Best Friends Hosts Dog Yoga With Adoptable Dogs at Bentonville Resource Center

Best Friends Animal Society hosted a community dog-yoga session at the Best Friends Pet Resource Center in Bentonville on Feb 23, 2026, a light, pet-centered yoga class where adoptable dogs were present during the practice that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photographed and reported. The session coincided with a LibCal event listing titled “Dog Yoga with Movement Driven Life In-Person,” tying the yoga program to Movement Driven Life as the in-person instructor group.

The LibCal event copy invited participants to “Unroll your mat and find your flow alongside an adoptable pet! 🐾 Join us for a special edition of Yoga with Movement Driven Life, held at the Best Friends Pet Resource Center.” The listing described the format as small-group, in-person instruction that mixes mindfulness and gentle movement with “cuddly company,” and specifically notes that adoptable animals attend — the listing even mentions that “Whether a dog curls up beside your mat or a cat decides to join your stretch, you’ll leave feeling relaxed, refreshed, and surrounded by furry friends.”

Logistics in the event listing were explicit: “🌿 Registration Required! Space is very limited, so be sure to reserve your spot early! Feel free to bring your own yoga mat, or use one provided. Click here to register!” That language indicates limited capacity and that mats are either provided or may be brought by participants. The event title on LibCal appears as “Dog Yoga with Movement Driven Life In-Person,” which links the session to Movement Driven Life as the programming partner and Best Friends Pet Resource Center as venue.

Photographic coverage and social media promotion accompanied the session. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is credited in reporting and photographing the class in Bentonville, while an Instagram post from the Best Friends/NWA account @bfas_nwa carries the caption fragment “Photo by Kim Rusher in Best Friends Pet Resource Center with @bfas_nwa. ... Yoga, dogs, fresh air & good vibes! Our Dog Yoga class is” The Instagram post explicitly credits Kim Rusher for the photo; the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette credit in the provided material does not specify an individual photographer.

Several concrete details were not included in the available material. The LibCal copy and social posts do not list a cost or fee, exact class capacity beyond “space is very limited,” or the precise registration URL in the provided excerpts. It is also not specified in the excerpts whether the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photograph and the Instagram photo by Kim Rusher are the same image. The LibCal closing exhortation sums the program’s aim: “Come stretch, breathe, and connect—with yourself, the community, and our adoptable animals.”