Founder of Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Denise Fenzi

Denise Fenzi is a writer, story teller, dog trainer, free spirit, entrepreneur, and advocate for people and animals – in no particular order.

As a competitor, Denise is best known for her flashy and precise obedience work, as demonstrated by two AKC OTCH dogs and perfect scores in both schutzhund and Mondio Ringsport obedience.

She has titled dogs in obedience, tracking, schutzhund, mondioring, herding, conformation, and agility.

Scroll down to learn more about Denise’s various projects, from online learning opportunities to the Team Titling Program, with plenty more in between!

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Dog training is a journey…

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Books

With 8 books under her belt including several award-winners, there is a book for you!

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Train with Denise

Learn directly from Denise through webinars, self study, and her highly popular online classes!

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Free Training Articles

Denise’s award-winning, content-rich blog has received close to two million views! Learn for free!

Fenzi Dog Sports Academy

Fenzi Dog Sports Academy is an online dog training school dedicated to providing high quality instruction for competitive dog sports using only progressive and friendly training methods – our school is kind for both dogs and humans!

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TEAM Titling Program

TEAM stands for “Training Excellence Assessment Modules,” which perfectly describes our goal — a progression-oriented titling program that emphasizes excellence in training.

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Latest Blog Posts

Raika 05/24/04 – 10/15/19

Raika, you were special the day you were born. Always there. Always willing. Always giving more than I ever expected or hoped for. Always by my side - watching me. Waiting. For so many years, I loved you for all that you gave to me. Then it was time for you to retire...

Finding balance: Choice and Structure

Choice is the degree to which we allow our canine learner to choose their direction, ideally with an understanding of all possible consequences. "Do you want your nails clipped? If you opt in then you will get cookies. You will also get your nails clipped. If you opt...

Drive

What is drive? The terms high-Drive and Low-Drive are commonly used in the dog sports world, but almost never in the behavior world. Presumably that is because these terms lack any real definition. Dog-sports people are along the lines of, "I know it when I see...