Easier Movement, Happier Dogs
Are you or your dog dealing with aging, injury, arthritis or anxiety? Do you want more flexibility, balance and confidence? Do you value self-awareness, curiosity and kindness? You’re in the right place! In this podcast, we’ll cover an array of connected topics. We’ll discuss how to improve your body awareness, flexibility and balance so you can help you enhance your dog's mobility and quality of life at any age. We’ll explore how anxiety and tension affect dogs as well as humans, and what you can do to promote relaxation and confidence in you and your dog. Since your thoughts affect not only you, but your dog as well, we’ll delve into emotional awareness, mindset and intuition. Join Feldenkrais® teacher, international clinician and bestselling author Mary Debono each Tuesday as she brings you more than 30 years of experience helping improve the mobility, comfort and well-being of dogs and their people. If you'd like to learn simple, powerful body/mind strategies to help you and your dog feel more connected, flexible and balanced at any age, this show is for you!
Episodes
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Want to help your dog reduce the effects of aging, anxiety or arthritis? Or heal fully from an injury or surgery?
Debono Moves, a hands-on approach that uses gentle contact and movements, can help dogs heal and recover from injuries or surgery. And even reduce the effects of aging.
In this episode, I describe how Debono Moves helpe...
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Discover a simple, powerful hands-on technique to help your dog in body and mind while strengthening your bond. The technique involves a gentle scan of the dog's body, stimulating specific receptors that process sensory information through the emotional part of the brain.
This leads to increased cooperation and bonding between the dog and...
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Feeling stressed on walks because your dog reacts to things like bikes, skateboards or other dogs? You're not alone! Discover how your anxiety can affect your dog's behavior. Learn how to stay calm and make walks enjoyable for both of you!
Key takeaways include:
Understand the Stress Cycle: Recognize how your anxiety ca...
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- In this episode, learn tips on making dogs comfortable with paw handling
- With your dog relaxed, begin by incidentally touching a paw with something like your leg or something else that’s not your hand
- Use items like coasters or scarves as a barrier between your hand and the dog's foot
- With your dog lying on the side, sta...
Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, admitted (bragged?) in her book to shooting her young dog Cricket, a 14-month-old wire-haired pointer pup, in the face and killing her. She also wrote that she killed her unnamed, uncastrated goat the same day, in the same gravel pit.
While I can’t imagine anyone listening to this podcast would ever do such a thing, is there something we all can learn from this cruel and violent act?
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Learn strategies for working with touch-averse dogs through heartwarming stories of transformation.
From an Akita's orthopedic challenges to a senior dog's mobility struggles, discover non-confrontational approaches, trust-building techniques, and the importance of reading canine body language.
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Stressing is often a habit. A bad one! Training the brain to focus on what's going well can break the habit of constantly finding what's wrong.
Your brain can be trained to focus on the positive, leading to more positive experiences in life.
This mindset shift can create a richer, more rewarding relationship with your dog.
Key Takeaways
- Overly stressing about issues with one's dog can be...
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Key Takeaways from this episode:
- There's often a correlation between physical issues in dogs and their human owners
- Addressing both the human and the dog is important for resolving issues
- Humans' movement, breathing, and thinking can affect dogs
- Mirror neurons may play a role in sharing maladies between humans and ani...
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In this short episode, you'll be introduced to the inner healer. You have one and so does your dog. You'll learn about the role of the nervous system and the importance of collaboration between dogs and their guardians in facilitating improvements in mobility and well-being.
You'll hear how gentle hands-on work and movement lesso...
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In addition to deepening your bond, Connected Breathing may help anxious or reactive dogs recognize a state of calmness and safety. And help them return to this state more easily. It can do the same for you too!
In this episode:
- Hear how Connected Breathing can improve the well-being of humans and animals.
- Mary shares stories of pets who regained energy a...
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Have a dog who cowers around strangers? Or who gets nervous on car rides or on walks? Do you feel your dog is often nervous, anxious or fearful?
In this episode, you'll learn about:
- Ways to help sensitive, fearful, and anxious dogs
- Behavior in dogs comes from a well-meaning place, as their nervous system is focused on safet...
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- Learn how you can improve a dog's quality of life despite health issues
- Stories shared about dogs with degenerative myelopathy and hip dysplasia
- Focus on expanding possibilities and thinking creatively
- Techniques discussed: using a doggie wheelchair in innovative ways, simulating walking while lying down, and a great “reset” for you and your dog: Connecte...
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In this episode, you'll learn about Sheba, a German shepherd (GSD) diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy (DM), and how I helped Sheba and her owners improve her quality of life.
You'll hear why proactive care is essential to your dog's well-being and how you can be an active participant in your dog's healthcare team.
You&a...
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If you're interested in helping your dog recover fully from ANY injury (or to help reduce the risk of injury), I hope you tune in to this episode where I discuss how I helped a Labrador recover fully from his knee ligament (CCL) injury.
Key Points:
Habitual Limping: After recovering from surgery, the dog might still limp due to a...
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Have you ever wanted to turn back the clock and help your dog feel and move like a younger dog?
In this episode, Mary shares a story about a dog named Cassie who was diagnosed with severe spinal arthritis. Despite trying medication and several alternative therapies, Cassie's condition kept worsening.
Mary used a very different a...
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Want to help your stiff, senior dog feel more flexible?
Join Mary Debono as she shares the heartwarming story of Princess, a dog with spinal arthritis, who improved her mobility and greatly enhanced her quality of life.
Key Takeaways
- Even dogs with spinal arthritis may improve the...
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In this episode of Easier Movement, Happier Dogs, I’m sharing a gentle, effective technique that can help your dog move in a more balanced, comfortable way as it promotes relaxation and reduces stress.
We’re going to dive into the world of "Rhythm Circles," a gentle hands-on technique that’s designed to enhance the connection between you a...
Do you want to know what your dog is feeling? Do you want to“read” your dog (and others) more clearly?
This episode will de-mystify intuition and start you on the path to developing informed intuition so you can help your dog move easier and feel better!
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Do you have limiting beliefs about yourself?
Maybe you think that you’re lacking in confidence, that you’ll never have money, that your best days are behind you, or some other belief that prevents you from living life to the fullest. You may also have limiting beliefs that you’re not aware of.
Those are hidden in your unconscious and yet they’re running continuously in the background of your mind, like a compute...
In this episode, you’ll learn three simple things that can help your dog feel better right away. All three things are easy to fit into your day, no matter how busy you are.
These non-habitual movements can improve your dog’s body awareness, which may enhance mobility, balance, and coordination.
They’ll also help deepen and strengthen your bond with your dog.
These three simple, hands-on “moves” also encourage you to take a breath, ...
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