Maryna Ozuna nee' Sheryl Studley, B.S. Biology Vassar College; J.D. Thomas Jefferson School of Law, IACP # 1372 CDT (International Association of Canine Professionals), certified member of NADOI (National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors) is the owner of the Arizona Doggy Dude Ranch training center, the founder, and principal practitioner of the Canine Kinaesthetics (tm) system of bodywork, and the founder and principal instructor of the Movement Markers (tm) clinics.

In this conversation, Maryna and I explore proprioceptive mapping in dogs (and people) and how it directly influences learning capacity. We unpack the roles of collection, balance, and recruitment in motor control, and how these concepts intersect with drive states and emotional regulation. As always, we return to one of my favorite subjects: the profound role of touch in shaping safety, awareness, and connection.

This was a truly fascinating discussion, offering eye-opening insights into how modern dogs may need more support than we realize. At the root of learning, confidence, and relationship is a healthy, functional, and coordinated body—because how a dog moves and feels in their body shapes how they learn and engage with the world.

You can find Maryna Ozuna at these websites and socials:

www.azdoggyduderanch.com
www.dogbodycare.com

IG: Movement Markers

Facebook: Movement Markers

Please also check out my new project: Center for Canine Somatics where I will be giving courses like:

Co-Regulating with Your Dog

and webinars such as:

Foundations for Canine Health: Exploring the Nervous System

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During his ten-year teaching career, Grant recognised that his students needed more from traditional education. He decided to create a program to help students feel more connected and engaged in their school environment.

Grant’s great passion for education has driven him to research the benefits of training wellbeing dogs for the classroom. He willingly shares his knowledge and scientific evidence, teaching students and staff how to build emotional intelligence and resilience. Many schools are now witnessing first-hand the impact the program is having on academic outcomes.

Find Dogs Connect online: https://dogsconnect.net.au/

Dogs Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dogsconnectaustralia/

Dogs Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogs.connect/

Dogs Connect virtual course on Polyvagal Institute: Dogs Connect--Connection, Regulation, and Empathy

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Mary Debono helps dog lovers support their dogs' mobility, comfort, and vitality—while improving their own. A Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and creator of Debono Moves, Mary combines movement science, gentle touch, and mindset work to foster greater ease, awareness, and connection between dogs and their humans.

She is the award-winning, Amazon bestselling author of Grow Young with Your Dog, a practical and inspiring book that helps people bring out the best in their dogs—and themselves. Mary's gentle hands-on processes support dogs dealing with arthritis, weakness, or injury, and help prevent problems before they start.

With over 30 years of experience, Mary has worked with dog lovers around the world through her online programs and coaching. Her students appreciate how even small changes can lead to big improvements in both human and canine well-being.

Learn more at marydebono.com
Get her free video training at marydebono.com/lovedog

Grow Young with Your Dog (includes companion video and audio files): https://www.marydebono.com/offers/ijNWxpmP/checkout

Blog post about the chihuahua who recovered from a paralyzing stroke: https://www.marydebono.com/blog/dog-recovers-from-stroke

Mary's podcast: Easier Movement, Happier Life

This podcast is a labor of Love! Please rate and review, subscribe, and share!!!

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Guests for this podcast are brother and sister, Campbell and Nerida, who grew up immersed in the world of dogs at their family’s boarding kennels, where their mum bred and showed champion Borzoi and kept Staffies.

After finishing school, Campbell wasn’t sure what direction to take, so he traveled the world before settling into a decade-long career in finance. Realising this was not a fulfilling career, he reignited his passion for dogs and decided to make it his life’s work.

Campbell joined a mentorship program, and obsessively studied canine behavior, securing a job as a behavior trainer at Melbourne’s Lost Dogs Home. There, he assessed thousands of stray and surrendered dogs over three years, gaining invaluable hands-on experience in behavior work.

From those foundations, Campbell launched his own business: Act of Dog, specializing in fear, anxiety, and aggression cases. Today, he balances running his business with working at the RSPCA, helping post-adoption dogs and private clients with behaviour intervention. Campbell’s journey from finance to canine behavior showcases his dedication to improving the lives of dogs and their guardians.

Instagram handle: actofdog.com.au

Website: actofdog.com.au

Nerida Barclay, a Psychotherapist and Behaviour Support Practitioner. Nerida provides one on one counselling and family therapy for all ages however she specializes in working with young people in a fun and creative manner. Nerida also provides clinical based training and consultation to workers that engage with young people who experience mental ill health, and with young people who identify as LGBTIQPA+.

Nerida holds a bachelor of Social Work and a masters of Narrative Therapy and Community Work with sub training in behaviour based therapies. For over ten years she has assisted young people and their families to reconnect with storylines that represent their preferred identities, their communities and their values to life. In forming these connections Nerida believes that we can locate the resources we need to overcome mental health difficulties, let go of behaviours that are not serving us, challenge systems that hold us back and heal traumas and injustices.

Website: Tidal Therapy

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Mindset matters! Grow your emotional capacity by learning how to deal with stress and making room for feelings! Kajsa explains to us how radical acceptance of stressful situations and the feelings that they produce can bring us closer to a sense of peace and well being.

Kajsa's Coaching Website: https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/

Kajsa and Rusty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theruscattledog

Ruff Around the Edges Podcast: https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/ruff-around-the-edges-podcast/

Kajsa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanoverbeekfotografie

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Hey! Today I give you something a little different where I was actually a guest on a podcast called Ruff Around the Edges, hosted by Kajsa van Overbeek. Kajsa is a mindset coach for people with reactive dogs. We had such a productive exchange here! I also interviewed Kajsa about her coaching business and how mindset is such an important factor when we face challenging situations with our doggos.

Here you can find her website: https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/

Follow Kajsa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theruscattledog

Ruff Around the Edges Podcast Page: https://kajsavanoverbeek.com/ruff-around-the-edges-podcast/

Canine Movement Lab (for dog training and rehab, the somatic way): https://www.caninemovementlab.com

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The Somatic Hound Podcast is all about how to use somatic technology with your canine companion, helping you and your best doggie friend co-regulate and live a happy life together!

I was honored to speak with Karishma Warr from Calm Canine Academy, all about biological fulfillment for your dog and how this affects their nervous system.

Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JDnJPTe6gLI6xOcSpfz6n

Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-somatic-hound/id1542632285

Calm Canine Academy on IG: https://www.instagram.com/calmcanineacademy/

Calm Canine Academy Website: https://www.calmcanineacademy.com/

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Allegra's Website: https://www.thenakeddogtraining.com/

Allegra on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thenakeddog/

IG vid that sparked our convo: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu2H7mJJTkc/

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