Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

November 2026

O3002: Upping your Game in Obedience

3 WEEK CLASS - I can’t even begin to guess how many times I’ve been told, or more often it’s that I’ve overheard, that obedience is boring. It’s not motivating. It's predictable. It’s too uptight. And its true. O...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

December 2026

OB130: TEAM Sports Foundations Level One

Have big obedience dreams, or want to dip your toe in and give obedience a try? This class will give you an excellent set of foundation skills for AKC, CKC, FCI obedience, or freestyle and it will help you prepare t...

Heather Lawson(Faculty)

OB365: Open Obedience Fun - Putting the Pieces Together

Open IS fun!! In this class, I deconstruct all the exercises into manageable pieces. Each piece is taught and maintained like a trick. This makes the exercises accessible for us and the dogs. Your dogs wil...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB630: Shaping a Fast and Furious Retrieve

Want a strong, motivated retrieve of the dumbell and a good foundation for utility exercises? Join me as I teach you how to create a firm hold, the end skill in the complex retrieve chain. Our basic goal i...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

February 2027

OB160: Ring Confidence for Obedience, Rally, and Agility

This course is for anyone who trials in any sport! The lectures will specifically look at routines for agility as well as obedience and rally. Most handlers spend months or even years teaching their dog...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

OB205: Optimizing Arousal for Learning and Competition

Understanding and managing your dog’s drive state/arousal level is a critical component of training and trialing successfully. It is very difficult and uncomfortable for a dog to learn and compete in a state o...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB285: From TEAM to Trials: Building Skills & Chains for the Novice Ring

Have you been dabbling in obedience but hesitant to actually take it to the next level? Are heeling and the other skills overwhelming? Or maybe you even trialed and realized your dog doesn't know how to engage...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

OB415: Utility Foundation Fun!

Utility has always been my favorite class!! Lots of people call the class “futility” but I think it’s tons of fun. I start teaching the foundation skills when my dogs are young…. puppies actually! ...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB480: Train to Trial

How do I get the same performance in training and in the ring? That is one of the most common challenges in competitive sports. It is something everyone struggles with. “My dog ONLY does that in th...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

April 2027

OB195: Creating Confidence in Your Obedience Dog

Most dogs are not innately confident. Especially when it comes to obedience. A sport that is not inherently self-reinforcing. A sport where dogs must learn to perform complex behaviors under a lot of pressure. In th...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB405: Open Obedience - Conquering Complexity and Challenges

Once your dog understands behaviors and exercises, the next step is building confidence and resilience. In this class, I will show you how to create thoughtful challenges your dog can win. By setting up problem-solv...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB460: Shaping a Flashy and Confident Heel - Foundations

Do you have “heeling envy”? Do you see all those prancing dogs in perfect position looking up at their handlers and wish you could teach your dog THAT? Does your dog love the pivot platform, but how DO you get from ...