Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

October 2022

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...

Shade Whitesel(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!

Does your dog seem to forget what sit means until you reach into your pocket? Do you struggle to get your dog's focus without a cookie in your hand? ...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

FE450: Training Levels - Level 1

If you're looking for a structured course designed to teach your dog the basic skills that every dog needs to know for success as a pet, sport or working dog, or all three, then this course is for you. &...

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

FE595: Bombproof Behaviors

You've trained the behaviors down to the tiniest of detail and are now ready to show them off to the world. This class will help you prepare for the distractions that await you in any environment you can ima...

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

December 2022

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)

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

New class for the December 2022 session

Sara Brueske(Faculty)

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

Having a dog that’s focused on you is essential in dog sports. Yet, dogs often disengage from us. In this class, you’ll find out why that happens and what to do about it. When dogs disconnect, they take...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

February 2023

FE130: Toys - Developing Cooperation and Play

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)

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)

FF160: The PROOF is in the Training: Building Strong Behaviors

You’ve got the behavior down pat in your living room, but once you get outside it completely falls apart. Maybe you want to try the rally or obedience ring, but have no idea how to get from here to there. ...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

April 2023

FE105: Get Focused!

Do you struggle to keep your dog engaged and attentive in training? Does your dog find other dogs, people, or even smells on the floor more interesting than you? Do you have a dog that is great when he’s “on” but yo...

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

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

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

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)

FE420: Bye, Bye Cookie: Hello Delayed Reinforcement!

Does your dog seem to forget what sit means until you reach into your pocket? Do you struggle to get your dog's focus without a cookie in your hand? ...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

June 2023

FE130: Toys - Developing Cooperation and Play

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE205: Focus Games

Focus: everyone wants it! But do you know how to get it? This course will help you develop basic focus and a great working relationship using a variety of games that both you and your canine partner will en...

Foundations

October 2022

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

Sara Brueske(Faculty)