Leash Your Fitness Blog

Puppy Love Run

February 6th, 2010

Even though it rained today and mommy forgot to put my collar on so I was naked all day, we had a GREAT time at the Helen Woodward Puppy Love Run. A bunch of people brought their furry friends out to take part in the first annual 5K walk, Doga Yoga with Stacy McCarthy, and mommy even taught a Leash Your Fitness class until it started raining so hard that we had to leave. Tiger Woods and Cosmo took first and second in the costume contest –I think Tiger had a crush on Cosmo but what do you expect–she is a blond! And Dozer was there getting ready for his Leash Your Fitness debut this week–he may be our new poster dog!

Enjoy the photos!

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: The 5K start--and they are OFF.......

: Dozer and Desi--the new LYF poster dogs??

: Partner doga yoga

: Cathy and Marcy doing their doga yoga

: Tiger Woods is back in action!

: Cosmo took 2nd in costume contest and won the heart of Tiger

Tags: doga yoga, dogtown, dozer, helen woodward puppy love run, Leash your fitness, san diego 5K
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Na-Mutt-Stay Doga Yoga

February 2nd, 2010

Well, mommy taught her 3rd Doga Yoga class at Paw Pleasers and it was fun and relaxing as usual. We even had a 17 year old dog in our class! After class Ann from Healing Hands Canine Massage gave away a gift certificate for a doggy massage and guess who won it–the 17 year old dog! PERFECT!! Then Tess from PETicures by Tess gave out 2 Gift Certificates for Doggy Peticures and Loree from Paw Pleasers gave away a gift certificate for a doggy cake. A nice lady named Maria won it and she gave it to Denise for Ginger since it is Gingers birthday next month! (We are having a party for her at our Class on the Move on February 14th). We have the nicest people in our classes! Oh yea, and we got doggie ice cream, compliments of Paw Pleasers after class! It was AWESOME!!

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: Family yoga (17 year old dog on left)

: Maria showing us how flexible she is!

: Erin stretching out her ankles

: Mary and Nikki --our doga yoga specialists!

: Meg and Betty--Betty loves her mommy!

: A perfect dolphin pose

: Ginger loves yoga class!

Tags: Dog activities, doga yoga, Leash your fitness
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Full Moon Hike with Leash Your Fitness

January 30th, 2010

WOW! We had a big turnout for our first Leash Your Fitness hike of the year! It was so fun and a really beautiful night–even from a dogs perspective–I especially liked the muddy part! The moon was HUGE and really bright! I met a lot of new friends and mommy had lots of treats to share from her new sponsor–Natures Select! They were yummy!

Enjoy the photos!

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: Our "little" group hike

: The Campbell family, minus Dave

: What a sunset!

: Lois and Ivette--my buds!

: Simone and family!

: Made it to the top--snack time!

: Full moon!

: Meg and Dawn--LYF instructors! :)

: Dawn and Jim at the top!

: The Hardalo family

: Partial group at top!

: On the way back down--headlights and all!

: Ok, so maybe WHITE wasn't the best choice

: Sorry we got muddy mom!

Tags: activities with your dog, cowles mountain hike, dog meet up group, hikes in san diego, Leash your fitness
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New Coronado Classes

January 29th, 2010

This was our first week in Coronado teaching our Leash Your Fitness Classes and it was AWESOME! There is water everywhere! Mommy wouldn’t allow me to swim but it was sure a pretty site! There were some really cool dogs that came to class and their mommy’s seemed pretty cool too! We are REALLY excited to be teaching there and Meg and Cynthia ROCK as teachers! Check out these shots……

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: Sunrise from Tidelands Park--Coronado

: Taking the walk to a new level!

down dog

Biceps and stair runs--we do it all!

Twisting for the core!

PLank with a well behaved dog!

Everybody SQUAT!

Summer is coming--buns of STEELE!

Core power with a SMILE!

Lunges with dog commands along the way

Everybody dip-NO flabby arms!

Tree Yoga

dogs playing, mommy stretching!

Tags: coronado dog beach, coronado dog park, Dog activities, doga yoga, Leash your fitness, tidelands park, workout with your dog
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Grand Opening Event–CVRC

January 16th, 2010

Today mommy had her Grand Opening Event at the Carmel Valley Rec Center –we have morning classes there now and we were celebrating! There were a lot of people there and they all got a goody bag full of goodies from all of the local businesses that were nice enough to donate. They were pretty big bags–the people that came really scored! Mommy also had drawings for great prizes–gift certificates for dog washes, hair cuts, salon products, clothes, ceramic classes, books, doggy massages, dog food, greeting cards, even loaves of fresh bread! Tori from Dexter’s Deli came and gave away a BIG gift basket! The people and their furry friends got to participate in mommy’s Leash Your Fitness Classes and all kinds of fun games–lead by the famous Arden Moore!

We want to thank all of the local sponsors for

donating to today’s event:

Arden Moore, Baskin Robbins, Beauty Supply & Salon 22, Ceramic Cafe, Changes Salon, Champagne Bakery, Ciao Bella Salon, Clairemont Signs, Coffee Bean, Cutting Edge K9, Dexters Deli, Dirty Dogs, Gilden Chiropractic, Healing Hands Canine Massage, Jimbos, Honest Kitchen, I Tan, Markim Pet Resort, Muttropolis, Pawtopia, Puppy Paw Productions, Pure Bliss, Rubios, The Art of Dog, Village Mill Bread

Enjoy the photos:

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: Dawn welcoming everyone!

: Sign--compliments of Clairemont Signs

Ready to go!

Trevor is READY!

Good Dog!

LYF Admin Team!

side shuffles

Linda working her abds!

Working the legs!

Practicing the "sit" command

Summer is coming--work that mid section!!

Who is going to win??

Working the bottom half!

Go Toby and Tara!

Balance exercise

Strong core!

Colleen from Pawtopia in action!

This is what you call bonding while exercising!

Doga Yoga at the end of class

Game playing--Cleo says!

The speak contest!

Cleo Says winners with Arden Moore

The girl scouts came to earn their badge!

Tori from Dexter's Deli

Tags: activities to do with your dog, boot camp classes in san diego, carmel valley rec center, doga yoga, exercise with your dog, Leash your fitness, workout with your dog
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Holiday Class

December 27th, 2009

Our holiday class was so fun! We played games, had contests and everyone left a winner with gift bags! Mommy gave out lots of prizes for the people AND the dogs–thanks to our sponsors! Some of the prizes were: calendar and packs of cards from Puppy Paw Productions; books from Arden Moore; a facial from San Diego Advanced Skin Care; and a free swim from Cutting Edge K9 Rehab. Please visit our links page on our website for all of their information. We also celebrated our oldest dogs birthday–Montana turned 12 and he shared his cake from The Original Paw Pleasers with his friends.

: Meg, Kiley, Tara and Toby won the race and won cards.

: Cathy & Marci won the "Rudolf Says" contest and won a facial and calendar

: Tara and Toby won the puppy push ups and got an Arden Moore book

: Matt and Cleo got a book and a dog toy for winning the musical hula hoop game

: Cathy and Marci won the "Squat and Leave" contest and got an Arden Moore book

: Arden Moore Giving Randi and Jeffrey a book for best Holiday costume

: Montana enjoying his birthday cake from Paw Pleasers! He shared with his friends.

: Dogs enjoying their cake--no plates needed!

Tags: activities to with your dog, boot camp classes in san diego, doggy birthday party, holiday party, Leash your fitness
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Na-MUTT-sta Doga Yoga

December 20th, 2009

Today Leash Your Fitness had some people take a break from shopping and come out to relax and do Doga Yoga with their furry friends. We did a one mile walk then returned to The Original Paw Pleasers for some yoga. We even had a 6 month puppy take part! The dogs got a little restless at the end –perfect timing for some holiday treats compliments of Paw Pleasers at our post class social hour! Paw Pleasers treats rock and they are all homemade! Thanks to Tess from the Honest Kitchen/Peticures by Tess for the food samples and discounts on her famous PETicures! And to Loree for the disounts on everything in the store for our class participants! We hope that you can come next time!

Enjoy the photos!

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: Doga walk

: family doga

Marci getting her lovin in!

airplane with pup on the wing

airplane

bridge

Ginger--end of class 1 more toy down!

savasanna with pup on guard

Tags: acitivities with your dog, doga yoga, Leash your fitness, na-mutt-sta, san diego dog events
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Gaslamp Holiday Pet Parade

December 13th, 2009

Today we went to the Gaslamp for the holiday pet parade! They blocked off the street for the parade and everyone was very festive. There were so many cool costumes. Mommy made me wear my antlers and bells so I made her give me treats in return. That seemed like a fair deal!

Enjoy the photos!

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: Leash Your Fitness dogs

: Pretty Ginger

Jack posing

Two angels

Very creative

Little Christmas Tree

little lady

Very Festive

Tags: Dog activities, gaslamp pet parade, Leash your fitness
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Jingle Bells Arthritis Walk

December 12th, 2009

Today we beat the rain and had a wonderful time at the Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell walk in Balboa Park. Mommy and I did the warm up for the 1,000 walkers that showed up. The fastest guy ran the 5k in 15 minutes! He was really fast! There were a lot of festive costumes and Santa was everywhere! Leash Your Fitness was a big hit there because a lot of folks brought their furry friends on the walk!

Enjoy the photos!

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: Nancy and Dawn at the LYF booth

: Dawn and Jack hanging with Santa

The pretty reindeer

Arthritis isn't stopping her!

More pretty reindeer

Santas elf

Dawn doing the warm up!

Jack hanging at the booth

The dancing cow!

Bassett boy!

Tags: arthitis foundation, dog activities san diego, dog events, holiday events, jingle bells, Leash your fitness
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Jingle Paws Walk and Adoption Event

December 6th, 2009

Today we went to the 1st annual Jingle Paws event in El Cajon. I have to say–my favorite part was the bobbing for hot dogs! But others seem to like shopping, walking, taking mommy’s Leash Your Fitness class, sitting on Santa’s lap and I even saw a few lucky dogs get new homes! Mommy did the warm up for the walk and it was needed because it was cold today! It was really fun though and I hope that they do it again next year! Connie from Camp Bow Wow sure is an amazing lady! If you ever need a place to stay–you should try their place in El Cajon because they are really nice and they have a cool place!

Enjoy the photos!

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