Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

February 2026

OB135: TEAM Sports Foundations Level Two

This class continues on with the foundations begun in TEAM 1! This class is designed to cover all the exercises in the TEAM Level 2. The TEAM program systematically lays out the building blocks for develo...

Heather Lawson(Faculty)

OB160: Ring Confidence for Obedience, Rally, and Agility

This course is for anyone who trials in any sport! The lectures will specifically look at routines for agility as well as obedience and rally. Most handlers spend months or even years teaching their dog...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

OB195: Creating Confidence in Your Obedience Dog

Most dogs are not innately confident. Especially when it comes to obedience. A sport that is not inherently self-reinforcing. A sport where dogs must learn to perform complex behaviors under a lot of pressure. In th...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

OB285: From TEAM to Trials: Building Skills & Chains for the Novice Ring

Have you been dabbling in obedience but hesitant to actually take it to the next level? Are heeling and the other skills overwhelming? Or maybe you even trialed and realized your dog doesn't know how to engage...

Laura Waudby(Faculty)

OB305: Fronts & Finishes: From Foundations to Fabulous!

There are lots of fronts and finishes in obedience! Fronts and finishes are incredibly complicated. They consist of many pieces that all need to come together. Because they are so difficult, the error ratio tends to...

Petra Ford(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 dogs.&...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

March 2026

O3001: Back It Up! Building Powerful, Precise Backing Skills

3 WEEK CLASS - Backing up is one of those skills that looks simple…until you try to train it cleanly. If your dog backs up crooked, swings out, or struggles to stay in heel position, this class is for you. We’l...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

April 2026

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-base...

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 and...

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 from ...

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 th...

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 lost ...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

June 2026

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 learned...

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 fro...

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 well, ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

August 2026

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 th...

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 each p...

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 whil...

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 for a...

Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)

OB800: Mondioring OB: All-Breed Obedience

Mondioring Obedience is a fun new obedience venue catered to all breeds! Based on real-life challenges and working under distraction, Mondioring takes familiar obedience exercises to a new level. With the devel...