Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

June 2019

FE518: Loose Leash Walkers Anonymous

Instructor: Heather Lawson Are you tired of being dragged everywhere you go with your dog? Sore shoulders and back? Time to join Loose Leash Walkers Anonymous then and get started on a more pleasurable walking...

Heather Lawson(Faculty)

FE165: Magic Mats: Where to be, When to go, and What to do

Instructor: Julie Daniels Welcome to the cool world of placement props! Do you wish your dogs could be polite when you eat dinner? Do you want your dogs to enjoy taking turns in training? Are you interested in TEA...

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

FE465: Training Levels - Level 3

Instructor: Sue Ailsby If Level 1 was kindergarten, Level 2 is all of elementary school, and in Level 3 we're getting into high school - making the standard behaviors not only reliable but useful in competitions an...

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

FE425: Teenage Tyrants: Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence

You had a really cute puppy. Now you have a tyrant! Leg-lifting, humping, newfound reactive behaviors, and just plain naughtiness abounds in the 6 month to 2 year range. In this class you'll learn to head off potent...

Sarah Stremming(Faculty)

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

Instructor: Julie Flanery 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 ...

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

FE205: Focus Games

Instructors: Deborah Jones and Judy Keller 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...

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

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

This is the class where the human half of the team learns! No matter what level your dog is at, this class is for you to learn more about teaching and training in general. Clear timing, clear mechanics, know...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

August 2019

FF470: Cookie Jar Games

Instructor: Julie Daniels Available for the December 2018 session as a prerequisite purchase with lectures only. For more details, refund policies, and answers to commonly asked questions see our FAQ page. ...

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

FE470: Training Levels -- Level 4

The Training Levels are a structured course designed to teach your dog the basic skills that every dog needs for success as a pet, sport, working dog, or all three. These classes teach the trainer how to tea...

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

FE135: Shaping Demystified

Does shaping feel hard, intimidating, or just not for you and your dog? Are you constantly in awe of what others can achieve through shaping? Great news! Shaping should neither be difficult nor complicated and the o...

Sarah Stremming(Faculty)

FE120: Performance Fundamentals

Not sure which class to take first here at Fenzi Academy? Well, this one is a great place to start! This class is all about the foundation concepts and skills that will help you succeed on your training jour...

Deborah Jones(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)

FE335: Spaces In Between

This is a class about preparing our dogs for the competition or seminar environment. I developed this class because I want to teach handlers how to ask these questions of their dogs in every environment they expect...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE240: Calling All Dogs

Do you dream of a reliable real-life recall? Do you dream of a dog who pays attention to you, making sure not to lose you when you're out on an off-leash hike? A dog who keeps a certain radius around you? A ...

Chrissi Schranz(Faculty)

FE140: Engagement

The question we ask the dog will always be the same: Do you care enough about what we do together to ask for interaction? Because engagement is easily turned to work, we can also ask: Will you ask to work with me a...

Denise Fenzi(Faculty)

October 2019

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...

Deborah Jones(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...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FF280: Empowerment

A Course for Expanding your dog's Personal Power Can your dog use some help with the physical and mental challenges of your favorite sport? Would you like for your dog to enjoy more activities with you? Wou...

Julie Daniels(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? This...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

FE101: Relationship Building Through Play

For some people - and dogs - play comes naturally. But did you know that good play is more than simply WANTING to interact with your dog? Good play requires the ability to engage with your canine companion on a leve...

Denise Fenzi(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)

FE450: Training Levels - Level 1

Instructor: Sue Ailsby 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 t...

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

December 2019

FE440: Shaping Games - Clean Mechanics and Keen Observations

Instructor: Julie Daniels In this class we will use shaping principles to build confidence and teamwork. We will focus on the details in order to enjoy the concepts. We'll begin by Establishing Operations, using t...

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

FE205: Focus Games

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

FE320: Toys - Advanced Concepts

Instructor: Shade Whitesel This class expands on two essential skills started in Toys: Building Cooperation and Play-- working in arousal and switching reinforcement. (You can also get the exact same toy skills thr...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

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

Shade Whitesel(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...

Foundations

June 2019

Heather Lawson(Faculty)

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

Sue Ailsby(Faculty)

Sarah Stremming(Faculty)

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)