Flowdog

Chris Cranston and her staff at Flowdog deserve every accolade that I could possibly give them. Chris, and the staff and facility at Flowdog, comprise one of finest animal facilities that I have, in more than 40 years of dog ownership, ever been privileged to rely upon for our dog’s health care and wellness.
The basis for my accolades:
(1) Chris is a Master’s prepared, expert, (human) physical therapist, who has dedicated a substantial part of her career to rehabilitating dogs. In my experience, she has excellent clinical acumen, and derives her expert recommendations from her years of human and animal experience;
(2) Chris’s staff are also uniquely skilled at what they do, and have an unwavering passion for dogs and their wellness. Chris and her staff truly collaborate as a team, and our dog has directly benefitted from their care and coordination;
(3) The Flowdog facility is on par with the finest, human rehabilitation practices and hospitals. Flowdog is rich in state of the art, rehabilitation equipment, and the facility’s indoor pool has the appearance of belonging in an estate. The Flowdog facility is immaculate.
I can’t imagine there are many better Physical Therapists or dog rehabilitation facilities than Flowdog in this country. The Boston area is uniquely privileged to have Flowdog in their backyard.

Okay, so this is waaaay long overdue! Chris and her AMAZING staff have done WONDERS for our Ava Marie! We first brought her here for physical therapy, after a TPLO surgery on her left knee. That was about 10 months ago… and we still continue to bring her here for the swimming because of how amazing it is for her, and the simple fact that she LOVES it here! Ava has completely built back all her muscle in her left leg when she had muscle atrophy, and her right is also stronger as a result of that! Chris & her team have done wonders for Ava and we can’t thank her and her amazing, attentive, knowledgeable and fun staff enough! Ava loves them and she loves her some Aaron and Sarah! He is so good with her! I love it here and I always look forward to going and watching her swim, have a BLAST and taking comfort in knowing that it is making her stronger and better! She even has a favorite toy that she try’s to take home every time lol. A million thanks to Flowdog

Chris and staff are AMAZING. They got my dog through two horrible knee replacement surgeries (TPLO) with the most wonderful physical therapy and rehabilitation. Now that my dog is better, I continue to take her there for fitness swims twice a week. Cassie is pretty stoic, but when she knows she’s going there for a swim, she loses her mind with happiness.
You could not possibly do a better thing for your dog than to take him or her here. We are devoted customers and fans.

My yellow lab has arthritis and has trouble getting up on his own. We tried booties and PAWZ but they didn’t work for him. I found Flow Dog though the Dr. Buzby’s ToeGrips website and called to ask for help fitting him with the toe grips. Chris and her staff were kind and very responsive to my questions. She fit me right into their schedule. They care for your pet as if he was one of their own. I couldn’t have asked for better treatment for Coda.

Chris and her team have done a great job with our boxer rumour. Her mobility is much better and she is acting like a young pup again.

After spending the summer in Maine, swimming every day, my 15 year old dog returned to Massachusetts where I was concerned that she would not get the level of exercise she had being around a lake for three months. Fortunately for her, Flow Dog was only a few miles from our home. Twice a week Garcia got to spend 30 minutes in a heated pool, under the watchful eyes of the staff, swimming without interruption. As Garcia’s ability to exercise on her own diminished it was comforting to know that these therapeutic swims benefited her health and well-​being until the final days of her life.
It was not long after she began swimming that I realized that my 5 year old would also enjoy winter swimming since he too, enjoyed the water. Every week Zarco has a 30-​minute swimming session where he gets to swim against a current, fetch a toy while in the water, get a blow dry so he does not go out into the cold with wet hair, and leave Flow Dog tired.
The staff at Flow Dog are exceptional people with a deep understanding of not only the individual needs of each dog, but also the concerns of the people who bring them.
It is wonderful to have a place like Flow Dog that can look after the physical needs of the dogs when they need rehabilitation and also offer general swimming opportunities for dogs during the long, cold and icy winter months of New England.

This place is absolutely amazing! Chris is wonderful and so is her team! I have a 14 year old pup with very progressed arthritis. They are patient and gentle with her and genuinely care about her. I can’t say enough wonderful things about this place! I HIGHLY recommend!!!

Flowdog is fantastic! Pippin my 4 yo English Springer Spaniel had TPLO surgery in November. We went to FlowDog after water therapy doing the treadmill in order to build up his leg muscle which had atrophied. Chris and her team are wonderful! She did a full evaluation, we came home with PT handouts and exercises (just like when you go to PT), and Pippin went swimming in the pool (with increasing jet resistance) over 3 months. His leg is great, he has a clean bill of health from Tufts, and we are thrilled! Thank you Flow Dog!

I can’t say enough good things about Flowdog. Chris Cranston and her team have done amazing therapy with my dog. (He had a hip replaced a couple of months ago.) The staff are professional, concerned, and a delight to work with. The place is beautiful, clean and welcoming.
If I could give Flowdog 10 stars, I would.