Fenzi Dog Sports Academy - Body, Health & Fitness

August 2025

CC230: Construct a Winning Conditioning Plan for Your Sport Dog

Build a Winning Conditioning Plan! Whether you compete in dog sports or step into the conformation ring, your dog’s fitness plays a critical role in their success. Yes—all dogs benefit from a targeted conditioning ...

Ashley Escobar(Faculty)

FF180: Yes Please! Cooperative Canine Care

Can you draw blood from a whale without force? Yes, you can. What about put eye drops into a sea lion's eyes with no fuss? Again, yes you can. But you have to train for it. Captive ani...

Deborah Jones(Faculty)

October 2025

CC205: Targeting Fitness

Want to start fitness using targeting? Maybe fine tune your dog’s fitness skills to reduce your dogs luring during exercises. This class is for you! This class will teach a variety of targeting skills including fro...

Kelly Daniel(Faculty)

CC260: Those Bum Knees

Knee problems are incredibly common in dogs. Whether the dog is a top level athlete or a professional cookie catcher at home, the knee is one of the weakest links. Cruciate disease, ACL or CCL problems a...

Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)

December 2025

CC280: Preventing and Addressing the Iliopsoas

Iliopsoas injuries are unfortunately becoming a fact in many performance dogs' lives, as well as the lives of active dogs. This course will review the reasons why so many dogs are suffering from iliopsoas issu...

Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)

EL880: Core Concepts for Canines and Handlers

Core strength is essential for absolutely everything that we, and our Canine teammates, do. From sitting, or standing still, lifting and moving limbs, to more complex whole body movements. The core musculature ...