Before you teach Doga, you have to experience it.
Doga is not a sequence of poses to memorize.
It is a relationship.
It is Yoga, presence, observation, connection, breath, awareness and the understanding that the dog is participating in the practice — not being used as a prop inside it.
For that reason, nobody begins Doga Teacher Training by simply purchasing a certification.
You begin by becoming a student.
Every future Doga Teacher must first complete the $444 foundational 8-week Paw of Attraction™ / Tree of Doga™ experience.
You cannot teach something you have only read about.
- You have to feel the shift yourself.
- You have to begin noticing your own energy.
- You have to experience the Paw-er of Now™.
- You have to understand the Tree of Yoga beyond Asana.
- You have to begin seeing what the dog has been communicating all along.
Once you see the relationship differently, you cannot completely go back to seeing it the old way. That experience is the foundation of every Doga teacher. The $444 journey gives you the language, philosophy and personal experience needed before Suzi will even begin a conversation with you about teaching Doga.
How it works
Experience it
Complete the 8-week $444 Foundational Journey. Learn Doga, Paw of Attraction™, Paw-er of Now™, the Tree of Doga™, presence, breath, relationship and human-animal alignment.
Live it
Practice what you have learned with your own dog and in your own life. Notice. Observe. Allow the relationship to teach you.
Then we talk
After completing the foundational journey, you may request a conversation with Suzi about Doga Teacher Training. This is where we explore: is teaching Doga genuinely your next path?
Teacher Training
If invited to continue, you may enter the Doga Teacher Training path. The training is deeper, personal and experiential. It is not simply an online certificate you purchase.
Continuing Dog Studies
There is no real finish line. Dogs keep teaching. Teachers keep learning. The practice keeps evolving.
The $444 course is required.
- Completion of the $444 foundational experience is required before discussing Doga Teacher Training with Suzi.
- Purchasing or completing the foundational course does not automatically guarantee acceptance into teacher training.
- Teaching Doga carries responsibility. Suzi personally determines who is ready to continue into the teaching path.
After the $444 Foundational Journey: Two Paths
Whether you eventually become a Paw of Attraction Guide or a Doga Teacher, everyone begins in the same place: as a student. Complete the $444 foundational journey first.
Paw of Attraction Guide™
Guide the relationship.
For people who feel called to guide the human side of the human–dog relationship. A POA Guide learns to work with the deeper philosophy of Doga, Paw of Attraction™, Paw-er of Now™, presence, awareness, relationship, energy, observation and Continuing Dog Studies.
This path may appeal to dog professionals, coaches, wellness practitioners, animal lovers, teachers, healers or anyone who feels called to help humans understand what their relationship with their dog may be showing them.
Doga Teacher Training
Teach the practice.
For existing Yoga teachers who love dogs and want to add Doga to their teaching repertoire. You already know how to teach Yoga. Now you want to learn how to thoughtfully bring dogs into that practice.
Doga Teacher Training teaches you how to add human–dog connection, presence with animals, dog-aware movement and asana, Paw-er of Now™, Paw of Attraction™, the Tree of Doga™ and the philosophy and history of the original Doga practice into the Yoga teaching repertoire you already have.
Both paths begin with the $444 foundational 8-week journey.
A Doga Teacher does more than demonstrate yoga poses beside a dog.
A Doga Teacher learns to create an environment where human and animal can meet differently.
A teacher does not force a dog into Yoga.
The dog was already there.
We teach the human how to notice.
Before there was a name.
Before Ruff Yoga. Before Doga became known around the world. There was simply a yoga practice, a beloved dog joining the mat, and the realization that the animal was not interrupting anything.
The dog belonged there.
The original practice eventually needed a name. But underneath the name is still Yoga. Asana is only one limb. A Doga Teacher studies the bigger tree — how Yoga becomes something lived between human, animal and moment.
After completing the foundational experience, teacher training may be appropriate for:
- Yoga teachers
- Dog professionals
- Wellness practitioners
- Animal advocates
- Coaches
- Retreat leaders
- Therapists and healing professionals
- People already working with dogs
- People who feel a genuine calling to share this work
- Long-time dog lovers who want to deepen their relationship with Yoga
But there is no shortcut based on credentials. Everyone begins as a student.
You don't need to decide today.
Come experience the work first.
Meet the philosophy.
Practice with your dog.
Notice what changes.
Notice what opens.
Notice what you begin seeing that you didn't see before.
Then, after the eight weeks, if something inside you says:
"I want to carry this forward."
we can talk.
Begin the $444 Foundational JourneyTeacher-training conversations are available only to graduates of the foundational 8-week experience.