Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

December 2023

FE155: Crucial Concepts of Competition - Shaping/Luring/Capturing and More!

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 ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE370: ALL THE SPORTS: Foundation for the Cross-training Canine

This course outlines the foundation training program developed by the instructor, Sara Brueske. This program was developed with experience training many different breeds and ages of dog to successful careers i...

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

FE460: Training Levels -- Level 2

If Level 1 was kindergarten, Level 2 is all of elementary school. Everything you and the dog learned in Level 1 now becomes more solid and more useful. You'll both be introduced to many new behaviours, with...

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

FF140: Connect and Engage with Games: Build Focus for Sport Dogs

Having a dog that’s focused on you is essential not only in dog sports, but in life. Sometimes it's hard to keep our dogs' attention, though! In this class, you’ll find out why that happens and what to d...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

February 2024

FE115: Baby Genius

Raising a puppy is the lucky job we get to enjoy only once in a while! The time goes so quickly, and when the time is up the opportunity to play the baby games with the clean slate is gone! The class is desig...

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

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 you...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE280: Cutting Out the Cookies (or Toys!) - Reducing Reinforcement for R+ Trainers

Ever feel envy when you watch a obedience/rally/Schutzhund/etc… trial performance and the dog executes perfect skills for the WHOLE routine? No treats in the handler’s pocket, no toy in their hand, but the dog is ce...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE415: Zen Logic - Making Sense of Self Control

What is Zen Logic? The title Zen Logic has two meanings. First, Zen Logic is a training approach based on the concept that giving up what you want can lead to an even better outcome than directly going a...

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

FF110: Pay to Play: Using Food to Get Great Toy Play

Do you have a dog that plays great at home but ignores the toy in public? Is your dog lacking confidence in tug or gets distracted in fetch? Or a dog that gets too excited about toys and struggles to focus on work o...

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

RA560: Shape Up - Improving and Maintaining Your and Your Dog's Shaping Skills

Both dog and handler’s shaping skills can deteriorate when not used regularly. In training, many of us focus on specific sports. Each sport has its own set of skills that we work to train to fluency in our d...

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

April 2024

FE175: School of Fish - Raising a Performance Puppy

This course will cover everything I teach my performance dogs when they come home at 8 weeks until around 6 months of age. The order in which I teach things build on each other. This is also the same for...

Barbara Currier(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 unprepared or rehearsing behavior we don't want at seminars, classes and trials. Over time this ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE420: Bye, Bye Cookie: Hello Delayed Reinforcement!

Do you struggle to get your dog's attention without a cookie in your hand? Are you tried of your dog only responding to a cue until you reach into your pocket? Or per...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

FE455: Beyond the Backyard: Distraction Training for Competition and Real Life!

Is your dog easily distracted by squirrels, food on the ground, people, or other dogs? Do you wish to have your dog's behaviors consistently reliable in various locations, not just at home? Whether you have ...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

FF115: Control Games for All the Sports

Instructor: Sara Brueske

Foundations

December 2023

FE155: Crucial Concepts of Competition - Shaping/Luring/Capturing and More!

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE370: ALL THE SPORTS: Foundation for the Cross-training Canine

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

FE460: Training Levels -- Level 2

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

FF140: Connect and Engage with Games: Build Focus for Sport Dogs

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

February 2024

FE115: Baby Genius

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

FE130: Toys - Developing Cooperation and Play

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE280: Cutting Out the Cookies (or Toys!) - Reducing Reinforcement for R+ Trainers

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE415: Zen Logic - Making Sense of Self Control

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

FF110: Pay to Play: Using Food to Get Great Toy Play

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

RA560: Shape Up - Improving and Maintaining Your and Your Dog's Shaping Skills

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

April 2024

FE175: School of Fish - Raising a Performance Puppy

Barbara Currier(Faculty)

FE335: Spaces In Between

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE420: Bye, Bye Cookie: Hello Delayed Reinforcement!

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

FE455: Beyond the Backyard: Distraction Training for Competition and Real Life!

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

FF115: Control Games for All the Sports

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

June 2024

FE595: Bombproof Behaviors

Sara Brueske(Faculty)