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Jack Leash Your Fitness Leash Your fitness is all about being active with your pet. We have daily fitness classes and monthly activities like yoga, kayaking, hiking, camping, etc. Anything to spice up your daily dog walks so that you can bond with your best furry friend and get a great workout. Jack is our Cairn Terrier mascot who will keep you updated on all of the fun events that he has coming up and show you photos of the ones that we already had. We plan on doing a lot of communication through this blog so please visit often and feel free to leave your comments.

MIM: Run the stairs

On June 29, 2015 / Exercise of the Week

Move It Monday while your at a summer party. Instead of just standing around while you are at a bbq, take advantage of the stairs! Do a couple of laps on the stairs while waiting for dinner! It will help burn calories, rev up your metabolism and tire out the dogs so they relax while you are enjoying dinner! Watch our video HERE on our little Stair Run!

Traverse City, MI

On June 26, 2015 / Dog friendly road trip

Thanks for joining us on Jacks Journey USA! A 10 week road trip around the country to inspire people and their dogs to get fit by doing fun things! Feel free to read back through all of the fun places we have been! Thanks to Erica at the Indian Valley Campground, we stopped at Croton Dam Campground on the way to Traverse City. We are going to Traverse City to teach a dog fitness class with Woofers on the Run. Val, the owner, contacted us 2 weeks ago. She read about our trip, saw that we were going to

Grand Rapids, MI

On June 23, 2015 / Dog friendly road trip

It is always sad for mommy to leave her family. We had such a fun time in Lake Chautauqua with my cousin and aunt. The weather was great to get out on the lake so if you missed that post, make sure you check it out. We are now on our way to my 32nd state, Michigan. I have swam in all of them and plan on swimming here too! Mommy decided to forgo the tolls and take the more scenic route on Rt 2. It was pretty, we passed lots of water and even passed Cedar

MIM: Triceps Push-ups

On June 22, 2015 / Exercise of the Week

Time to work on those strong upper bodies! Move It Monday exercise today is triceps push-ups! You may be familiar with the standard push-up where the elbows go out, but these are totally different! For these, you want to keep your hands closer together, shoulder-width apart on a bench or other steady surface. When you come down, elbows should go BEHIND you, close to your sides. By pushing up from this position, you are targeting the triceps in the back of the arm. Remember: Your pup should be in a sit or a down beside you. Keep your back and

Backtracking can be fun

On June 19, 2015 / Dog friendly road trip

Thanks for following us on our journey across America! We had a BLAST at the Crooked River Campground. It just goes to show that traveling spontaneous is sometimes the best way to go. Checkout how cool that campground was. One of our favorites so far! The drive to the White Mountains was short from the Crooked River Campground. We stopped at the Ranger Station on the Kancamagus Highway (Rt 112) and asked the ranger where we should hike. It was already 2:00 p.m. and a cloudy day with threatening rain. He suggested the Champney Falls hike and mommy heard waterfalls