Fenzi Dog Sports Academy - Course Schedule

September 1, 2026

Agility

A3004: Crossing with Confidence

3 WEEK CLASS - Crossing with Confidence Take your handling skills to the next level in this focused three-week agility class dedicated to three essential crosses: Front Cross Rear Cross Blind Cross. ...

Laurie Huston(Faculty)

A3005: Beyond The Board: Teeter Training (No Teeter Required!)

3 WEEK CLASS - Are you looking to train a reliable and independent teeter performance, but don't have regular access to a teeter? No problem! This class is all about teaching a full teeter performance—proofing an...

Bronagh Daly(Faculty)

Behavior

B3008: Using Play and Games to Teach the Skill of Arousal Modulation

3 WEEK CLASS - Do you have a dog with "big feelings"? Arousal isn’t good or bad—it’s just energy. The challenge is that easily stimulated dogs often don't know how to regulate their arousal, which shows up a...

Christina Young(Guest Presentations )

Body, Health & Fitness

C3005: Strength Through Motion

3 WEEK CLASS - Strength Through Motion ... Strength Through Motion is a three-week conditioning class designed to develop your dog's strength, coordination, balance, and body awareness through pu...

Ashley Escobar(Faculty)

C3006: Open Wide: Stress-Free Mouth Handling & Dental Care

3 WEEK CLASS - It's time to get a handle on mouth handling and dental care with your dog! We all know that we should be taking care of our dogs’ teeth, but our canine companions don’t always make that an eas...

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

Foundations

F3012: Lefts & Rights- Verbal Directionals for Dog Sports

3 WEEK CLASS - Verbal directional cues can be a total game-changer in sports like agility, hoopers, or field work. They are an absolute necessity in dog-powe sports like canicross, bikejoring, or sledding, w...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

F3013: The Cue Wars: May the best Signal Win!

3 WEEK CLASS - Does your dog seem to “ignore” cues you know you taught? Do they respond beautifully at home but fall apart in new places? Or do they latch onto one part of a training setup and miss everythin...

Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)

F3014: Writing training plans: develop confidence and concept skills for ALL behaviors!

3 WEEK CLASS - Are you great at following instructions, but struggle to make your own training plans? This class is for you! You'll learn how to write training plans for the dog in front of you: ...

Caden Cristopher(Faculty)

F3015: Let it Be! Teaching Leave it and Drop it

3 WEEK CLASS - “Leave it” and “drop it.” They seem like such simple skills. And yet they can be anything but. Getting dogs (and other animals) to leave things alone or give them up can feel impossible at tim...

Irith Bloom(Faculty)

F3016: Come! It’s Not About the Cue!… Or Is It?

3 WEEK CLASS - A fast, reliable recall is built on clarity of criteria, reinforcement, and how the dog feels about coming back. In this fun, game-based class, we’ll put special emphasis on visual cues a...

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

Scent Sports

N3004: Designing Learning in Nosework: Think. Observe. Adapt

3 WEEK CLASS - We spend a lot of time thinking about where to put the hide. But what if we spent just as much time thinking about what we want our dogs to learn? Every search is a learning opportunity...

Michele Ellertson(Guest Presentations )

October 1, 2026

Agility

AG190: The Glue for Future Agility Stars

Building the Glue Skills This course is different from most foundation classes. Rather than focusing on obstacles or traditional flatwork, this class teaches the critical foundation skills (the “glue”) that will...

Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)

AG380: Agility Drills - Get a Responsive Dog!

Does your dog have a tendency to ignore your commands on course? Or "blow you off"? Do you feel you need clarity in the information you are giving to your dog? Is your dog a tunnel sucker? How do you fix it? I...

Loretta Mueller(Faculty)

Behavior

BH150: Management for Reactive Dogs

Are you fed up with "just managing" your lungy barky dog in the moment? You can AMP up your management with an Active Management Plan! Don't improvise, don't "make it up as you go along." Give yoursel...

Amy Cook, PhD(Faculty)

BH425: Harmony in the Household

Is there discord in your home? Would you prefer to have peaceful music with the individuals living together instead of a cacophony of grumbling, growling, and fighting? Whether you are struggling with a dog that...

Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)

Body, Health & Fitness

CC205: Targeting Fitness

Want to start fitness using targeting? Maybe fine tune your dog’s fitness skills to uce your dogs luring during exercises. This class is for you! This class will teach a variety of targeting skills including fro...

Kelly Daniel(Faculty)

EL830: Prevent & Perform: Couch to 5K for the Handler

This Course Goes Beyond Logging Miles This program is about more than just hitting your mileage—it’s about understanding your body and building a solid foundation to run safely, confidently, and consistently. Yo...

Liz Joyce(Faculty)

Electives

FF230: Tricks with a Purpose

There are so many reasons why training tricks are beneficial to your dog, yourself and your relationship, tricks aren’t just for entertainment or rainy days anymore! Teaching tricks not only help our dogs learn h...

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

Foundations

FE130: Toys - Developing Cooperation and Play

Do you have a dog that chases the ball, yet won’t bring it back? Plays keep away with toys? Tugs but won’t let go? Bites you instead of the tug? Obsesses over toys, yet won’t listen to a single thing you say? Is ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE145: First Things First - Puppy Foundations for a Bright Future

First Things First is the new puppy owner's guide to building strong skills and social behaviors -right from the start! With a progression based on my board-and-train puppy program, this s...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

FE240: Calling All Dogs

It is my passion to help humans and dogs develop stronger relationships based on games, sha adventures and maximizing our dogs' freedom while keeping them safe. A strong relationship and, built o...

Caden Cristopher(Faculty)

FE335: Spaces In Between

This is a class about preparing our dogs for the competition or seminar environment. Over and over I see dogs that are unprepa or rehearsing behavior we don't want at seminars, classes and trials. Over time this ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

Obedience

OB118: TEAM Sports Foundations Level Two

Feeling stuck, intimidated, or overwhelmed working on obedience skills with your dog? If you feel like you’re not sure what to train, or if what worked for your last dog isn’t working for this dog, this cla...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

OB140: From Pivots to Practical Heeling

Build Beautiful Heeling Without the Stress Feeling stuck on the pivot bowl? Unsure how to turn those stationary skills into smooth, confident heeling? You’re not alone—and this class was designed for you. If th...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

OB155: The Power of Foundations: Creating a Resilient Performance

In this six-week class, we’ll explore the core foundation skills for competition and learn how to strengthen them in practical, engaging ways. Foundations are not “just for beginners.” They are the bedrock of eve...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB225: Competition Heeling Part Two - Skills & Engagement

Heeling requires significant concentration and sustained focus to maintain position, focal point and engagement. Heeling is easily the most difficult obedience exercise. When trained properly, it is a ...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB370: Reliable Retrieves

This class will cover all of the pieces needed to train a reliable obedience retrieve. We will begin by teaching each piece of the behavior chain including the hold and front position. Then we will work to put th...

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

Other Dog Sports

DS150: The Power of Pulling - Introduction to Dog Powered Sports

Got a dog with “big dog energy” (whether or not they’re a big dog)? Looking for an outlet? Or, maybe your dog needs more exercise but cannot be off-leash. Dog-powe sports allow your dog to expel more energ...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

Rally & Freestyle

RA330: Movin' On Up: Skills and Signs for Master Rally

Did you know you can go from novice to the master class in just 9 runs? It happens so fast! Are you a little intimidated by the master signs, with all those spins, sends, and signals? Don’t be! The r...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

Scent Sports

N101S: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Nosework is easily the hottest new sport around, and it’s easy to see why! It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for building confidence and focus in dogs that have issues like shy...

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

N120J: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

Many teams stall after initial foundations: progress slows, motivation dips, and it can feel hard to know what to train next. This course keeps you moving forward with clear structure and purposeful exe...

Julie Symons(Faculty)

NW215: Air Flow Superpowers for the Developing Dog

Did you know that where and how you place your hides are some of the biggest pictors for well your dog will search? Did you also know that you need to be able to pict air flow to set an effective hide? &nbs...

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

NW380: Developing your Trial IQ - Reading the Nosework Dog

This class is ALL ABOUT figuring out how to be prepa for a trial and learning the #1 most important skill in nosework... READING YOUR DOG! This class will give you the nuances that you need to...

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

NW720: Find It! - Lost Item Recovery

Want to expand your scent work skills and play new, engaging scent games with your dog? Lost Item Recovery is not only a fun sport but also a practical skill - and teaching it is one of my specialties! In the No...

Course Schedule

SCHEDULE

September 1, 2026

Laurie Huston(Faculty)

Bronagh Daly(Faculty)

Christina Young(Guest Presentations )

Ashley Escobar(Faculty)

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)

Caden Cristopher(Faculty)

Irith Bloom(Faculty)

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

Michele Ellertson(Guest Presentations )

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