Your Goal Isn’t Just Performance — It’s Longevity
If you're like most sport dog handlers, you want the same thing:
A dog that stays healthy, sound, and able to do the sport they love for as long as possible.
Strength and conditioning play an important role in that.
But one critical piece of physical development is often overlooked — stability.
Stability is what allows the body to control movement, absorb force, and protect the joints during the physical demands of sport.
Without it, even strong and well-conditioned dogs may struggle with control, recurring soreness, or inefficient movement patterns.
Strong dogs can still get injured. Stable dogs stay in the game longer.
The Real Challenge for Most Handlers
Even when handlers understand the importance of canine fitness, real-life challenges often get in the way.
🚧 Common challenges holding us back:
🕰️ Finding the time to add fitness alongside training and trialing
🤔 Not knowing which stability exercises actually help sport dogs
⚖️ Wanting to add balance and stability work but not knowing where to start
📋 Lack of a clear, structured plan to follow
🔁 Struggling to stay consistent with fitness training
Do any of these challenges resonate with you?
If so, you're not alone.
The Good News?
You don’t need to overhaul everything you're already doing.
BalanceFit! provides a simple, structured approach to stability training that fits alongside your dog’s current sport training and conditioning program.
With short, progressive sessions designed specifically for sport dogs, you’ll be able to build the balance, control, and joint stability your dog needs to perform confidently and stay sound longer.
Introducing BalanceFit!
A 6-week balance and stability training program designed to give you a clear, progressive plan to add stability work alongside your dog’s training — helping support healthier joints, better balance, and longer sport careers.
See how BalanceFit! will build better balance, control and soundness for your sport dog.
Why Do Sport Dogs Need Stability Training?
Sport places high demands on a dog’s body.
Jumping, landing, cutting, explosive acceleration, rapid changes of direction, pivoting, and twisting all require the joints to produce and absorb force while maintaining control.
But producing force is only half the equation.
The body also needs to control it.
Stability training strengthens the muscles responsible for maintaining joint alignment, controlling movement, and absorbing force during athletic activity.
Why Stability Matters
Force needs control.
Sport dogs generate enormous force when jumping, turning, landing, and changing direction — stability helps the body control and absorb that force safely.
Most sport dogs are strong… but not always stable.
Power and drive are easy to see, but the small stabilizing muscles that control movement are often underdeveloped.
Stabilizers protect joints during the hardest moments in sport.
Landing, pivoting, and decelerating all place high load on joints — stabilizing muscles help keep those joints supported and aligned.
Better stability leads to cleaner movement.
When stabilizers are strong, dogs land more controlled, turn more balanced, and move more efficiently.
Stability makes every other type of training more effective.
Strength work, conditioning programs, and sport practice all work better when the body has the stability to support them.
BalanceFit! The Missing Link
BalanceFit! is designed to strengthen the stabilizing system that supports how your dog moves in sport.
Through progressive balance and stability exercises, the program helps your dog:
✔ Maintain better joint alignment during jumps, turns, and fast movement
✔ Move with greater balance and body control
✔ Handle the physical demands of training and competition more safely
✔ Support and enhance the conditioning or sport training you're already doing
✔ Stay sound and competing longer
PLUS, GET THESE BONUSES AT NO ADDITIONAL COST!
To make your experience exceptional, we're adding THREE incredible bonuses! Prepare for an even more rewarding journey in BalanceFit!
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🔥 BONUS #1: Managing Arousal in the Canine Gym: Finding the Perfect Balance
Over-arousal can be the biggest frustration in the canine gym — but it doesn't have to derail your training. Learn eight practical strategies to find that sweet spot where your dog is calm enough to think, focused enough to hold positions, and engaged enough to move with precision. Built from years of working with my own high-drive dogs and hundreds of students facing the same challenge.
💪 BONUS #2: The Truth About Stable vs. Unstable Equipment: Make Confident Choices in the Canine Gym
The canine fitness world is full of equipment, opinions, and marketing — and very little clarity on how to choose well. This bonus module gives you a complete framework: seven factors that guide smart equipment selection, a deep dive into stable vs. unstable equipment, and the science behind the stabilizing muscle system. Real understanding, in one place.
⭐️ BONUS #3: The Road to the European Open: Inside Keeper’s Training 🇫🇷🐾
Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Keeper’s fitness sessions in the canine gym as she works through the BalanceFit program in preparation for representing Team Canada at the European Open in France this July 🇫🇷
See What Past MCR Students Have Said About Our Programs:
With 5 dogs, a home-based business during the day and an evening job teaching Dog Agility, saying "life gets busy" is an understatement! While I already had a good canine fitness routine for my pack, I struggled with consistency and found myself in the trap of saying "I'll make time tomorrow"...only for 'tomorrow' to come around many (many) days later.
I absolutely LOVE the structured micro-session design that includes built-in setup, warm-up and cool-down -- SO helpful when planning out the day! I also appreciate the easy-to-follow exercise instructions and videos... less time reading and more time building my relationship with each dog. - ELAINE
The power of short, consistent training sessions has been incredibly motivating - seeing the cumulative effects week after week.
Be sure to video, track and post for feedback - this is what makes Carolyn's programs unique and was a game-changer for me. - JAN
The coaches and Carolyn are so helpful in the Facebook community and the other members!
There is a real sense of community, encouragement, and accountability. - MEAGHAN
The video feedback is like personal coaching, which I wouldn’t be able to afford on an individual level. Feedback on my training sessions helped me improve my observation skills and what to look for in my sessions.
- KARIN
In BalanceFit! we implement a layered approach to canine fitness.
What does this mean? 🤷♂️
A layered approach means we only add small and gradual challenges to an exercise when our dog is showing both an understanding of the exercise and is able to physically complete it with the proper form.
Layered learning = more clarity, confidence, less frustration and faster progress.
Meet Your Coach! Multiple Team Canada Member, Carolyn McIntyre, PT
Hi! My name is Carolyn McIntyre, a registered physiotherapist with advanced training in animal rehabilitation. As the founder and operator of McIntyre Canine Rehabilitation in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, my focus centers on canine rehabilitation and sports performance.
My qualifications include a Master's in Physiotherapy, a Diploma in Canine Rehabilitation, and certifications in Small Animal Acupuncture and Dry Needling, with specialization in working with canine athletes.
Services offered include in-person and online options for injury management, a Return to Sport Program, and canine fitness courses for active dogs. My innovative layered training approach delivers fast results, complemented by personalized 1:1 coaching.
As the author of Warm Up and Cool Down of the Canine Athlete, my role also included serving as the canine physio for Team Canada at the IFCS World Agility Championships in 2019 and 2020.
As an accomplished agility competitor with six dogs—Quinn (Aussie) and five shelties (Fifty, Shades, Keeper, Siren, and Grey)—representing Canada at international competitions has been a highlight, including the World Agility Open (WAO), Agility World Championship (FCI- AWC) and the upcoming European Open in France in July 2026.
I look forward to coaching you and your dogs inside BalanceFit!
ARE YOU READY TO GET STARTED? LET'S GO!
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12-Month Access to BalanceFit Community and Course Materials. Follow along at your own pace!
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The McIntyre Canine Rehabilitation Team is proud to have created a supportive online community of dog owners and trainers who value the health and fitness of their canine partners.
If you feel our community does not meet your needs within the first 14 days of being a member of JumpFit!, we will return the purchase price to you. No questions asked.
Please note that online courses are subject to VAT, GST, and other sales tax forms. Students may have to pay consumption tax when they purchase this course.
Questions?
Feel free to reach out to the McIntyre Canine Rehabilitation team at support@mcrehabilitation.ca
