Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

January 2026

O3000: Fit to Heel: Fitness for Obedience Dogs

3 WEEK CLASS - This class will ensure that your dog is physically up to the challenges of the obedience ring! Join Kelly as she explores the roles of strength, movement and balance in fitness exercises sp...

Kelly Daniel(Faculty)

February 2026

OB135: TEAM Sports Foundations Level Two

This class continues on with the foundations begun in TEAM 1! This class is designed to cover all the exercises in the TEAM Level 2. The TEAM program systematically lays out the building blocks for develo...

Heather Lawson(Faculty)

OB160: Ring Confidence for Obedience, Rally, and Agility

This course is officially expanded to include agility as well as obedience and rally! Most handlers spend months or even years teaching their dogs the specific exercises and obstacle performance found ...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

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)

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)

OB305: Fronts & Finishes: From Foundations to Fabulous!

There are lots of fronts and finishes in obedience! Fronts and finishes are incredibly complicated. They consist of many pieces that all need to come together. Because they are so difficult, the error ratio te...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

April 2026

OB385: Precision Without Pressure: Achieving Accuracy and Joy

Precision and joy can—and should—go hand in hand. In this class, you’ll learn how to build accuracy, reliability, and focus without tension or stress. Whether your goal is obedience, rally, or another precision-base...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

OB425: From TEAM to Trials: Building Skills & Chains for the Open Ring

Obedience can be fun!! Even if you are just starting your journey and think that getting past novice sounds like a pipedream, you want to start this class! Get unstuck from the boring stuff in novice and...

Laura Waudby(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 ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

June 2026

OB335: Gloves and Go-Outs!

Do you dream of doing fancy obedience work someday? No need to wait until you’ve slogged through novice! We can start splitting down the parts for even the most advanced exercises right fro...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

OB462: Shaping a Confident and Flashy Heel-Moving Foundations

Fancy, flashy, free, prancing, head up heeling! Want it? You've come to the right class. Got forging, vocalizing, crabbing instead? You've come to the right class too! (make sure you grab that first class as well, ...