March 1, 2026
March 1, 2026
March 1, 2026
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February 22, 2026
March 7, 2026
Agility
A3000: Contacts Comeback: Rehab for Stopped Contacts
3 WEEK CLASS - Do you have a stopped contact that’s almost there… but not quite living its best life? You’ve done the training. The understanding is there. But maybe it’s inconsistent, a little "creepy," or tend...
Laurie Huston(Guest Instructors)
A3001: Arousal Games for Agility
3 WEEK CLASS - Does your dog have big feelings around agility or a certain aspect of it? Do they get amped up, over-aroused, or too high in the face of obstacles, midst of sequencing, or even the environment...
Bronagh Daly(Faculty)
Behavior
B3001: Click for Barking
3 WEEK CLASS - Is your dog the neighborhood alarm system? Whether it’s a passing car or a stray leaf, constant alert barking can turn a peaceful home into a high-stress environment. It’s time to regain your quiet...
Irith Bloom(Faculty)
Body, Health & Fitness
C3001: Puzzle Patterns for Fitness and Footwork
3 WEEK CLASS - This class is all about helping dogs learn how to use their bodies—on purpose. Through carefully designed pattern games and movement puzzles, we’ll build balance, coordination, and body ...
Erin Lynes(Faculty)
Foundations
F3002: Freeze Frame: Emergency stop and more!
3 WEEK CLASS - Freeze Frame! Emergency stop and more! Turn a fun game into a life-saving skill. Whether you're navigating a busy park or competing in sports, a dependable "stop" is one of the most...
Julie Flanery(Faculty)
F3003: Locked in: Teaching a Mark Forward Cue for Agility and Obedience
3 WEEK CLASS - Marking is the skill that teaches your dog to lock in, commit, and know exactly what’s coming next. All before you give the send cue. Instead of guessing, hesitating, or checking back in with...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
F3004: Consistent Performances Away From Rewards
3 WEEK CLASS - An essential part of most dog sport training is teaching your dog to perform competition skills when all rewards are left outside the work area. Unfortunately, this is rarely addressed when prepari...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)
F3005: Pressure to Partnership - Integrating Leash Pressure with Circle Walking
3 WEEK CLASS - A calm connected walk starts with clear communication. In this class, we teach dogs how to respond positively to gentle leash pressure and pair that skill with circle walking to create smoother, mo...
Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)
F3006: TOUCH & GO! – The Power of the Hand Target
3 WEEK CLASS - In case you didn’t realize it, you carry one of the most powerful training tools with you everywhere you go. It’s the best training tool and it’s literally at your fingertips. Yes, that’s right it’...
Heather Lawson(Faculty)
Obedience
O3001: Back It Up! Building Powerful, Precise Backing Skills
3 WEEK CLASS - Clean backing starts with clear foundations. Backing up looks simple… until you try to train it cleanly. Does your dog back up crooked? Or swing wide in heel, throw themselves backward, or...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
April 1, 2026
April 1, 2026
April 1, 2026
May 12, 2026
March 22, 2026
April 15, 2026
Agility
AG110: Intro to Agility - Handling Basics
Are you familiar with dog sports but new to agility? Feel out of place in a beginner’s class but not sure where to learn the basics for this sport? Been in agility for awhile but feel like your founda...
Loretta Mueller(Faculty)
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)
AG145: The Art of the Arc: Jumping Grids and Cavaletti Pole Games
Unlock your dog’s rhythm, reach, and jumping finesse in this fun and skill-building 6-week online class! Designed for all levels, this course dives into the power of cavaletti pole and gridwork to enhance your do...
Ashley Escobar(Faculty)
AG205: Creating Confident Commitment
Commitment in agility is one of the building blocks of a great team. A higher level of commitment from your dog allows you to trust them to do their job and you can better help them to understand thei...
Laurie Huston(Guest Instructors)
Behavior
BH110: Dealing with the Bogeyman: Helping Reactive and Fearful Dogs - The Play Way!
This is Amy's signature Play Way class! If your dog feels fine at home but struggles once the world gets involved, you are not alone. Barking or lunging on walks, freezing or scanning in new places, or just seem...
Amy Cook, PhD(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)
BH260: Sexy/Critters/Yummy Trash- Oh My! Overcoming Environmental Odor Challenges
Do you dread going outside to train, knowing that your dog is going to be head down, sniffing at the first chance that they get? It’s such constant management, keeping that head up, making sure your dog does not...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
BH415: Do THIS, Not THAT! A Practical Approach to Better Dog Behavior
If you’ve ever wonde, “What should my dog do instead?” this class is for you. We’ll teach you how to replace frustrating habits with behaviors you want using reward‑based training grounded in solid behavioral sci...
Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)
Body, Health & Fitness
CC160: Canine Sports Medicine for the Performance Dog Handler
There are many musculoskeletal injuries that can occur to performance dogs. Some are subtle and come on gradually. We are not really sure if there is something wrong. Some are acute and come on ...
Sue Yanoff, DVM(Guest Instructors)
CC190: Caring for Your Star Athlete
This class is going to take an in depth look at an integrated approach to your canine athletes physical and emotional wellbeing. This will include: home life, emotions and behavior, competition and training, phys...
Kelly Daniel(Faculty)
CC235: Fresh Paws and Golden Years: Fitness for Puppies and Seniors
This class is all about the special dogs. The ones that don’t suit general fitness classes, because they have specific needs. This class is for YOU! This class will be aimed at Puppies, Senior dogs, and do...
Kelly Daniel(Faculty)
CC290: Dogs With Long Backs - Things You Need To Do
Long backs in dogs come in many shapes and sizes. There are many long backed breeds, such as Daschunds, Corgis, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and many more. Thee are also many breeds th...
Debbie (Gross) Torraca(Faculty)
Electives
FE780: Business End of the Dog - Building a Wordpress Website
A website is often the first impression your future customers will have of you and what you do! This class will help you build a first-in-class website for your dog business — good for trainers, breeders, or any ...
Melissa Breau(Faculty)
Foundations
FE370: ALL THE SPORTS: Foundation for the Cross-training Canine
This course outlines the foundation training program developed by the instructor, Sara Brueske. This program was developed with experience training many different breeds and ages of dog to successful career...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Obedience
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)
OB385: Precision Without Pressure: Achieving Accuracy and Joy
Precision and joy can—and should—go hand in hand. In this class, you’ll learn how to build accuracy, reliability, and focus without tension or stress. Whether your goal is obedience, rally, or another precision-b...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
OB425: From TEAM to Trials: Building Skills & Chains for the Open Ring
Obedience can be fun!! Even if you are just starting your journey and think that getting past novice sounds like a pipedream, you want to start this class! Get unstuck from the boring stuff in novice ...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
OB460: Shaping a Flashy and Confident Heel - Foundations
Do you have “heeling envy”? Do you see all those prancing dogs in perfect position looking up at their handlers and wish you could teach your dog THAT? Does your dog love the pivot platform, but how DO you get fr...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
OB480: Train to Trial
How do I get the same performance in training and in the ring? That is one of the most common challenges in competitive sports. It is something everyone struggles with. “My dog ONLY does that in...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
OB485: Step it Up: Advanced Heeling for Competition
In this class we will be challenging the dog AND handler to step up their game! We will use fun games to build and maintain drive, engagement and precision. When heeling is well-trained, the majority of points lo...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
Other Dog Sports
DS110: Dryland Dock Diving Training- Foundation, Fitness and Fixes!
Are you interested in dock diving and want to give your dog a great foundation before you even hit the pool? Or perhaps you’ve been to the pool with your dog and things didn’t go as well as you expected. OR...
Erin Lynes(Faculty)
DS180: Introduction to Shed Antler Hunting
Searching for and retrieving antlers- either as a pursuit in the wild or for competition- is one of the fastest growing activities that appeals to a large variety of dogs. In this class, I'll provide you with a r...
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)
DS340: Disc Dog - Foundations & Handler's Choice
Disc dog is an amazing sport that has a variety of elements suile for any toy-driven dog. This hybrid “handler’s choice” course will allow each team to work on the aspects of disc dog that suit them best but will...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Rally & Freestyle
RA320: Rally: Beyond the Basics
Ready to take your rally skills to the next level? Maybe your dog looks like a rockstar in your living room, but when you think about tackling a full rally course—or even stepping foot in a trial—it feels a litt...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
RA511: Positions, Laterals and Backing
In Rally-FrEe and musical freestyle there are four primary positions: Left heel, right heel, standing center and behind facing the handler. While maintaining position, the dog is requi to move in any dire...
Julie Flanery(Faculty)
Scent Sports
N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework
Strong Foundations. Clear Communication. Confident Teams. Nosework is one of the fastest-growing dog sports for good reason — it’s fun, builds confidence, and is suile for dogs of all ages and temperame...
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)
NW225: Rise Above: Resilience in Scentwork Environments
Empowering Your Dog to Navigate Challenges with Confidence Rising above environmental challenges can be the hardest part for our dogs. Scentwork dogs face more than the average sport—working inside, outside, on ...
Julie Symons(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)
NW425: Mastering Scent Puzzles
Nose work is a series of puzzles our dogs must navigate and work to locate source. The more puzzles and setups that our dogs can be exposed to and learn to work efficiently, the more prepa they will be for ...
Melissa Chandler(Faculty)
NW475: Challenges to Enhance Problem Solving: Another 6 Weeks of Setups
Nosework isn't REALLY all about the nose... it's about the dog using all of their senses and problem solving the location of the hidden source material. When we train, it's so important to support the devel...
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)
June 1, 2026
June 1, 2026
June 1, 2026
July 12, 2026
May 22, 2026
June 15, 2026
Agility
AG220: Building and Maintaining Stopped Contacts
Many dogs start their agility career with good stopped contact performance. But over time, the behavior or the criteria changes and morphs into something undesirable. What causes that to happen? This cla...
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 12...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)
Behavior
BH150: Management for Reactive Dogs
Are you fed up with "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 as you go along." Give yoursel...
Amy Cook, PhD(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, PhD(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)
BH425: Harmony in the Household
Is there discord in your home? Would you prefer to have peaceful music with the individuals living together instead of a cacophony of grumbling, growling, and fighting? Whether you are struggling with a dog that...
Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)
Body, Health & Fitness
CC150: FUNctional Foundation Fitness
This class will focus on a solid foundation of the essential fitness skills. This means your dog will be able to perform the most important skills in excellent form. It’s the perfect class for those new to fitnes...
Kelly Daniel(Faculty)
Electives
EL150: Contact Heeling: A Functional Transport Skill
Contact heeling is a movement skill built around clear physical reference, rather than visual focus or formal precision. In this style of heeling, the dog learns to maintain intentional body contact between their...
Sarah Rida(Guest Instructors)
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)
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)
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 when you reach into your pocket? ...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
FF115: Control Games for All the Sports
This course utilizes games to help teach your dog focus and self control with a focus on sport behaviors. Start line stays, working around distractions and choosing to focus on the handler are some of the g...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
FF165: A Star Puppy: Using Control Unleashed and Free Work to Raise a Confident Puppy
Maximize your puppy’s confidence and resilience with Control Unleashed and ACE (Animal Cent Care) Free Work. I’ve raised many puppies of my own, but it is my most recent puppy who I raised with a CU and Free...
Kim Palermo(Faculty)
Obedience
OB315: Balancing Motivation & Precision
Dog training is like balancing on a tightrope. We want our dogs to be happy, engaged and motivated. Yet we also need precision which often leads to a loss of enthusiasm. It’s a delicate dance. Once dogs have lear...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
OB335: Gloves and Go-Outs!
Do you dream of doing fancy obedience work someday? No need to wait until you’ve slogged through novice! We can start splitting down the parts for even the most advanced exercises right ...
Laura Waudby(Faculty)
OB462: Shaping a Confident and Flashy Heel-Moving Foundations
Fancy, flashy, free, prancing, head up heeling! Want it? You've come to the right class. Got forging, vocalizing, crabbing instead? You've come to the right class too! (make sure you grab that first class as wel...
Shade Whitesel(Faculty)
Other Dog Sports
DS325: What's UpDog - Disc Game Strategies
Want to join in on the latest dog sport craze? Disc dog with the UpDog Challenge! This unique disc competition is designed to encourage new players to get involved in this fun sport as well as test the...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
FF260: All Things Parkour
This class will cover International Dog Parkour levels training, novice, intermediate, expert and championship. It is designed for those new to parkour as well as those wanting to train the higher lev...
Melissa Chandler(Faculty)
Rally & Freestyle
RA340: Signs of Trouble: Fixing Rally Mistakes One Sign at a Time
Does your dog know the signs—but still struggle to stay in position, maintain focus, or deliver consistent performances? Whether you’re stuck between levels, prepping for trialing, or simply looking for smoother ...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
Scent Sports
N101S: 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...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
N120J: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements
Many teams stall after initial foundations: progress slows, motivation dips, and it can feel hard to know what to train next. This course keeps you moving forward with clear structure and purposeful exe...
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)
NW530: The Upper Levels: Building Skills for Elite and Summit
There is nothing quite so exhilarating as searching at the Elite and Summit levels. These are levels that push you as a handler to be nimble and focused. In Summit you have to not only maint...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
TR102: Foundation Tracking 2
This course will continue to develop both drive and accuracy on foundation tracks. Our priority for this class will be to further develop the skills that the dog acqui in TR101. We will work towards incre...
Lucy Newton(Faculty)
August 1, 2026
August 1, 2026
August 1, 2026
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July 22, 2026
August 15, 2026
Agility
AG316: Precision Charged Weaves - Handler Choice
Did you miss registration for “AG315 - Precision Charged Weaves Poles” last session? Did you take the class, and would you like to continue to get feedback on your weave progress? This handler’s choice class allo...
Nancy Gagliardi Little(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! If your dog feels fine at home but struggles once the world gets involved, you are not alone. Barking or lunging on walks, freezing or scanning in new places, or just seem...
Amy Cook, PhD(Faculty)
BH255: I CU in the Real World: Advancing Your Control Unleashed Skills
Ready to take your CU skills on the road? Welcome to I CU in the Real World: Advancing Your Control Unleashed Skills! This class will build on all previous CU classes. Gold students will have the opport...
Kim Palermo(Faculty)
Electives
FF245: Stunt Dog Tricks
Want to train fun, active tricks that "wow" your friends? This class focuses on teaching more extreme tricks that are sure to impress. In this class we will teach body stalls, rebounds, dog catches and other tric...
Sara Brueske(Faculty)
Obedience
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)
OB355: Open Foundation Fun!
Open Obedience Foundation Fun! It’s time to move away from thinking of obedience as serious. An open run is really just a long chain of pet tricks! Breaking the exercises into small pieces and teaching eac...
Petra Ford(Faculty)
OB375: Enhanced Engagement - Building Competition Skills
Most dogs know how to do the exercises. They even have a foundation in engagement. But when they compete, things often fall apart. Competition requires another level of engagement. Dogs must maintain engagement w...
Petra Ford(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)
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 as a team? Welcome to Get Ready to Rally: Foundation Skill...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
Scent Sports
N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework
Strong Foundations. Clear Communication. Confident Teams. Nosework is one of the fastest-growing dog sports for good reason — it’s fun, builds confidence, and is suile for dogs of all ages and temperame...
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)
NW265: Nosework Small Space Skill Up
Too hot to go train? Or maybe you are just short on time? This class is about leveraging YOUR HOME to train your nosework dog. We will spend six weeks working on pieces of the puzzle that will s...
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)
NW345: Container Wizardry: Fixes, Proofs, and Results
This class is about creating the AMAZING Container Dog... Containers are tough in that they really are NOT a searching exericse... they are a Selection exercise. That means that we can get all sorts...
Stacy Barnett(Faculty)
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