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Agility
AG470: Love'em and Weave'em - Speed and Independence in Weaves
Instructor: Barbara Currier 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 leav...
Barbara Currier(Faculty)
Behavior
BH110: Dealing with the Bogeyman - Helping Fearful Reactive and Stressed Dogs
Is your dog brilliant at home but shuts down at the show? Does he bark and lunge at people or dogs on walks? Does she seem generally stressed, whether frantic, or quiet and vigilant? All of these common behaviors...
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)
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)
BH520: The Melting Pot: Genes, Environment, Personality
Instructor: Jessica Hekman Why is your dog so awesome? And where do those annoying (or seriously troublesome) quirks come from? Of course, both genetics and environment affect canine personality, but if tha...
Jessica Hekman, DVM(Guest Instructors)
Body, Health & Fitness
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 four-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...
Debbie Gross Torraca(Faculty)
CC420: Helping Dogs Thrive: Fitness in Five
Instructor: Lori Stevens Short on time for fitness training? No worries, you only need five minutes! In this class, you will learn specific fitness exercises for your dog(s). We will cover exercises to increase...
Lori Stevens(Faculty)
FF190: All About Nails
Instructors: Deborah Jones and Judy Keller You asked for it; you got it! By popular demand we are now offering a husbandry class strictly focused on feet and nails. Of all the grooming procedur...
Deborah Jones(Faculty)
Electives
FE290: Handle This - make the most of goals, planning and learning
Instructor: Andrea Harrison This course takes the work some of you began in All In Your Head (or other courses with me!) and adds more layers. A variety of goal setting techniques are cove as well as...
Andrea Harrison(Faculty)
FE410: Stir Crazy - Games for Small Spaces & Indoors
Instructor: Donna Hill Does your dog drive you bananas on those indoor winter days? Do you have a small space that just doesn't seem big enough to occupy your dog? Then join us as we disc...
Donna Hill(Faculty)
FE565: Finding Five - Training for a Busy World
Instructor: Chrissi Schranz Too much work, and too little time? Too exhausted to train your dog at the end of a busy day? Feeling guilty for not having exercised her enough? Come join us in Finding Five! We’ll ...
Chrissi Schranz(Faculty)
FE585: Modifier Cues
Instructor: Heather Lawson WHAT IS A MODIFIER CUE?It's a cue that gives additional information to your dog to further differentiate an exact behaviour that will earn them a reward. Some examples of Modifie...
Heather Lawson(Faculty)
Foundations
FE101: Relationship Building Through Play
For some people - and dogs - play comes naturally. But did you know that good play is more than simply WANTING to interact with your dog? Good play requires the ability to engage with your canine companion on a l...
Denise Fenzi(Faculty)
FE130: Toys - Developing Cooperation and Play
Instructor: Shade Whitesel 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...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
FE205: Focus Games
Instructors: Deborah Jones and Judy Keller Focus: everyone wants it! But do you know how to get it? This course will help you develop basic focus and a great working relationship using a variety of games that b...
Deborah Jones(Faculty)
FE320: Toys - Advanced Concepts
Instructor: Shade Whitesel This class expands on two essential skills started in Toys: Building Cooperation and Play-- working in arousal and switching reinforcement. (You can also get the exact same toy skills ...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
FE360: Achieving a Balance Between Motivation and Control
Instructors: Deborah Jones and Judy Keller Imagine if you could build the perfect dog. Always ready to train, yet always under exquisite control. In this class we will explore all the variables that have a...
Deborah Jones(Faculty)
FE450: Training Levels -- Level 1
Instructor: Sue Ailsby If you're looking for a structu course designed to teach your dog the basic skills that every dog needs to know for success as a pet, sport or working dog, or all three, then t...
Sue Ailsby(Faculty)
FE465: Training Levels - Level 3
Instructor: Sue Ailsby If Level 1 was kindergarten, Level 2 is all of elementary school, and in Level 3 we're getting into high school - making the standard behaviors not only reliable but useful in competitions...
Sue Ailsby(Faculty)
FE580: Mission Accomplished!
Instructor: Julie Flanery One behavior, two behavior, three behavior, more! Do you ever feel overwhelmed with all there is to train? Do you love to get new behaviors started but struggle with following through a...
Julie Flanery(Faculty)
FF475: Advanced Cookie Jar Games
Instructor: Julie Daniels This course continues the journey from Cookie Jar Games, the class about the advantages of delayed reinforcement. The prerequisite course (requi for Gold students only) is FF470, Cookie...
Julie Daniels(Faculty)
Obedience
OB118: TEAM Sports Foundations Level Two
Instructor: Laura Waudby 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 2. The...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
OB130: TEAM Sports Foundations Level One
Instructor: Heather Lawson 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. T...
Heather Lawson(Faculty)
OB568: Handler's Choice December
Instructor: Kamal Fernandez 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 6we...
Kamal Fernandez(Faculty)
OB650: Problem Solving for Open and Utility
Instructor: Nancy Gagliardi Little Here is your chance to get help with you dog’s Open and/or Utility training. Whether it is a big or small issue, Nancy will isolate the details that need attention. Then she wi...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)
Other Dog Sports
DS330: Disc Dog - Freestyle Tricks
Instructor: Sara Brueske 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 in...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
DS460: Optimal Arousal: Consent and the Working Dog
Instructor: Helene Lawler This course is about eslishing and maintaining optimal arousal in the working dog. By “working dog”, I mean dogs who work in partnership with us, in high arousal, with strong drive / in...
Helene Lawler(Guest Instructors)
Scent Sports
N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework
Instructor: Julie Symons 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...
Julie Symons(Faculty)
N120M: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements
nstructor: Melissa Chandler 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...
Melissa Chandler(Faculty)
NW170: Building Blocks of Nosework - Before Odor
Instructor: Stacy Barnett 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 c...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
NW242: Nosework Challenges Series 3
Instructor: Stacy Barnett This is the third in a series focused on Skill Building by working through a set of challenges each week. We will stretch our skills and comfort zones using drills and exercises g...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
NW315: Who let the dogs in: Incredible Interiors and Confident Containers
Instructor: Julie Symons This course will focus on skills and strategies for succeeding at interior and containers searches in all venues. Wouldn't we all love to be more confident with containers and be in...
Julie Symons(Faculty)
NW340: The Four Cornerstones of Trial Preparation
Instructor: Stacy Barnett What are the Four Cornerstones of Trial Preparation? Quite simply they are: Confidence, Motivation, Skills and Stamina. This is the "secret sauce" to developing a successful...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
TR101: Foundation Tracking 1
Instructor: Lucy Newton 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 neede...