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Should dogs learn yoga?
Yes dogs should learn yoga 42%  42%  [ 8 ]
No dogs should not learn yoga 58%  58%  [ 11 ]
Total votes : 19

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31 Jul 2008, 7:03 am

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"In this seated posture, your legs are out. Your dog is in
front of you. You can also circle your legs around the
dog. Begin to massage your dog, and then add a light
stretch to the legs. This becomes organic. How deep of
a stretch you get is up to you. Because it is about you!
The more you want...you can lean forward over your
pet. You can open a little wider. Same with the dogs. I
know that Coali stretches deeper after 4 years of doga,
then when he first started. And a lot of that, is that I
know his body and my body better".

http://www.dogadog.com/blank.html


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31 Jul 2008, 7:28 am

No... But has Jesus taught that raptor yoga yet?



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31 Jul 2008, 8:22 am

Yes, we need to teach yoga to dogs. Cats don't need to be taught yoga - they practice it instinctively.



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31 Jul 2008, 9:18 am

Yoga for dogs?

Nah, too much hassle.



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31 Jul 2008, 2:17 pm

Cats don't PRACTICE yoga...They INVENTED it!



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31 Jul 2008, 4:38 pm

Even if the canine could be taught the system of postures and breath-control by a human, I very much doubt they would understand the meaning of it. Many dogs serve and work alongside their human masters, but how to impress a dog with the health benefits of yoga?



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31 Jul 2008, 9:38 pm

Since dogs and people get along very well in most cases I think it's yet another good way for people and dogs to hang out and socialize. :D



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01 Aug 2008, 12:20 am

Dogs are good at karma-yoga. Everyone can learn something from them.


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08 Aug 2008, 4:16 pm

Dogs should get to do anything that gives them positive attention from Humans. 8)



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08 Aug 2008, 4:30 pm

who cares?

if some dumb hippie/yuppie wants to waste money, go ahead. it's still a free market, i think.



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08 Aug 2008, 11:38 pm

elizabethhensley wrote:
Dogs should get to do anything that gives them positive attention from Humans. 8)
Well stated. :D



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10 Aug 2008, 11:31 pm

If it takes our minds off of making them wear clothes.



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12 Aug 2008, 5:42 pm

We learn yoga from dogs!

Have you ever done yoga? If so, you must have done up dog and down dog!

http://ashtangayoga.info/asana-vinyasa/ ... asana.html

http://ashtangayoga.info/asana-vinyasa/ ... asana.html



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12 Aug 2008, 5:45 pm

Judith wrote:
Cats don't PRACTICE yoga...They INVENTED it!


Actually, yoga was invented by Neanderthals around 120,000 years ago and passed on to a few lucky cro-magnons.



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20 Nov 2012, 12:27 pm

What the f**k? :lol: Yoga for DOGS? You gotta be kidding me. :roll:


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20 Nov 2012, 12:48 pm

I voted no, because since when does a dog have an attention span that would allow them the patience for yoga?


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