Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

February 2023

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...

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)

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

Consistent. Reliable. Confident. We’ve all seen those dogs who seem to have a perfect understanding of the job they’re being asked to do — whether in the obedience ring, working as a therapy dog, or that go-a...

Nicole Wiebusch (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 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!

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)

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)

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? Do you want to learn how to effectively reward ...

Chrissi Schranz(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)

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)

FE445: Crazy Good! Self-Control Games for the Wild Child

This class is about how to use high-energy training and high-energy reinforcers. It’s for dogs who already love to play in the Crazy zone. I’ve had well-trained Good dogs who could not rise to their potential withou...

Julie Daniels(Faculty)

FE518: Loose Leash Walkers Anonymous

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 journey with your dog...

Heather Lawson(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...

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

August 2023

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)

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)

FE545: May the reinforce be with you!

Starting from the assumption that reinforcers are behaviors rather than things, and can be trained, put on (marker) cue, proofed, and generalized like any other behavior, we will explore a large variety of t...

Chrissi Schranz(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...