Maryna Ozuna

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Founder - Kinaesthetics™ Body Care System 

Maryna Ozuna and NagiMaryna Ozuna (Ma-ree-nah O-zoo-nah) nee’ Sheryl Studley,  is the owner and director of training for Arizona Doggy Dude Ranch,  and the founder of the Kinaesthetics™ system of body care for humans, horses, and dogs, and the former Director and principal practitioner of the Kinaesthetics™ Pain Clinic
in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

For over 25 years, Maryna has been at the forefront of innovative strategies for a holistic approach to animal behavioral and physical care. With both Canine Kinaesthetics™ and Equine Kinaesthetics™ she has helped pioneer the concept that physical issues can be at the root of behavioral problems, and worked to develop alternative training strategies to help foster more effective partnerships between humans and animals. She has worked with thousands of horses and dogs both in Europe and the United States from intimate consults on an aging canine companion to World Championship equine competitors to designing a complete sports therapy program for a 120 dog sleddog kennel.

Known for the accuracy and depth of her analysis of movement patterns in both animals and humans, Maryna’s involvement in the world of the moving body began early. Raised in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York, Maryna began coaching soccer at the age of 16, became the first female soccer referee at the age of 17, and co-founded the first girls’ soccer league. She later taught recreational skiing and horse back riding, and was an Instructor for T.R.O.T. (Therapeutic Riding of Tucson). For many years, she was deeply
involved in the sport of endurance riding (long distance horse races) as competitor and crew, where she pioneered the introduction of concepts of sports therapy into the sports horse world. She would go on to apply what would become Kinaesthetics™ to elite athletes from the disciplines of competitive trail, cutting, dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, racing, roping, and vaulting, including winners of the Tevis Cup, and World Championships in Rome, Italy in 1986, and Stockholm, Sweden in 1990.

Among her many accolades and vast education Maryna holds a B.S. Biology, Russian, Vassar College; J.D. Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and has also  published Kinaesthetics™ manuals for the Dog Body Care Clinics of  instruction.

 

2 Day Clinic - Sept. 24 & 25

CANINE KINAESTHETICS CLINIC
K-9 Basics Dog Training Facility
Marlton, New Jersey

Lisa Madison, Contented Canine Massage
www.contentedcaninemassage.com
and
Diane Gallagher, DOGTRAIN, Inc
www.dogtraininc.com

Lisa and Diane are both certified Kinaesthetics Specialists.  During this clinic, we will introduce new students to the value of BodyWork in dogs based on the principles of Kinaesthetics.  We will review the basics with those students who have attended prior clinics and help them continue their education relative to the skill levels they possess.

Canine BodyWork is an every day procedure at DOGTRAIN.  Clients range from those who are on a maintenance schedule for quality-of-life, as well as the new clients whose presenting complaints vary from ordinary bad behavior to overt aggression.  Knowing these techniques has accelerated my ability to communicate effectively with the many dogs who have become alienated from human interaction due to discomfort somewhere in the body.  Almost all of the overly reactive puppies I see have physical issues which can be improved with the use of Canine Kinaesthetics.

We will teach students to recognize irregularity in movement or structure, and to understand the behavioral/structural correlation in dogs.  Physical limitations are at the root of many behavioral issues in the dog world, from aggression to subtle variations in confidence.  The dog's social language is contained in its body.  If the body is impaired in any way, social communication will suffer whether the communication is with other dogs or with humans.

PLEASE NOTE:  This clinic is intended to provide the maximum amount of education to participants.  While we work with difficult dogs using these techniques all the time, this does not create the best learning atmosphere for students. Well-mannered dogs are welcome at K-9 Basics Dog Training Facility.  This means your dog can be touched all over without complaint, can sit and down with distractions of other dogs, and is neither people nor dog aggressive.  {Exceptions may be made after consultation with Lisa and Brian Berg -- 866-592-2742}

Dogs must be current on Vaccinations or possess current acceptable titer levels with written proof.  All dogs must be crate trained as they will be in the same room as the clinic. The cost of the clinic is $650, and this includes educational handouts, drinks, breakfast snacks and lunch both days.

Payment is due in full by September 20th.  Checks, MC/Visa and Discover are accepted.

For registration information contact:
Diane Gallagher at (910.395.4399)
or
dgtrain1@bellsouth.net

A downloadable registration form is at www.dogtraininc.com

Clinic - Wilmington, DE

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My Doggie Says

42-17207212 Listen to Maryna live on Fred Haney's "My Doggie Says" radio talk show, KFNX 1100."

Fred Haney's show is dedicated to the concept that communication with our dogs is a dialogue not a monologue. Fred is the author of the four time award winning "My Doggie Says....Messages from Jamie", an illustrated look at the lifelong "dialogue" one dog had with her owners. http://www.mydoggiesays.com/blog/Read Fred's Blog about his continuing adventures in the world of animal communication, http://www.mydoggiesays.com/blog/

Streaming audio for the "My Doggie Says..." radio talk show: http://www.1100kfnx.com - Wednesdays 8-9 p.m. MST, 8-9 p.m.PDT. Podcasts of Fred's interviews with Doggie Experts are available on iTunes.