If Your Dog Could Talk, He'd Ask You For More Lessons

I've taught dogs.

Well, I am not sure if "taught" is the right verb to use?

Maybe "helped" is better, because I cannot be sure that the dog knew what I was doing.

But if they could speak, I am pretty sure they'd ask for more lessons.

My dog-teaching experience started late one night with a group of Alexander friends in Australia. It was the 1980s, and I was involved in starting the first teacher training in Sydney.

I was with Alex - a trainee at the time - his girlfriend Patricia and their dog.

The dog was the topic of our conversation. He was lying on the bed with a sad, drooling face and Patricia was worried. He looked sick.

In the spirit of the moment, I offered to give her dog a lesson.

Patricia was shocked – she didn't know Alexander's work applied to animals…

"He's a mammal isn't he?"

Mammals are organised by the same head/spinal relationship as we humans. Same blueprint. Mammals inherit the same bones, muscles and joints as each other – with each species adapting them differently to their environments.

So I walked over to her sad-faced droopy doggy and used my hands to begin to inviting him to move his head and spine. His droopy eyes suddenly popped open, and his body began to move. His spine got longer, and his breathing volume increased – all at once.

Patrician screamed – she was that surprised by the change.

So was I in fact – was this all in a day's work?

Patricia was completely overwhelmed. 

And in fact – she told me later – that was the night she decided to do the training as a teacher of Alexander's discovery, because she saw how much even her dog could change.

By the way, I don't work with dogs any more, but I am still working with humans. 

Are you interested? 

Drop me a line and let me know why.