Michelle Lehr

Michelle Lehr - Intentional Canine

Michelle Lehr, from Intentional Canine, focuses on the health and well being of the dog, through massage, training, and nutrition. She is a certified canine therapeutic massage therapist, an instructor through the AKC Family Dog Program, and a PNWI through the National Association of Canine Scentwork.

Michelle’s educational background is a BA in physical education and a MA in Parks and Recreation. Her teaching background as a Lifeguard instructor for the Red Cross for over 30 years, as well as a rock climbing instructor in the White Mountains helped prepared her to train and work with dogs (and their handlers).

She is the owner of Intentional Canine which provides services such as therapeutic massage, canine fitness, Fetch judge, and NACSW nosework classes. Intentional Canine is best known throughout Michigan for its single ingredient freeze dried pet treats.

Michelle has titled dogs in Trick dog, FitDog, Canine Good Citizen, CPE, AKC & NACSW scentwork. Her black labrador is a therapy dog that enjoys visiting a local organization for at-risk children. What she loves most of all is camping & hiking all over the country with her husband and dogs.

Michelle Lehr

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Fit Dog Workshop

Join Us for an engaging 2 hour workshop focused on Teaching our dogs skills that encourage body awareness, coordination, and mental stimulation. The work shop will include basic skills through more challenging skills taught in advanced classes.

Please bring lots of high value treats and/or your dogs favorite toy!

Canine Fitness Program (known as Fit Dog)

The Fit Dog program was developed by the American Kennel Club. They are a fun series of courses designed to improve a dog's overall health, strength, flexibility, and balance through safe, fitness-focused exercises and games.

The classes are taught by certified instructors and use positive reinforcement based methods to teach skills like body awareness, coordination, and mental stimulation. One goal is preventing injury by increasing the dog's body awareness and enhancing the bond between dog and owner. Exercises range from basic foundation movements in Level 1 to more advanced skills like figure eights and rear paw targets in higher levels. The curriculum used is designed by experts in the canine fitness field. Certified Instructor: Michelle Lehr, Intentional Canine

Prerequisites Include: Dogs must have completed a puppy or basic obedience class. Dogs that are recovering from injuries or that are in pain are not eligible.

Fit Dog Level 1: Introduces foundational exercises such as foldback down, tuck sit and front paw targeting.
Fit Dog Level 2: Continues to build on Level 1 skills and includes rear paw targets, leg weaves, and pop-ups.
Fit Dog Level 3: Focuses on more advanced fitness skills like figure eights, side stepping, elevated nose touch and rear limb stretches.

**All levels count towards the AKC Fit Dog Titles; Bronze, Silver & Gold.

Saturday 2:00-4:00 pm. January 24th

ATTENTION:

All students must fill out a training survey.

Please provide proof of vaccinations on or before the first night of class. Can now be uploaded at sign up, but not required.

*Class size limited to

Due to high demand, AnnaBelle's does not offer refunds on classes after the class has started.

Price: $60.00