Doga

Posted by Joy Butler Jan 27, 2007

Today I learned a new doggy thing. In a newsletter I get, something was mentioned about doga as being another fun thing to do with your dog. I didn't know what doga was so I Googled it and found that it has been around at least as long as three years, as there is a book on the subject, published in 2003. It's called Doga: Yoga for Dogs by Jennifer Brilliant and William Berloni. I plan to look for the book at my library but in the meantime I read the customer reviews on Amazon. All but one were positive and portrayed the book as written with a lighthearted manner in a way that both dog lovers and yoga fans would enjoy. It seems that many yoga postures come naturally to dogs. The one negative review seemed to believe that doga is just an attempt by the author to build a name and make a little money off a gimmick but even this reviewer admitted that dog lovers would enjoy it. In my Google search I also learned that the trend began in New York and that dogs who practice yoga are called dogis. I don't, and never have, done yoga but I'm crazy about my dogs so if it's something new that we can enjoy together, who knows, maybe I'll try it. And while we're on the subject of fun things to do with your dog, another activity that you don't see every day is canine drill teams. I'll let you know if I try either drill teamwork or doga.