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Agility
AG190: The Glue for Future Agility Stars
This course is different than most agility foundation classes. Rather than introducing obstacle and flatwork skills needed to run an agility course, this class lays out the critical skills (the glue) that your do...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)
AG245: You've Been Framed: Running A-frame Training
This class is for building a clear and confident running aframe performance. Regardless of your skill level, this class is for building a clear and confident running aframe performance. Regardless of your dog’s a...
Megan Foster(Faculty)
AG470: Love'em and Weave'em - Speed and Independence in Weaves
Do you wish your dog could hit any weave entry regardless of where you are? Do you get nervous when walking a course and see a particular entry? Do you wish you could leave your dogs in the we...
Barbara Currier(Faculty)
Behavior
BH110: Dealing with the Bogeyman - Helping Fearful Reactive and Stressed Dogs
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(Faculty)
BH160: Sound Advice: Conquering Noise Sensitivity
Is your dog worried about the noises around her? This class is for you! Whether the issue is in your house with your dog barking at the sounds outside, or you have a dog that can't go out because buildi...
Amy Cook(Faculty)
BH330: Fix It: Effective Behavior Change
Do behavior problems freak you out? Have you ever thought "I wish I could fix that" about a nuisance behavior your dog exhibits? Do the intricacies of behavior modification overwhelm you, though you feel comforle...
Sarah Stremming(Faculty)
BH410: Normal or Not? Common Behavioral Disorders
Normal, or Not? Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Behavioral Disorders Does your performance partner have a behavior problem that seems like more than “just” a routine training issue? How can you tell? Can dogs ...
Jennifer Summerfield, DVM(Guest Instructors)
Body, Health & Fitness
CC120: K9 Conditioning 2
As a dog sport enthusiast, you know that keeping your dog fit is important to prevent injuries that could sideline or even end your dog's career. Unfortunately, understanding HOW to keep him fit is much m...
Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)
CC320: Canine Fitness Trainer 2
This is the second in a 4 part series of classes focused on canine fitness and conditioning. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program that will allow you to understand and safely implement a...
Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)
CC340: Canine Fitness Trainer 4
This is the last in the 4 part series. This course will discuss specific types of dogs including seniors, overweight dogs, puppies, and overly active dogs. We will start using cases to put the four se...
Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)
CC430: Helping Dogs Thrive: Massage for Performance Dogs
In this class you will learn about massaging your own dog. We will cover canine massage techniques, the muscles we are affecting with massage, muscle anatomy, assessment, palpation, fascia, Tellington TTouch® bod...
Lori Stevens(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
FE298: Unleash Personal Potential
Want to expand your life skills for dog training and competing? Wondering how to make mindfulness and dog training work together? Curious about how to plan to include dreams and aspirations? Not sure how ...
Andrea Harrison(Guest Instructors)
FE590: Out and About
This class is all about enjoying the time you spend out and about with your dog: urban walks, nature hikes, and going places. Whether you and your dog walk on leash, off leash, or on a long line, there are skills...
Chrissi Schranz(Faculty)
FF490: Greeting Skills: From Friendly Tornadoes to Warm Hellos
Teach your overly friendly dog how to say hello – or maintain a polite distance – with grace and finesse. This course is for the dog who absolutely loves people and/or dogs and feels the need to say...
Nancy Tucker(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)
FE165: Magic Mats: Where to be, When to go, and What to do
Welcome to the cool world of placement props! Do you wish your dogs could be polite when you eat dinner? Do you want your dogs to enjoy taking turns in training? Are you interested in TEAM Foundations sk...
Julie Daniels(Faculty)
FE320: Toys - Advanced Concepts
Did you have fun in the first toy class? Did you and your dog learn some things? And now you want more?! This advanced class takes the skills learned in Class FE130 - Toys: Building Cooperation and Play, a...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
FE420: Bye, Bye Cookie: Hello Delayed Reinforcement!
Does your dog seem to forget what sit means until you reach into your pocket? Do you struggle to get your dog's focus without a cookie in your hand? T...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
FE425: Teenage Tyrants: Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence
You had a really cute puppy. Now you have a tyrant! Leg-lifting, humping, newfound reactive behaviors, and just plain naughtiness abounds in the 6 month to 2 year range. In this class you'll learn to head off pote...
Sarah Stremming(Faculty)
Obedience
OB130: TEAM Sports Foundations Level One
This class is all about foundations! Start a new dog on the right foot or discover missing pieces in your training. This class is designed to cover all the exercises in TEAM Level 1. The TEAM program lays...
Heather Lawson(Faculty)
OB290: Give Props to Props: Getting Clean Competition Behaviors
Are you struggling with crooked fronts or finishes? Is your dog creeping on the position changes? Is your dog still not backing up on cue? Learn how props can help fix all these problems and pre...
Nicole Wiebusch (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)
OB568: Handler's Choice December
The people spoke! And FDSA Answe! After popular demand, and listening to the response from many…. the resulting outcome… Handlers Choice Class with Kamal Fernandez! During this 6weeks course, the handler can d...
Kamal Fernandez(Faculty)
Other Dog Sports
DS330: Disc Dog - Freestyle Tricks
Winter is the perfect time to work on your disc freestyle routine! Oh, that snow and sleet and ice outside? No worries! In this class, we will focus on teaching new tricks that can be incorporated into an...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Rally & Freestyle
RA280: Get Ready to Rally: Get in the Ring!
Imagine this… It’s your first time in the Novice Rally ring with your dog. You walk into the ring and you feel confident — you just know that both you and your dog are fully prepa for this moment. You set up ne...
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
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)
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 dete...
Melissa Chandler(Faculty)
NW170: Building Blocks of Nosework - Before Odor
You, your dog, an inquiring mind and the start of a whole new world of opportunity. In this course you will learn the foundations of nosework even before you ever introduce odor. This course has been desi...
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 ...
Julie Symons(Faculty)
NW270: Foundations, Foundations, Foundations for Nosework
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Go back to Foundations?" Do you really know what that means? In this class we will learn WHAT the proper foundations are for Nosework and will work on enhancin...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
NW290: Just Plain Killer Nosework Skills and Setups
Are you looking to take your Nosework skills to the next level? Wondering what skills you need to develop to go from GOOD to GREAT? Are you an advanced team that needs some polish? This class focuses on ...
Stacy Barnett(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 rout...
Lucy Newton(Faculty)
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