Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

April 2025

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 foundatio...

Loretta Mueller(Faculty)

AG200: Foundation Jumping for All Sports

If you want to do dog sports then you’ll want a variety of foundation skills. One of the most critical of these skills is teaching your dog to jump! If you hold your breath while your dog throws themselves at obsta...

Loretta Mueller(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 their n...

Laurie Huston(Guest Instructors)

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 class ...

Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)

June 2025

AG190: The Glue for Future Agility Stars

This course is different than most agility foundation classes. Rather than introducing obstacle and flatwork skills needed to run an agility course, this class lays out the critical skills (the glue) your dog needs ...

Nancy Gagliardi Little(Faculty)

AG255: Quality over Quantity: Short Sequences to Perfect Handling

Instructor: Loretta Mueller

Loretta Mueller(Faculty)

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 next s...

Liz Joyce(Faculty)

August 2025

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 st...

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 fit...