Hello and Welcome to Jack’s Blog!

Jack Leash Your FitnessLeash 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.

Dog Themed Mystery Series

Lets talk Dog Themed Mystery Series! I recently read both of the latest installments of author Spencer Quinn’s “Chet and Bernie” mysteries: The Dog Who Knew Too Much, and A Fistful of Collars, books 4 and 5 in the series, respectively. The Dog Who Knew Too Much seems to be a more entertaining read than the first 3 books in the series. While not without it’s off-putting moments, and retaining the tendency to drag in a place or two, the story is, as usual, mainly told from Chet’s perspective. Even more so than the previous three tales. Chet’s perspective is

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EmBARKadero 4k for Canine Companions

Today our Leash Your Fitness team of over 30 participants not only raised over $1500. for Canine Companions but they came out to the 4k walk ready to run and walk the beautiful course along the Embarcadero in downtown San Diego!    We are so proud of how far some of our runners have come, starting out walking, then walking/ jogging and now our runners were setting the pace for everyone! It was a fun morning for me!! I got to see my friend Chopper the Biker Dog, my brother, Nutty and my best bud and fellow Leash Your Fitness

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Thanks for encouraging me to step our of my comfort zone!

Thanks for encouraging me to step our of my comfort zone!

I have been taking a running class with my dog, Lola on Saturdays. I have never been good runner, in fact was the slowest of the group the past few weeks. It is embarrassing to be the slow poke, but you know what? I am out there trying my best. Thanks to Kelly for pushing me and all of the encouragement! I hope this helps someone else out there to try something that is out of their comfort zone. We don’t have to be the best at everything we try, we just need to get out there and try something!  

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New Dog TV show: Pet Lounge

New Dog TV show:  Pet Lounge

Pet Lounge, an exciting new San Diego-based television show featuring a variety of pets and the people who care for them, will premier April 8 on Cox Cable on channel 4 and Time Warner channel 4 at 9 p.m.. The half-hour show, which airs at 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, will feature multiple segments on a variety of pets and highlight new discoveries in behavior, nutrition, health and science. The pilot episode is devoted to travel and features segments on dog friendly luxury hotels, a winery devoted to charitable dog causes, and San Diego’s own dog beaches. Pet Lounge creator

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Book Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

Book Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Get the tissues. This book is a tear-jerker, from the starting line! Told from a dog’s perspective, on the eve of his death, The Art of Racing in the Rain spans one family’s lifetime. From the time Enzo, as a puppy, first goes home with Denny, up until the tale comes full circle returning to the opening sentence, on, as I mentioned, the eve of Enzo’s passing. The tale chronicle’s a typical family’s life, from marriage to birth, in sickness and health, times of joy and times of sorrow… Every

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