Yoga is all about stretching, posing, contorting, and relaxing; and these highly trained dogs know how to yoga! Breathe in, breathe out, get in touch with your inner pup. Dogs doing yoga gives a whole new meaning to the Downward Dog...

Taz the Terrier focused on finding the right balance.

Tiny the Chihuahua holds strong in the pendant pose.

Duke the Golden Retriever in the classic yogi warrior pose.

Romeo the Poodle in the tree pose.

Tyler the Weimaraner splitting in style.

Lily the Pug in the classic lotus resting position.

Mela the Labrador concentrating hard to hold this yoga position.

Alright, you know better, dogs can't hold yoga poses like that! The heavily-doctored photos are part of a Yoga Dogs calendar. The images may not be terribly realistic, but they make for a great laugh. The calendar authors (or Photoshop-ists) are quick to point out that no dogs were harmed in the making of the calendar. They simply took photos of popular dog breeds and contorted them in Photoshop to make them practice the art of yoga. Most of the poses are not only hard for humans to achieve, they are impossible for dogs. Yoga for Dogs is a fun concept though, just image how your workouts would change if your dog was your yoga partner.

Riddle me this...if humans are working toward clean karma, are dogs working on their dogma?