will not get in. If that’s the case, the non-underwater treadmill and exercise equipment is surely enough to get your best friend in ultimate health and happiness.
Our 1800 gallon 91-degree pool is 100% maintained by Robert daily. I am very conscious of bad chemicals and know exactly what I am doing. I use a small amount of powdered chlorine which I adjust every day after all dogs are done for the night. The filter runs for eight hours during the night. This gives the chlorine a chance to do its job (attach itself to unwanted contaminates and become large enough for our filter to remove it all) and be filtered out by the next morning. So, you can be assured that your canine companion is always safe while in our hands. We put our own dogs Zoe and Apollo through it every few days. We also use an Ozone generator during the night which further kills all organisms and bacteria. I take great pride in my work and would put it up against the best aquatic treadmill systems. This same pool water is what supplies our underwater treadmill with its supply of warm water.
We have life vests for every size dog, the small ones are so cute! We also have blow up neck pillows for those pets who are not too sure about this water stuff. Sessions are $65 for 45 minutes and includes a full bath and blow using our new No Soap furever Bathes.
Weight Management Tracking
Every dog at Pirates’ Paws will have an individual file containing all past and current stats and recommendations. This allows us to give personal attention to your dogs special needs. Including initial weight, weight lost, girth measurements and loss of fat and the gain of lean muscle mass.
Through personal experiences Jessi and I had, we realized that no matter what vet we visited, they had failed to inform us that our dogs where (to be quite harsh) obese! How have two intelligent people who have no kids not realize their canine companions were overweight, let alone obese?
Every dog that comes through Jessi & I’s door is treated as if it were our own. Your pup will have the place to themselves and two humans at all times while in our care. We have no employees, and everything is done by us, Robert and Jessi Rideout. Ensuring your most valuable treasure is safe, secure and in good hands.
Appointment
Your first step would to be reach out to us via email or through this site. Tell us about your dog and any issues you are having that we may be able to assist you with. Make sure to include;
BREED
TEMPERMENT
SPAYED/NEUTERED
LOVES/HATES WATER
AGE & WEIGHT
VACCINATIONS
Please email us over your dogs vaccination records including rabie
Appointment
Your first step would to be reach out to us via email or through this site. Tell us about your dog and any issues you are having that we may be able to assist you with. Make sure to include;
BREED
TEMPERMENT
SPAYED/NEUTERED
LOVES/HATES WATER
AGE & WEIGHT
VACCINATIONS
Please email us over your dogs vaccination records including rabies, Bordetella, Parvo distemper. A cell phone photo emailed would work great.
We will asses the info and via email will come up with a good plan that fits your schedule and achieves your goals.
Our sessions are $60 for 40 minutes. During that time your pup will get a "No Soap Furever Bath" and 30 minutes of exercise on any equipment you want and a Rinse and Blow Out. Your dog will have the place to themselves and Both Jessi and I will be working with your dog the whole time.
What is a "No Soap Furever Bath" you ask?
Our new bathing station uses 95 degree water and a special cleaning agent consisting of Citric Acid and sodium bicarbonate. When used with the hot water and special nozzle we can clean your dog 100% with no soap and no harmful chemicals. This procedure is not only good for dogs skin, it can be performed daily without negative consequences. Your dog will also be rinsed clean of all chloramines before getting a hot air blow out and going home to sleep for a week.
As we are a new concept, at the moment we are only taking one dog at a time. This means your pups gets the place to themselves! No kennels and no waiting room, so be on time, and make sure to pick up your pup on time.
Breakdown
What it will cost
40 minutes for $60
Our sessions run 40 minutes for $60. All sessions include a No Soap Furever Bath (if performed weekly you will never have to bath your dog again), use of any of our equipment (Endless Pool-Underwater Treadmill-Slat Mill or our Balance and Agility center) followed by a quick rinse to remove chlorine and t
What it will cost
40 minutes for $60
Our sessions run 40 minutes for $60. All sessions include a No Soap Furever Bath (if performed weekly you will never have to bath your dog again), use of any of our equipment (Endless Pool-Underwater Treadmill-Slat Mill or our Balance and Agility center) followed by a quick rinse to remove chlorine and to top it off, a Blow Out with warm 145 mph wind (every dogs favorite part).
Your dog will have the whole facility to themselves! Unheard of. Your pup will have both Jessi and myself working with them the whole time.
You can try everything and find an exercise that fits you and your pups goals.
Most of our clients come once a week, with a few coming twice a week. You will be astounded how much we can work your dog in a session.
We currently have clients coming to us for:
-Weight loss
-Muscle building & Conditioning
-After Surgery & Rehab for
torn ACL
-Degenerative Myopathy (we are having so much success with DM treatments, the joy it brings us to give our clients a little more time before the inevitable means the world to Jessi and I).
-We keep working dogs in top shape. Either Australian Shepherds herding cows, or a Police K9's keeping our streets safe, we keep them fit as a fiddle.
Our Endless Pool. Heated to 91* w/ custom floating ramp. If your pup loves water they will flip for this experience. Warm blue water with bubble jets relaxes your dog while I swim one on one with them. We can do circles or ride against the artificial water jets. Or maybe just get in and out a bit.
Our new UVC sterilizers for the doggy fountains. No cross contamination here.
Our new Ultra Violet sterilizers for our drinking fountains! Not only bottled water, but 100% free from pathogens.
We always have plenty of bottled water in our ceramic doggy water fountains, constantly charcoal filtered for pathogens
That's my boy Apollo on our land canine treadmill
Custom built Underwater Canine Treadmill 91*