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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 class ...
Have big obedience dreams, or want to dip your toe in and give obedience a try? This class will give you an excellent set of foundation skills for AKC, CKC, FCI obedience, or freestyle and it will help you prepare t...
This course is officially expanded to include agility as well as obedience and rally! Most handlers spend months or even years teaching their dogs the specific exercises and obstacle performance found ...
Great heeling is a pleasure to watch. Dog and handler moving together as one. The dog is happy, animated, joyful and confident. Heeling is a dance that should express joy and teamwork. How do you accomplish th...
You enter your sport ring/field, dog heeling by your side. When the exercise comes, you leave them on a specific position and walk away. You cue each position change, and your dog executes them perfectly with paws s...
Open IS fun!! In this class, I deconstruct all the exercises into manageable pieces. Each piece is taught and maintained like a trick. This makes the exercises accessible for us and the dogs. Your dogs wil...
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 the p...
Mondioring Obedience is a fun new obedience venue catered to all breeds! Based on real-life challenges and working under distraction, Mondioring takes familiar obedience exercises to a new level. With the devel...
January 1, 1970
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December 22, 1969
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August 1, 2025
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This is Amy's signature Play Way class! Is your dog brilliant at home but shuts down at the show? Or does he bark and lunge at people or dogs on walks? Does she seem generally stressed, whether frantic about it or ...
“Hey Mom, are you watching?” We already know you’re your dog’s biggest fan, but your ability to help your dog be as confident as they can be is only as good as your observation skills! Ready for a 6-week immersion ...
Calling all BIG feelings dogs! Whether your dog demonstrates his feelings loudly and with big actions, or quietly and suppressed, this class is for you. We’re going to take a deep dive into the Control Unl...
Are you ready to become a behavior geek? Do your ears perk up when someone says "science"? Do you find yourself wondering why one training approach works better than another? Do you secretly want to be a person...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Discover the Joy of Rally: Build Skills, Confidence, and Connection! Are you ready to take your dog training to the next level while deepening your bond with your furry companion? Welcome to "Get Ready to Rally: Fo...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Many dogs start out their agility career with a good start line. But, over time that start line behavior deteriorates. Why do good start lines break down for some dogs and not others? How can some dogs have great st...
Do you have a dog that you have to run to each and every obstacle with? How about a dog that doesn't commit to obstacles as soon as they are cued? Do you want to run courses that utilize distance and layering? This ...
Over the years, I have seen a need for a different approach to teaching and handling dogs during weave pole training. The typical approach is to keep things simple and gradually build the dog's performance into 12 c...
New class for the August 2025 session. Registration opens at 9:30am Pacific Time.
Fitness is useful for all dogs, but especially for those participating in training and competition in performance sports. Working through a complete fitness workout regularly can positively impact cardiovascular fit...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
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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 shyness, ...
Did you know that the MOST important time in a dog's early career in Nosework happens AFTER they learn target odor (as in NW101) and BEFORE they start their general searching? Making mistakes now are costly. I...
Do you feel like all of your hides seem to be similar or that you or your dog is a little bored? It could be that you need to introduce more variety to your setups. If we always set hides using the...
In this class, handlers will learn to assess and enhance their handling skills within the context of nosework. Designed for all skill levels, this course offers a supportive environment where participants can evalua...
The ultimate skill in sport detection is Sourcing. When a dog understand true sourcing, skills like working pooling, trapped, lofting odor or most any other challenging advanced skill becomes easy. Imagi...
This class will be a continuation of TR102. We will be focusing primarily on building upon the skills introduced in TR101 and 102 - increasing spacing of targets/articles, more fully developing turns and working thr...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Construct a winning conditioning plan for your performance / show dog! Do you participate in a dog sport? What about conformation? Yes, even conformation dogs need conditioning & fitness! Do you want to take yo...
Can you draw blood from a whale without force? Yes, you can. What about put eye drops into a sea lion's eyes with no fuss? Again, yes you can. But you have to train for it. Captive ani...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Does this feel familiar? You open up Facebook or Instagram and start scrolling, barely giving the photos a glance as they flash by. But every once in a while, you come across a photo so compelling that you...
Have you taken Melissa's class on building a website and found... you want more? In Building a Website Advanced: Handler’s Choice we'll take a look at a few of the most common additions students want to make ...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Got a new puppy? A new sport prospect for the sport of your choice? Got future plans but no idea how to start? Which behavior DO you start with? Got a pet dog and discovered how fun teaching is? Interested ...
There is no escaping it. Our dogs will be under pressure in the ring. So let’s prepare them for it! Many people are not aware that the majority of errors in the ring are the result of some sort of ...
Would you consider your dog easily distracted? Is he/she captivated by squirrels, tempting food on the ground, the allure of people, or the excitement of other dogs? If you're yearning for unwavering a...
At this stage the practical exercises will focus on: Week 1 - Fading props / lures. Moving on from luring / shaping (- having the behavior occur from the cue only). Week 2 - Reducing reinforcement from c...
As positive reinforcement trainers, we understand that our dogs have choices – the choice to engage or not engage, to stay or go, to work or not work, to choose us or choose the environment. These choices are crucia...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Does this feel familiar? You open up Facebook or Instagram and start scrolling, barely giving the photos a glance as they flash by. But every once in a while, you come across a photo so compelling that you...
Have you taken Melissa's class on building a website and found... you want more? In Building a Website Advanced: Handler’s Choice we'll take a look at a few of the most common additions students want to make ...
January 1, 1970
February 12, 1970
December 22, 1969
January 15, 1970
August 1, 2025
September 12, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 15, 2025
Got a new puppy? A new sport prospect for the sport of your choice? Got future plans but no idea how to start? Which behavior DO you start with? Got a pet dog and discovered how fun teaching is? Interested ...
There is no escaping it. Our dogs will be under pressure in the ring. So let’s prepare them for it! Many people are not aware that the majority of errors in the ring are the result of some sort of ...
Would you consider your dog easily distracted? Is he/she captivated by squirrels, tempting food on the ground, the allure of people, or the excitement of other dogs? If you're yearning for unwavering a...
At this stage the practical exercises will focus on: Week 1 - Fading props / lures. Moving on from luring / shaping (- having the behavior occur from the cue only). Week 2 - Reducing reinforcement from c...
As positive reinforcement trainers, we understand that our dogs have choices – the choice to engage or not engage, to stay or go, to work or not work, to choose us or choose the environment. These choices are crucia...
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