Michelle Gorbutt

Home base: Clarksburg, MA
Dogs: Breeze, Tucker, Yikes, Zing, and Grit

Michelle started playing flyball in veterinary school as an outlet for her All American, Tucker. She originally joined New River Express in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1996 and quickly became addicted (as did Tucker). Together, they explored many different dog activities during vet school including agility, obedience and herding.

As all flyball participants eventually do, she added a second dog to the family in 2000, Breeze. She then began looking for a job that was in close proximity to a flyball team!

In July of 2000, the three of them moved to eastern New York. She then moved to Clarksburg, MA in hopes of having more time to play flyball. She presently works as a veterinarian in a small animal veterinary practice. She routinely treats dogs, cats, pocket pets, reptiles and birds.
In her spare time, Michelle also plays agility and hikes in the mountains.
With the addition of Yikes, a Borderjack and Zing, a Malinois, her house has
become very busy indeed.