Doga
There is a growing trend of doing yoga with your dog, called doga. Dog owners have had great experiences trying it out. doga involves doing exercises with your dog so that you can both benefit from it. It makes it more enjoyable.
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If you are looking to improve your mental and physical health, yoga is the way to go. Research has shown tremendous health benefits credited to the combination of meditation, breathing exercises, stretching, and strengthening. It has also helped to alleviate depression, pain, addiction.
The main ways your dog will be participating are stretching, pet massage, and calming energy. The first thing to know is never to force your dog into doing doga. Patience is key and every dog has their own limits. Be mindful of your dog’s body language.
Doga Is All About Bonding
When doing doga, make bonding with your dog the aim. Doga has proven to strengthen people’s relationships with their dogs. It requires that the two of you become partners.
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Your dog will learn to trust you more and this will allow room for you to train them. The relaxation of the doga will deepen your connection with your dog over time.
Expect that it will take time to see results. You and your dog’s mental and physical health will only start to show improvement if you do it regularly and commit to it in the long term.
Have An Open Mind While Doing Doga
Make it enjoyable. Be open-minded and expect to have many moments of laughter. Try out a doga class. This can be a great way to socialize with your dog and to meet new people. If a class does not work out for you two, get yourself a doga book and explore the different poses.
Allow your dog’s interest to be your guide when determining which poses you do. Take into consideration the size of your dog as different poses are suited better for certain sized dogs.
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For example, smaller dogs can be raised on your body and larger dogs will enjoy stretching next to you. Synchronize your resting times with your dog.
A good idea is to integrate your yoga into your dog’s play or walk time. An example would be to squat instead of bending when retrieving your dog’s toy. Walking your dog is a form of meditation in itself.
Observe how your dog interacts with his environment. You will start to absorb the world’s beauty and experience complete mindfulness.
Doga could be the best thing you do for your and your dog’s relationship.
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