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Canine Massage Guild / Canine Massage Therapy Centre

Canine Massage Guild Member

Est. ~2012

What this means for your pet

Guild membership guarantees 2 years of specialist training at Level 5, externally accredited qualifications, current insurance, and ongoing CPD. The Level 5 Ofqual-regulated qualification is notably high for this field.

About this accreditation

The Canine Massage Guild is a professional body exclusively for graduates of the Canine Massage Therapy Centre's 2-year Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner Programme. This is a Level 5 Ofqual-regulated diploma accredited by LANTRA. Members practise the 'Lenton Method' of clinical canine massage.

Who can hold this accreditation

Exclusively graduates of the 2-year Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner Programme who have passed both practical and theoretical examinations.

Referral requirement

Yes — Guild members always obtain veterinary consent before treating (using a formal IVCI request system). While massage is not explicitly named in the Exemptions Order 2015, the Guild mandates veterinary consent as standard practice.

Professional oversight

Continuing Professional Development

Minimum 25 hours per year, audited annually

Complaints process

Strict code of practice published on website

Insurance

Professional indemnity and public liability, audited annually

Legal basis

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 — veterinary consent required by Guild rules

Accredited providers (164)

Quick facts

Abbreviation

K9 Massage Guild

Issuing body

Canine Massage Guild / Canine Massage Therapy Centre

Type

membership

Protected title

No

Practitioner is a vet

No

Providers listed

164

External links

Canine Massage Guild / Canine Massage Therapy Centre website