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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)

FE405: Thriving Under Pressure

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 ...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

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

  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...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

FF170: Progressing Your Training: Reducing Reinforcement Without Reducing Enthusiasm

  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...

Sharon Carroll(Faculty)

FF215: Game Changer!

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...

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

October 2025

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November 12, 2025

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October 15, 2025

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)

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 sequ...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

FF145: Food Cues and Markers: Powerful Reinforcement for Clean Training

 Are you finding yourself confused by all the new marker cues for everything? Toss, X, Yes, Sniff, Scatter, it’s hard to keep them all straight and your head is going to explode! What is the big deal anyway? A ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FF320: Better Still: Stays Without Frustration

Are you frustrated with your dog constantly offering behaviors when you're trying to teach them to stay still? Welcome to "Better Still: Stays Without Frustration," a class designed for dogs who thrive on activity a...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

December 2025

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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 (or toy!) in your hand?  Are you tired of your dog only responding to a cue when you reach into your pocket?   ...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

FF205: Confident Exams and Measuring

Instructor: Laura Waudby

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

FF225: Energized Engagement

Engagement is the most challenging skill to achieve in dog training. It’s also easily the most important. An engaged dog is actively involved in the learning process and pushing you for more. When a dog is offering ...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

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