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Agility
AG600: Fit to Jump: Fitness for Agility Dogs
Fitness is useful for all dogs, but especially for those participating in training and competition in performance sports. Working through a complete fitness workout regularly can positively impact cardiovascular ...
Kelly Daniel(Faculty)
Behavior
BH150: Management for Reactive Dogs
https://youtu.be/tNKvwjofJ8U Ti of "just managing" your lungy barky dog in the moment? You can AMP up your management with an Active Management Plan! Don't improvise, don't "make it up ...
Amy Cook, PhD(Faculty)
BH225: Achieving Zen: Building Confidence and Calm for Anxious Animals
Is the animal you live with struggling with confidence? Do they have a tough time relaxing? If so, this class may be just what you need! It focuses on helping animals learn to relax and feel mor...
Irith Bloom(Faculty)
BH295: Advancing Reactive Integration into the Real World
Is your dog reactive to other dogs on leash? People coming into the home? People they see outside the home? Does your dog respond negatively to specific stimuli or situations? Your dog can act d...
Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)
Body, Health & Fitness
CC230: Construct a Winning Conditioning Plan for Your Sport Dog
Construct a winning conditioning plan for your performance / show dog! Do you participate in a dog sport? What about conformation? Yes, even conformation dogs need conditioning & fitness! Do you want to take...
Ashley Escobar(Faculty)
CC260: Those Bum Knees
Knee problems are incibly 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)
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 musculatu...
Liz Joyce(Faculty)Kelly Daniel(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 ...
Deborah Jones(Faculty)Judy Keller(Faculty)
Electives
FE345: Imitation and Mimicry - You Can Do It
Are you ready for the next step in your journey with your dog? Are you ready to communicate in a way few have explo? You’ve heard of it! You know you want to do it! You can! And so can your dog! &nb...
Julie Flanery(Faculty)
FE525: Managing Multi-Dog Mayhem
Multiple dogs can create some interesting training challenges! This class is designed to give you the tools to make a multi dog household a peaceful and productive place. In this class, we will cover...
Loretta Mueller(Faculty)
FF230: Tricks with a Purpose
There are so many reasons why training tricks are beneficial to your dog, yourself and your relationship, tricks aren’t just for entertainment or rainy days anymore! Teaching tricks not only help our dogs learn h...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Foundations
FE130: Toys - Developing Cooperation and Play
Do you have a dog that chases the ball, yet won’t bring it back? Plays keep away with toys? Tugs but won’t let go? Bites you instead of the tug? Obsesses over toys, yet won’t listen to a single thing you say? Is ...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
FE155: Crucial Concepts of Competition - Shaping/Luring/Capturing and More!
Got a new puppy? A new sport prospect for the sport of your choice? Got future plans but no idea how to start? Which behavior DO you start with? Got a pet dog and discove how fun teaching is? Interested i...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
FE240: Calling All Dogs
Do you dream of a reliable real-life recall? Do you want to learn how to effectively reward your dog even when you forget the cookies at home? Are you up for some interactive fun - no matter whether you a...
Caden Cristopher (Chrissi Schranz)(Faculty)
FE420: Bye, Bye Cookie: Hello Delayed Reinforcement!
Do you struggle to get your dog's attention without a cookie (or toy!) in your hand? Are you ti of your dog only responding to a cue until you reach into your pocket? &nbs...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
FF125: The Adolescent Dog: Making a Terrific Teenager!
Adolescence... argh! The era of big bodies and big feelings but tiny brains and tiny attention spans. That time frame between around 6 to 24 months when your sweet little training superstar seems to dissolv...
Erin Lynes(Faculty)
FF310: From the Backyard to the Ring: Conquering Distractions for Competition Success
Is your dog easily distracted in the competition ring? From crowds and noise to unusual sights and scents, competitions come with many distractions - both picle and unpicle. When your dog disconnects whil...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
Obedience
OB118: TEAM Sports Foundations Level Two
Feeling stuck, intimidated, or overwhelmed working on obedience skills with your dog? If you feel like you’re not sure what to train, or if what worked for your last dog isn’t working for this dog, this cla...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
OB215: Competition Heeling Part One - Fundamentals
Great heeling is a pleasure to watch. Dog and handler moving together as one. The dog is happy, animated, joyful and confident. Heeling is a dance that should express joy and teamwork. How do you accomplish...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
OB370: Reliable Retrieves
This class will cover all of the pieces needed to train a reliable obedience retrieve. We will begin by teaching each piece of the behavior chain including the hold and front position. Then we will work to put th...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
OB380: Unstick the Stuck Heeling: What's Keeping you from Trialing?
Are you and your dog struggling with heeling? Do you and your dog have nice heeling when you train, but the performance falls apart when you leave the comfort of home? Have you been stuck with the same problem fo...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(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!&nbs...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
Other Dog Sports
DS150: The Power of Pulling - Introduction to Dog Powered Sports
Got a dog with “big dog energy” (whether or not they’re a big dog)? Looking for an outlet? Or, maybe your dog needs more exercise but cannot be off-leash. Dog-powe sports allow your dog to expel more energ...
Erin Lynes(Faculty)
DS260: Best in Show: Stand Out in The Breed Ring
Regardless of the breed, when a dog nails their free stack in the ring… it is the total WOW factor! In this class, we will take free stacking, handler mechanics, fitness, gaiting and more to the next level. We wi...
Ashley Escobar(Faculty)
DS400: Herding Flatwork Foundations
This course is designed to give you the tools and understanding you need to prepare yourself and your dog for herding. Flatwork is the set of skills dogs need prior to going to stock (or, if your dog is ...
Helene Lawler(Faculty)
Rally & Freestyle
RA290: Get Ready to Rally - Advancing to Rally Excellent!
Are you passionate about Rally and eager to level up your skills? Would you like to follow easy, step-by-step lectures so you know exactly how to train the more advanced skills combined with personalized instruct...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
RA545: Joy of Heeling Part Two - More Rock it like a Freestyler!
You’ve found the Joy! Now how are you going to keep it and use it in the ring! In Joy of Heeling Part Deux we will add some new games, start to add duration in heelwork and start to change the ratio o...
Julie Flanery(Faculty)
Scent Sports
N101M: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework
Nosework is easily one of the hottest new sports around and continues to grow by leaps and bounds. And it is easy to see why! It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for buil...
Melissa Chandler(Faculty)
N120S: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements
Did you know that the MOST important time in a dog's early career in Nosework happens AFTER they learn target odor (as in NW101) and BEFORE they start their general searching? Making mistakes now are costly. &nbs...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
N130J: NW130 - Developing Advanced Nosework Skills
You have the basics. Your dog is on target odor and can search straightforward hides across all the elements. Now it's time to work on some of those advanced skills! Starting advanced skills e...
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...
Lucy Newton(Faculty)
NW455: Converging Odor Deep Dive
This class is ALL about Converging Odor... What IS Converging Odor? Converging Odor occurs when there is at least a partial overlap of scent cones from 2 or more hides. For a dog to work this skill e...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
NW480: Searching Strategies: A Roadmap to Success
This class is all about a ROADMAP TO SUCCESS…. What does that mean? It means that we will delve into how to build an outstanding search dog and then how to trial effectively. This class has been developed s...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
NW720: Find It! - Lost Item Recovery
Want to learn about a new scent organization and play more scent games with your dog? Teaching scent detection is one of my specialties and an area I'm truly passionate about. Lost Item Recovery is one of the tr...
