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Agility
AG140: Building and Maintaining A Start Line
Many dogs start out their agility career with a good start line. But, over time that start line behavior deteriorates. Why do good start lines break down for some dogs and not others? How can some dogs have great...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)
AG305: Velcro No More! Distance and Layering Skills
Do you have a dog that you have to run to each and every obstacle with? How about a dog that doesn't commit to obstacles as soon as they are cued? Do you want to run courses that utilize distance and layering? Th...
Loretta Mueller(Faculty)
AG315: Precision Charged Weave Poles - Where Energy Meets Accuracy
Over the years, I have seen a need for a different approach to teaching and handling dogs during weave pole training. The typical approach is to keep things simple and gradually build the dog's performance into 1...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)
AG325: Do I Turn or Do I Go Now: Cue Clarity for Jumps & Tunnels
Sample Lecture New class for the August 2025 session. Registration courselist sessions AG325 /s
Bronagh Daly(Faculty)
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
BH110: Dealing with the Bogeyman: Helping Reactive and Fearful Dogs - The Play Way!
This is Amy's signature Play Way class! Is your dog brilliant at home but shuts down at the show? Or does he bark and lunge at people or dogs on walks? Does she seem generally stressed, whether frantic about it ...
Amy Cook, PhD(Faculty)
BH210: Watching Confidence Grow!
“Hey Mom, are you watching?” We already know you’re your dog’s biggest fan, but your ability to help your dog be as confident as they can be is only as good as your observation skills! Ready for a 6-week immersi...
Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)
BH235: The Big Feelings Dog: Using Control Unleashed and Free Work to Build Resilience and Lower Arousal
Calling all BIG feelings dogs! Whether your dog demonstrates his feelings loudly and with big actions, or quietly and suppressed, this class is for you. We’re going to take a deep dive into the Control ...
Kim Palermo(Faculty)
BH245: Getting Geeky about Behavior Change
Are you ready to become a behavior geek? Do your ears perk up when someone says "science"? Do you find yourself wondering why one training approach works better than another? Do you secretly want to be a per...
Irith Bloom(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)
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
FE615: Frame the Dog
Warning: This class will permanently alter how you see the world! Frame the Dog is about making photographs that tell stories so compelling, people will stop scrolling and go 'WHOA'. We're going to teach you how...
Amy Johnson(Faculty)
FE790: Building a Website Advanced: Handler’s Choice
Have you taken Melissa's class on building a website and found... you want more? In Building a Website Advanced: Handler’s Choice we'll take a look at a few of the most common additions students want to ma...
Melissa Breau(Faculty)
Foundations
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)
FE405: Thriving Under Pressure
There is no escaping it. Our dogs will be under pressure in the ring. So let’s prepare them for it! Many people are not aware that the majority of errors in the ring are the result of some sort ...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
FE455: Beyond the Backyard: Distraction Training for Competition and Real Life!
Would you consider your dog easily distracted? Is he/she captivated by squirrels, tempting food on the ground, the allure of people, or the excitement of other dogs? If you're yearning for unwaverin...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
FF170: Progressing Your Training: Reducing Reinforcement Without Reducing Enthusiasm
At this stage the practical exercises will focus on: Week 1 - Fading props / lures. Moving on from luring / shaping (- having the behavior occur from the cue only). Week 2 - Reducing reinforcement ...
Sharon Carroll(Faculty)
FF215: Game Changer!
As positive reinforcement trainers, we understand that our dogs have choices – the choice to engage or not engage, to stay or go, to work or not work, to choose us or choose the environment. These choices are cru...
Julie Flanery(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)
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 prepar...
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 foun...
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)
OB340: Strike a Pose: Fabulous Positions!
You enter your sport ring/field, dog heeling by your side. When the exercise comes, you leave them on a specific position and walk away. You cue each position change, and your dog executes them perfectly with paw...
Shade Whitesel(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 ...
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)
OB800: Mondioring OB: All-Breed Obedience
Mondioring Obedience is a fun new obedience venue cate to all breeds! Based on real-life challenges and working under distraction, Mondioring takes familiar obedience exercises to a new level. With the devel...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Rally & Freestyle
RA260: Get Ready to Rally - Foundation Skills
Discover the Joy of Rally: Build Skills, Confidence, and Connection! Are you ready to take your dog training to the next level while deepening your bond with your furry companion? Welcome to "Get Ready to Rally:...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
Scent Sports
N101J: 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 shy...
Julie Symons(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)
NW185: Green Dog Setups for Spectacular Skills
Do you feel like all of your hides seem to be similar or that you or your dog is a little bo? It could be that you need to introduce more variety to your setups. If we always set hides using the...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
NW335: Nosework Handling: Insights and Improvements
In this class, handlers will learn to assess and enhance their handling skills within the context of nosework. Designed for all skill levels, this course offers a supportive environment where participants can eva...
Julie Symons(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. Im...
Stacy Barnett(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 ...
Lucy Newton(Faculty)
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