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Agility
AG230: The Tipping Point: Contacts and Teeters
This course will take you through the steps from start to finish to create the teeter performance you have always wanted through a series of fun games. We will also work through the Aframe and Dog W...
Barbara Currier(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(Guest Presentations )
EL820: Unleash Your Speed - Handler Sprinting 101
Do you need to support your dog more? Are you ready to finish your courses strong? Do you need more handling options? It’s all just within your reach but alas … you need a little more speed. During the nex...
Liz Joyce(Faculty)
Behavior
BH150: Management for Reactive Dogs
https://youtu.be/tNKvwjofJ8U Management for reactive dogs... and excited dogs, fearful dogs, worried dogs, reluctant dogs, anxious dogs, and any dog having trouble with environmental challenges both insi...
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)
Body, Health & Fitness
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)
Electives
EL110: Beyond the Click: Adventures in +R2.0
Does your dog struggle with understanding what you're teaching? Do you have a lot of extraneous behaviours popping into your work, such as barking, spinning, sniffing, foot shuffling, or creative improvising? D...
Helene Lawler(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)
FE240: Calling All Dogs
Do you dream of a reliable real-life recall? Do you dream of a dog who pays attention to you, making sure not to lose you when you're out on an off-leash hike? Do you want to learn how to effectively rewa...
Chrissi Schranz(Faculty)
FE420: Bye, Bye Cookie: Hello Delayed Reinforcement!
Do you struggle to get your dog's attention without a cookie in your hand? Are you tried of your dog only responding to a cue until you reach into your pocket? Or ...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
FE450: Training Levels - Level 1
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 this course is for you. &...
Sue Ailsby(Faculty)Heather Lawson(Faculty)
FE515: Hound About Town - Lifestyle Skills and Manners Training
Learn the skills and manners that will help to prepare you and your dog for your worldly adventures. These skills will also prepare you to take the Canine Good Neighbour (CGN), Canine Good Citizen (CGC) or Urban ...
Heather Lawson(Faculty)
FF310: From the Backyard to the Ring: Conquering Distractions for Competition Success
Is your dog easily distracted in the competition ring? Are you seeking the secrets to training behaviors to flawless fluency even in the ring? Look no further than this transformative class, "From the Backyard to...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
Obedience
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)
OB435: TEAM 4 and More!
This class will focus on preparing the dog for TEAM’s advanced levels 4-6. The exercises in these levels are designed to prepare a dog to compete in any obedience organization through the highest le...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
OB440: Utility Fun - Putting the Pieces Together
Utility 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 dog...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
OB605: Conditioning and Body Awareness for Effortless Heeling
Heeling is requi at all levels of obedience. Due to its complexity, we typically spend more time training heeling than the majority of other obedience exercises. This class will ensure that your dog is physically...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
OB630: Shaping a Fast and Furious Retrieve
Want a strong, motivated retrieve of the dumbell and a good foundation for utility exercises? Join me as I break down how to create your reinforcement (toy skill of "switch"), and then how to create a f...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
OB820: Control Games: Secondary Obedience for Protection Sports
While the most fun part of protection sports is the biting part, there is a lot of control work that needs to be done to do the protection exercises effectively. Secondary obedience (obedience in the presence of ...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Other Dog Sports
DS150: The Power of Pulling - Introduction to Dog Powered Sports
This class will introduce you and your dog to dog-powe sports and prepare you both for the joy and excitement that working together can bring! Maybe you already hit the trails for walks, and now are looking for a...
Erin Lynes(Faculty)
Rally & Freestyle
RA290: Get Ready to Rally - Advancing to Rally Excellent!
Are you hooked on rally? Once you get into the Rally ring, most teams move through the Novice level fairly quickly. Be prepa for move ups with this class on Advanced and Excellent signs! We will focus...
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)
RA600: Handler's Choice for Freestylers
In this course, dog-and-handler teams will be able to work on whatever areas they feel could use a bit of coaching or guidance. Are you feeling like you aren’t progressing in a skill or behavior? ...
Julie Flanery(Faculty)
Scent Sports
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 s...
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
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 acqui in the pr...
Julie Symons(Faculty)
NW160: Alerts - Developing and Problem Solving
This course is a handlers choice to work on improving your dog's detection alert. Does your dog need to have a specific alert behavior in order to compete in your nosework venue? Is your dog not committed...
Lucy Newton(Faculty)
NW230: Polishing Skills for NW2 and NW3
Want to take your Nosework skills to the next level? Moving up to NW2 and NW3 means new and more challenging skills. Hides at these levels start to get more complicated so it's essential to level up your trainin...
Stacy Barnett(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 fo...
Julie Symons(Faculty)
NW445: Rising to the Nosework Challenge: 6 weeks of Setups
Are you looking for ideas to give your training a boost? Do you want a class that will let you conquer your goals in small bites? This class is for the busy noseworker who wants to make progress without a lot of ...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
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