Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

October 2022

N101M: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Nosework is easily the hottest new sport around, and it’s easy to see why! It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for building confidence and focus in dogs that have issues like shyness, ...

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

N120S: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

NOTE: NW120S has been restructured in order to allow students from NW101 to catch up as needed with the help of either the Instructor (for Gold Spots) or the Teaching Assistant (for Silver & Bronze Spots). Dogs ...

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

N130J: NW130 - Developing Advanced Nosework Skills

Want to continue the Nosework fun? Then this class is for you! This is the third skills level course in our nose/scent work program and will build on the skills acquired in the previous two...

Julie Symons(Faculty)

NW150: Scent Theory and Dynamics

There are a wide variety of sports and tasks that require the dog to use his nose and sense of smell to be successful: Tracking. Nosework. Truffle hunting. Barn hunt. Scent Discrimination. In all these venues, as we...

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

NW430: Common Scents Proofing: Building Confidence with Distractions

Distractions, distractions, distractions.....In this class we will develop the ability to search in the midst of many types of distractions. This class is designed to build confidence and empower our dog...

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

NW440: Spectacular Sourcing Skills Soup to Nuts

The ultimate skill in sport detection is Sourcing. When a dog understand true sourcing, skills like working pooling, trapped, lofting odor or most any other challenging advanced skill becomes easy. Imagi...

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

December 2022

N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Julie Symons(Faculty)

N120M: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

Nosework / Scent Work is the popular new dog sport that is sweeping the nation, and you can get in on the fun! Our classes are taught with the method used to produce the nation's top drug and bomb detecti...

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

NW325: Purposeful Drills for Progressing Skills

You’ve probably heard this before … that training should be done with purpose and not just going through the motions. There is power in purposeful training! When we have purpose, we are energized, invested and focus...

Julie Symons(Faculty)

TR101: Foundation Tracking 1

This class covers everything the handler needs to know to get organized and get started in tracking. We will discuss topics such as equipment preferences, other equipment needed, how to develop a start routine...

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

February 2023

N101S: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

N120J: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

This course picks up where NW101 left off! This course also can be used as a refresher for introducing the search elements. Our method is effective on almost all dogs, from insecure and unfocused dogs to highly driv...

Julie Symons(Faculty)

N130M: NW130 - Developing Advanced Nosework Skills

Want to continue the Nosework fun? Then this class is for you! This is the third skills level course in our nosework program and will build on the skills acquired in t...

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

NW160: Alerts - Developing and Problem Solving

Does your dog need to have a specific alert behavior in order to compete in your nosework venue? Is your dog not committed to staying at odor source? Is your dog too aggressive or destructive towards the hid...

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

NW385: Ambitions Drills for Analyzing Skills

Instructor: Julie Symons

Julie Symons(Faculty)

TR102: Foundation Tracking 2

This course will continue to develop both drive and accuracy on foundation tracks. Our priority for this class will be to further develop the skills that the dog acquired in TR101. We will work towards incre...

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

April 2023

N101M: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

N120S: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

NW180: Developing Scent-sational Skills for Competition

You’ve learned the basics, even dabbled in some advanced skills but are you ready for competition? With so many scent detection organizations out there now (up to 11 and counting!) teams are entering competition fas...

Julie Symons(Faculty)

NW425: Mastering Scent Puzzles

Nose work is a series of puzzles our dogs must navigate and work to locate source. The more puzzles and setups that our dogs can be exposed to and learn to work efficiently, the more prepared they will be for ...

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

TR101: Foundation Tracking 1

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

TR203: Tracking - Skill Building

This class will be a continuation of TR102. We will be focusing primarily on building upon the skills introduced in TR101 and 102 - increasing spacing of targets/articles, more fully developing turns and working thr...

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

June 2023

N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Julie Symons(Faculty)

N120M: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

N130S: NW130 - Developing Advanced Nosework Skills

Want to continue the Nosework fun? Then this class is for you! This is the third skills level course in our nosework program and will build on the skills acquired in the pre...

Scent Sports

October 2022

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)

Julie Symons(Faculty)

Lucy Newton(Faculty)

Melissa Chandler(Faculty)

Stacy Barnett(Faculty)