THIS IS WHY I CHOSEN TO INVITE YOU TO A MATINEE WITH A DOG
This project aims to create a community where people can understand the need for a new perspective on life with a dog. The training in this space will be presented in a new and authentic way, avoiding the concept-game framework. Instead, in the form of small weekly assignments, you will have the opportunity to apply, observe, measure and reflect on the different aspects of your new life with your dog. And since we know well how difficult it is to achieve this when you are alone, once a month we invite you to an in-depth conversation that will bring the atmosphere of a real matinee - constructive, casual, warm and caring for the interlocutor. Instead of solving specific problems, we will redirect the focus to gaining knowledge and skills regarding the basic principles of communication with your dog. But the most important direction and goal is to build sensitivity/feeling for the dog and its world, its perceptions and its ways of being in the human world. As a result, efforts will be focused not simply on the repetition of several games to solve a problem, but on practicing as a way of life.
HOW WILL THE TRAINING BE DONE?
The events and topics in “Mornings with a Dog” will develop in a monthly cycle. The project will cover 12 months. For your convenience, payments that will provide you with access to the content can be made monthly, and those of you who choose to purchase the entire product in advance will benefit from a discount. In practice, in this case, you will pay for 10 months instead of 12.
Avoiding the familiar algorithm of alternating life/training, we will replace familiar forms with authentic ones.
- THEME OF THE MONTH
- WEEKLY STRATEGY OR GAME
- CONVERSATION
Yes, instead of the traditional live show, we will offer our audience - A CONVERSATION.
It is with it that we will begin the new month, setting the topics that will be worked on, but also making a friendly comment on the difficulties and questions that inevitably arise during the process.
Beginning of the month - CONVERSATION - a topic is discussed that will be the driving force of the month.
At the beginning of each week, strategies or games are posted in a closed Facebook group. There you will share your work, and we will comment and guide.
ABOUT THE TEAM
In this exciting project, you will work with two internationally certified coaches and behavioral specialists.
Mira Bonzheva
The first half of my life was dedicated to art. I graduated from the theater academy, I was engaged in music and painting. All this time, my constant companion was THE DOG. At home, in social engagement. No matter what I did, this companion of mine did not leave me. The homeless, the abandoned, the unheard, always crossed my path and provoked questions. That's how I met more than 50 dogs, whose lives changed and whose story 15 years later I described in a book. I drastically changed my life. I left my profession and the city and lived in the forest. One by one, my six dogs came to me and changed my whole world. My meeting with the "Walking side by Dog Paws" Foundation and its founder Ralitsa Milanova turned out to be decisive. They were my inspiration, teacher and lesson! In 2021, I enrolled my name in the next class of Absolute Dogs Academy and thus became certified as a professional trainer. A month later, I created the space “Conversation with a Dog”, and in 2023 the first edition of the book of the same name “Conversation with a Dog or the Path to Yourself” was published. In addition to training projects, I work with many people and their dogs. They become our heroes and together we enjoy the much-desired transformation!
Ralitsa Milanova
My wish was to have a dog. To go for walks in the park, to take her with me when we went to the mountains or the sea with friends. To throw her a ball. To cuddle on the couch in the evening... She appeared and turned my whole world upside down. She attacked other dogs, ate garbage, ran away from me when I wanted to catch her and was very often sick. This caused me to embark on a path that I had never suspected I would ever take - the one in which I would become a trainer, in order to become the best person for her.
On my journey as a trainer, I have been influenced by trainers such as Ian Dumbar, Sarah Whitehead, Susan Garrett, Patricia Zmyslowska. For about 8 years I actively worked with foster dogs, facilitating their departure to their new homes, until in 2018 I took on a case of people and their dog that challenged me to raise the bar again.
That same year I became certified as a Pro Dog Trainer and have been working with both fosters and people and their dogs ever since. In 2020 I completed the follow-up course for behaviorists again through Absolute Dogs, as well as five of the Dogs Naturally courses related to dog nutrition and health.
In 2021, I founded the foundation "Walking side by Dog Paws", in which I try to help stray dogs and shelter dogs regain their joy in life, so that they can more confidently take their path forward. 42 dogs have passed through the foundation so far, each of which found the courage and strength to overcome the difficulties in their lives. 38 of them are already happily rehomed.
WHAT YOU GET BY BECOMING PART OF THE PROJECT
In-depth theoretical information presented in the form of accessible, natural and engaging conversation
Strategies for transforming theory into action and managing your every week
Tools to measure and report your progress and successes
Private Facebook group
A platform where all information is systematized, so that if you join the project later, you can access everything that has happened so far.
Support and guidance from us - we will monitor your work and development and we will comment and discuss in the Facebook group
Useful printable resources
In-depth knowledge and skills that will inevitably lead not only to the transformation of your dog, but will also affect your personal development
We will help you discover within yourself the sense that will help you understand, see your dog, and thus not just solve a specific problem, but have the ability to assess your dog's needs at specific moments and stages of its life.
Our full support, positive experiences, you and your dogs will become our heroes because we will not miss your star moments and together we will celebrate your transformation.
A positive community of people who realize the need to change their lives, their dog's life, and the world of dogs
WHO IS THIS PROJECT FOR?
You feel that something is missing in your relationship with your dog, and perhaps in your relationships with people.
You're not sure you understand your dog's signals and behavior
You have a problem with your dog and it seems like you are in a vicious circle.
You don't know how to communicate with your dog
Your dog has everything and is well cared for, but you still feel like something is missing.
You ask yourself “is my dog happy”
You've been through training and education before but nothing really changed and still something is missing
You are curious and have always wondered "what it's like to see the world through a dog's eyes"
You want to learn and you wonder how a dog thinks, how a dog learns
You are a person who wants to learn.
You want to give the best to your dog and yourself.
You are not afraid to leave your comfort zone.
You realize that the dog is a highly emotionally intelligent species that has its own needs, and you want to know how to provide for it.
You want to change the world our dogs live in.
You want to inspire other people to embark on this journey.
You clearly realize that your thoughts and emotions reflect not only on you, that they shape the reality in which your loved ones, your dog, and your entire world have to live.
If you saw yourself in at least one of these attitudes, then you certainly know that the difference between intention and success is called action. That's why don't miss out on joining Matinee with a Dog, where together we will walk the path to your much-desired transformation.
WHO IS THIS PROJECT NOT FOR?
You think you know enough about dogs
You don't need to change anything in your life and yourself
You feel good right where you are.
You think that the dog is just...a dog and don't deserve so much attention
You don't think it's worth the time and effort to take care of yourself and your dog.
You don't think that the connection with your dog and the world around you is essential.
You don't accept that it is possible and necessary to trust a dog and build a relationship with it on a much deeper level.
For you, learning commands is enough communication between you.
Over the past decade, the science of dog thinking has radically changed the way we see and connect with them. However, many choose to live on the surface of their relationships, ignoring the superpowers that the dog next to them has. And this is where the root of everything you would not want to experience with your dog lies. Here are the behavioral problems, health issues, the complete loss of your own peace and security. And because we believe that you and your dog do not deserve any of this, we invite you to Matinee with a Dog
Участниците за проекта
Радвам се, че този проект е лек и ненатоварващ! Другите форми, в които съм участвала ме натоварваха с изисквания, срокове и правила! Чувствах се, сякаш аз и кучето ми сме войници...а аз не искам това! От самото начало припознах Матине с Куче, като моето нещо! Много ми допада и се надявам да достигне до повече хора!
Доби Кожухарова
Благодаря ви, Мира и Рали за естествения, обогатяващ и приятелски разговор за месец първи! Изгледах и видеото за седмица първа! Никога не съм се замисляла, че леглото на кучето има такова огромно значение за неговото спокойствие! Научих за основата на стреса и нежеланите поведения!Сигурна съм, че ще имаме огромна полза от този проект!
Марина Георгиева
Здравейте Рали и Мира и всички членове на този прекрасен проект! Изгледах Разговора, както и седмичните видеа! Научих много неща! Сигурна съм, че този проект ще ни помогне да се разбираме, да се чуваме и виждаме, да се усещаме!
Надежда Йорданова
Очарована съм от вашата идея, Мира и Рали!
На един дъх изгледах видеата за месеца и се потопих в Разговора! Моята къща е къща за кучета, но виждам толкова много идеи, които ме сърбят ръцете да реализирам, вдъхновена от седмичните видеа в проекта!
Благодаря ви мили момичета!
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