{"id":2040,"date":"2013-03-06T10:47:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T18:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2013-11-28T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T17:04:10","slug":"club-zen-for-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/club-zen-for-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Zen For Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>\u00a0Sometimes you must deal with dog aggression head-on: teach them to meditate! That&#8217;s why I put my dogs in Club Zen&#8211;Mindfulness training for dogs.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s a peek at what my dog boys get up to during mindfulness class:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2054 aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_5975\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5975-1024x710.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5975-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5975-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2>Fernando: <em>She gone yet?<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Pablo: <em>Nope.<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Fernando:.<em>..Oh&#8230;man&#8230;pet&#8230;me&#8230;huh?<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Pablo: <em>Get with the meditation bro. It&#8217;s oh&#8230;man&#8230;pet&#8230;me&#8230;hun! As in, pet<\/em><strong><em> me hunny.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2053\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2053\" alt=\"IMG_5974\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5974-1024x725.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5974-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5974-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Pablo:<em> Om man pet me hun! Om man pet me hun! Ahroooo! Yip! Yip!<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Fernando: <em>Would some buddha shut him up? Meditation is<\/em><em> supposed to be quiet.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2051\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2051\" alt=\"IMG_5972\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5972-1024x663.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5972-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5972-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Fernando: <em>It&#8217;s your fault we&#8217;re here&#8230;meditation to help with your aggression issues.<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Pablo:<em> Shut it&#8230;.my issue is only with <strong>dogs<\/strong>&#8230;okay? At least I&#8217;m good with<strong> humans<\/strong>. You&#8217;re the one who&#8217;s snarly with new people.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2048\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2048\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2048\" alt=\"IMG_5967\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5967-860x1024.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5967-860x1024.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5967-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Must stay awake&#8230;must stay awake&#8230;must&#8230;stay&#8230;snork&#8230;snork<\/em>&#8230;(Puggy snores continue&#8230;).<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2044\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2044\" alt=\"IMG_5970\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5970-946x1024.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5970-946x1024.jpg 946w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5970-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5970.jpg 2286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shhh&#8230;quiet over there bro&#8230;I&#8217;m having a ZEN moment&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2059\" alt=\"IMG_5993\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5993-1024x706.jpg\" width=\"554\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5993-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5993-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Pablo:<em> I got nothing man&#8230;nothing&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\nFernando: <em>I think that&#8217;s the point..<\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2058\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2058\" alt=\"IMG_5990\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5990-959x1024.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5990-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5990-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Pablo: <em>Fernando! That&#8217;s nasty&#8230;I was almost there and then you had to go and do that..<\/em>.<\/h2>\n<h2>Fernando: <em>Shhh&#8230;Fernando does not exist&#8230;he is one with the universe&#8230;<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Pablo:<em> By chance&#8230;was the universe eating from the garbage can last night?<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Fernando<em>: &#8230;maybe.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2057\" alt=\"IMG_5989\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5989-725x1024.jpg\" width=\"504\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5989-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5989-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5989.jpg 2296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Fernando:<em> Do you think there are bickies in Nirvana?<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Pablo: <em>There better be. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m holding out for.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2061\" alt=\"IMG_5995\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5995-827x1024.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5995-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5995-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are we there yet?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=2055\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2055\" alt=\"IMG_5984\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5984-751x1024.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5984-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5984-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5984-520x708.jpg 520w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5984-260x354.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_5984.jpg 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sufferin&#8217;&#8230;free of sufferin&#8217;&#8230;sufferin&#8217;&#8230;sufferin&#8217; some more to be free of sufferin&#8217;&#8230;sufferin&#8217;&#8230;free of sufferin&#8217;&#8230;<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Sometimes you must deal with dog aggression head-on: teach them to meditate! 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