Fenzi Dog Sports Academy - Body, Health & Fitness

October 2022

CC120: K9 Conditioning 2

As a dog sport enthusiast, you know that keeping your dog fit is important to prevent injuries that could sideline or even end your dog's career. Unfortunately, understanding HOW to keep him fit is much more...

Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)

CC330: Canine Fitness Trainer 3

This is the third in a 4 part series of classes focused on canine fitness and conditioning. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program that will allow you to understand and safely implement an ex...

Debbie (Gross) Torraca(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)

December 2022

CC140: Aged to Perfection: Keeping Your Senior Fit in Mind and Body

As the owner of 5 labs over the age of 11, each at various stages of ‘aged to perfection’, I understand the challenges that can come with having an older dog (or several!) This class is all about celebra...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

CC180: Powerful Performance: Fitness to Optimize All Sports

Many people don’t understand the importance of conditioning until their dog has suffered an injury. They feel that participating in dog sports IS conditioning. That couldn’t be further from the...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

CC240: Get Out in Front: A Focus on Forelimb Health and Strengthening

Dogs place sixty to seventy percent of their weight on their front legs or their forelimbs. This percdentage increases when a dog jumps and lands on their front limbs, trots and jumps, if there are any p...

Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)

CC340: Canine Fitness Trainer 4

This is the last in the 4 part series. This course will discuss specific types of dogs including seniors, overweight dogs, puppies, and overly active dogs. We will start using cases to put the four serie...

Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)

April 2023

CC160: Canine Sports Medicine for the Performance Dog Handler

There are many musculoskeletal injuries that can occur to performance dogs. Some are subtle and come on gradually. We are not really sure if there is something wrong. Some are acute and come on sud...