Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

September 2026

F3012: Lefts & Rights- Verbal Directionals for Dog Sports

3 WEEK CLASS - Verbal directional cues can be a total game-changer in sports like agility, hoopers, or field work. They are an absolute necessity in dog-powered sports like canicross, bikejoring, or sledding, w...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

F3013: The Cue Wars: May the best Signal Win!

3 WEEK CLASS - Does your dog seem to “ignore” cues you know you taught? Do they respond beautifully at home but fall apart in new places? Or do they latch onto one part of a training setup and miss everything e...

Karen Deeds, CDBC (Faculty)

F3014: Writing training plans: develop confidence and concept skills for ALL behaviors!

3 WEEK CLASS - Are you great at following instructions, but struggle to make your own training plans? This class is for you! You'll learn how to write training plans for the dog in front of you: ...

Caden Cristopher(Faculty)

F3015: Let it Be! Teaching Leave it and Drop it

3 WEEK CLASS - “Leave it” and “drop it.” They seem like such simple skills. And yet they can be anything but. Getting dogs (and other animals) to leave things alone or give them up can feel impossible at times....

Irith Bloom(Faculty)

F3016: Come! It’s Not About the Cue!… Or Is It?

3 WEEK CLASS - A fast, reliable recall is built on clarity of criteria, reinforcement, and how the dog feels about coming back. In this fun, game-based class, we’ll put special emphasis on visual cues and ...

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

October 2026

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 you...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

FE145: First Things First - Puppy Foundations for a Bright Future

First Things First is the new puppy owner's guide to building strong skills and social behaviors -right from the start! With a progression based on my board-and-train puppy program, this sequ...

Erin Lynes(Faculty)

FE240: Calling All Dogs

It is my passion to help humans and dogs develop stronger relationships based on games, shared adventures and maximizing our dogs' freedom while keeping them safe. A strong relationship and, built o...

Caden Cristopher(Faculty)

FE335: Spaces In Between

This is a class about preparing our dogs for the competition or seminar environment. Over and over I see dogs that are unprepared or rehearsing behavior we don't want at seminars, classes and trials. Over time this ...

Shade Whitesel(Faculty)

November 2026

F3000: Say What!? The Hows and Whys of Teaching Clean Verbal Cues

3 WEEK CLASS - Have you found it challenging to help your dog grasp verbal cues? Does it seem like your dog sometimes doesn’t recognize the verbal cues you’ve taught? Or perhaps verbal cues feel less relevant to you...

Julie Flanery(Faculty)

December 2026

FF140: Connect and Engage with Games: Build Focus for Sport Dogs

Ready to build a dog who loves working with you — no matter what’s happening around them? Does your dog lose focus during training or in the competition ring? Maybe they start sniffing, checking out other dogs, cha...

Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)

FF200: Let's Play!

Teaching Approach: New class!

Crystal Wing(Faculty)

FF225: Energized Engagement

Engagement is the most challenging skill to achieve in dog training. It’s also easily the most important. An engaged dog is actively involved in the learning process and pushing you for more. When a dog is offering ...

Petra Ford(Faculty)

RA560: Shape Up - Improving and Maintaining Your and Your Dog's Shaping Skills

Shaping is the art of teaching by reinforcing small, incremental steps toward a final, goal behavior—letting the dog take the lead in the learning process. It builds problem‑solving, confidence, creativity, an...