About this Event
Puppy yoga comes to Gainesville — and every ticket helps rescue puppies find homes.
Join Kitten Paws and Downward Dogs and the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha – Epsilon Mu on Saturday, November 14 for one hour of gentle, all-levels yoga surrounded by adoptable puppies from a local Gainesville rescue partner. Flow, stretch, get climbed on, and take as many puppy breaks as you need. Nobody minds. Open to the whole UF campus and the public.
The puppies are the point. Every puppy in the room is a rescue and is looking for a home. Our rescue partner brings the puppies, their pen and their volunteers, so you can meet, cuddle and start an adoption conversation on the spot. We'll name the rescue here as soon as they're confirmed.
Where the money goes. Net proceeds go straight to the rescue, scaled to seats sold. The more of you who show up, the bigger the check.
THE DAY
• Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Session 2: class 1:30–2:30 PM, doors 1:15 PM for check-in and puppy time (Session 1 runs 12:00–1:00 PM on a separate ticket)
• Lambda Chi Alpha House · 2124 NW 7th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32603
• Yoga led by a certified Kitten Paws and Downward Dogs instructor · all levels welcome, including complete beginners
• Bring your own yoga mat — mats are not provided at the venue
• Wear something you don't mind a puppy paw on
• Parking: it's a Saturday, so the lots around the house are open outside university parking hours
GOOD TO KNOW
• 40 spots per session to keep the puppy-to-person ratio happy. When it's sold out, it's sold out.
• Ages 18+.
• Tickets are non-refundable but fully transferable — send a friend in your place.
• Real puppies: expect a little chaos, a little noise and a lot of joy. The rescue's volunteers handle everything the puppies do.
About Kitten Paws and Downward Dogs
We are a 501(c)(3) that produces puppy events with adoptable animals from rescues and shelters only — never breeders. Across 100+ events we have raised $145,000+ for animal rescues. kittenpawsdownwarddogs.org
Questions: [email protected]
Event venue & nearby stays
Lambda Chi Alpha House (University of Florida), 2124 Northwest 7th Place, Gainesville, United States
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