CRI Founder Janet Van Dyke, DVM, Elected Affiliate Faculty Member at Colorado State University
CRI's founder and CEO Janet Van Dyke, DVM, CCRT, has been named an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Faculty members of the department elected Dr. Van Dyke to a three-year affiliate faculty appointment.

"This [affiliate faculty status] is in recognition of your past and anticipated future contributions to teaching and research in the Department of Clinical Sciences and the professional veterinary medical curriculum," stated D. Paul Lunn, BVSc, MS, PhD MRCVS, Dip. ACVIM, professor and department head. "We welcome the opportunity to involve you in our departmental programs and look forward to a close and mutually rewarding association in the future."

Plan to Attend the 6th International Symposium on Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
The 6th International Symposium on Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy will be held August 4-7, 2010 at Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama. CRI will be a major sponsor of this event. To learn more or register, please visit http://vetrehabsymposium.weebly.com/.

Off-Road Adventures
Students, faculty, and canine companions from the July 2009 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation course gather during an after-class adventure in Colorado. Our thanks to Stephanie Riner Ensley, DVM, for the photo.

Have Dog, Will Travel
Beginning June 17, 2009, Southwest Airlines will allow customers to carry small pets (cats and dogs only) on board all Southwest Airlines flights. Visit www.southwest.com/pets for details.

VOSM Hosts Pre-Symposium Lab on Rehab Medicine
An ACVS Pre-Symposium Lab was held Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group in Annapolis, Maryland. CRI was excited to work with the doctors and staff at VOSM for this event, entitled "Current Techniques in Small Animal Rehabilitation Therapy."

The American College of Veterinary Surgeons Symposium occurred October 8–10, 2009, in Washington, D.C. For more information about these events, visit the ACVS Symposium website.

Canine Rehabilitation Institute students and faculty are in the news.

"Otter Know Better," In Focus: News from Sutton Studios, March 2010
Rosemary LoGiudice, DVM, CCRT, and her dog Otter were featured in Sutton Studios' March 2010 client newsletter. The photography studio's newsletter included two charming black-and-white portraits and a lengthy description of Rosemary's work as head of the Furnetic Veterinary Clinic and the Chicago Center of Veterinary Medicine. Read the full article ....

M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, Named 2009 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian, July 14, 2009
CRI faculty member M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, was named 2009 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian by the Association for Women Veterinarians Foundation. The award will be presented July 14, 2009 at the American Veterinary Medical Association convention in Seattle. Read the full article ...

"Pet therapy center tames dogs of recession," San Francisco Chronicle, February 28, 2009
When Cato the German shepherd arrived at the rehabilitation and boarding center in January 2008, he had ruptured two disks, undergone spinal surgery and was unable to walk. Three days a week, physical therapists at Scout's House in Menlo Park worked with Cato.. Read the full article ...

AKC Agility Invitational, Animal Planet, February 7, 2009 at 8 p.m. (EST)
Watch Marie Ashbaugh, a Canine Rehabilitation Institute student in the CCRA program, compete with her dog, Tilt, in the American Kennel Club Agility Invitational. The event occurred in December 2008 and will be broadcast at 8 p.m. (EST) on February 7, 2009 on Animal Planet. The AKC website currently features a preview video clip featuring Marie and Tilt (select Day Two, Agility One). For more information about the Agility Invitational and other broadcasts of the 2008 Show, visit the AKC website.

"Therapy for Fido: Cutting-edge canine care," Nightly News at MSNBC.com, February 2, 2009
NBC's Michael Okwu takes a look inside California Animal Rehabilitation (CARE) in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Jessica Waldman and Dr. Amy Kramer of CARE are both graduates of the Canine Rehabilitation Institute's CCRT program. See the video ...

"Fido? He's in rehab -- for his knee (or is it his elbow?)," Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2009
"They come in with arthritis, back pain, sore elbows. Some are recuperating from car accidents or surgery or just bad judgment (a leap off a balcony). Others are coping with the ravages of old age. The most common problem: a tear of that pesky knee ligament, the ACL. They work out on treadmills, strengthen their core muscles, get their joints manipulated and undergo acupuncture.." Read the full article ...

"Canine physiotherapy," Living Calgary (CBC), October 2008
The Living Calgary show interviews CRI faculty member Laurie Edge-Hughes of the Canine Fitness Centre. "Like humans, sometimes dogs need a little help in their healing after they've had surgery or if they've been injured." See the video ...

"Aquatic treadmill added at vet hospital," Tulsa World, October 11, 2008
"Whether healing after surgery or suffering from hip dysplasia or arthritis, veterinarians are more commonly recommending physical therapy for animals these days. A Tulsa animal hospital has begun a relatively new and modern method of helping dogs with a variety of ailments — with an aquatic treadmill." Read the full article ...

"A Pioneer in Animal Rehab Education," Veterinary Practice News, June 2008
"Six years ago, Janet Van Dyke, DVM, packed all her surgical tools into a big blue Rubbermaid plastic tub. Best to keep them handy, she thought. This new idea about starting a canine physical rehabilitation business might be the biggest stumble of her career." Read the full article ...

Congratulations to Our New Graduates

January 2010
Paula Medler, DVM, CCRT
Stephanie Riner Ensley, DVM, CCRT
Nikki Sumner, PTA, CCRA
Jo Lynn Lamczyk, DVM, CCRT
Michael Longoni, DVM, CCRT
Sylvie Abrioux, DVM, CCRT
Sandi Krucik-Van Bommel, RAHT, CCRA
Kathryn Grayston, DVM, CCRT

December 2009
Caroline L. Runyon, DVM, CCRT
Ellen Martens, PT, MT, CCRT
Shari Facchine, MS, PT, CCRT
Deirdre Chiaramonte, DVM, ACVIM, CCRT
Evelyn Orenbuch, DVM, CCRT
Catherine Adams, B.Sc.(Agr), DVM, CCRT
Shawna Sheridan, LVT, CCRA
Dianne Morley, PT, CCRT

November 2009
Kari Hudson, AHT, CCRA
Robert E. Rider, DVM, CCRT
Lori Freije, DVM, CCRT
Nigel Gumley, DVM, MSc, ABVP (Canine/Feline), CCRT
Andrea Danyluk-Wolski, DVM, CCRT
Jennell Appel, DVM, CCRT

October 2009
Jennifer Butler Gordon, PT, CCRT
Kari Moore, DVM, DACVECC, CCRT
Ann-Margret Morgan, DVM, CCRT
Wojciech Poray-Wybranowski, DVM, CCRT
Blair Hollowell, DVM, CCRT
Nikki Smolczynski, PT, CCRT
Linda McMahon, PT, LVT, CCRT
Dun Tien Do, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, CCRT
Susan Neary, DVM, CVA, CCRT

September 2009
Kristen Blum, DVM, CCRT
Jerome A. Vanek, DVM, CCRT
Leilani Alvarez, DVM, CVA, CCRT
Faith Lotsikas, DVM, CCRT

August 2009
Diane Paster, DVM, DABVP, CCRT
Nancy Saxe, DVM, CCRT
Altina Wickstrom, DVM, CCRT
Sonya Maas, PT, CCRT
Clare Sanders, DVM, CCRT
Mike Sims, PT, CCRT
Carole Nicholson, DVM, CCRT
Cindy Rigg, DVM, CCRT
Linda Hamilton, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CAC
Karen MacMillan, BSc, DVM, CCRT
Rosemary J. LoGiudice, DVM, CCRT
Wendy Davies, BS, CVT, CCRA