Get personalized, one-on-one feedback from an FDSA instructor to help you work through specific training challenges, refine your skills, or continue progressing after a class.
Instructor time includes reviewing questions, watching videos, and providing feedback. Tell us what you'd like help with and what you've already studied at FDSA. We'll see if there is an instructor who's a good match.
Share your questions, training details, and videos through a dedicated forum thread. Your instructor will review your materials and provide personalized feedback.
Private lessons are available to existing FDSA students and are ideal for following up on a class, addressing a specific training challenge, or preparing for competition.
Instructor availability, prerequisites, and response times vary. Forum access lasts 90 days, though some instructors require purchased time to be used within 30 days.
We offer a variety of online training solutions designed to help you and your furry friend achieve success

Learn from professionals with years of experience in canine behavior
Science-backed positive reinforcement techniques that actually work
Programs tailored to your dog’s unique needs and personality
Keep training exciting with interactive exercises and games
We offer a variety of online training solutions designed to help you and your furry friend achieve success

Instructor: Sharon Carroll
3 WEEK CLASS - Whether our dog is mugging us for food, struggling to ignore food containers, or refusing to work when food isn’t visible, the underlying problem may be surprisingly similar: food itself has become part of the cueing picture, and its presence or absence is determining what our dog does next.


Instructor: Kelly Daniel
3 WEEK CLASS - Take your canine fitness training beyond single exercises and social-media trends. Canine Flow Fitness is an advanced 3-week online course for experienced dogs and handlers who are ready to build purposeful, athletic movement combinations.

Instructor: Nancy Gagliardi Little
Many dogs begin their agility careers with a solid start line - only to see that behavior slowly unravel over time. Why does a reliable start line hold up for some dogs but not others? Why do some teams struggle, even when the dogs were trained the same way and handled by the same person?

Instructor: Stacy Barnett
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. In this transition time, the dog (and handler) learns searching habits, passive indication, precision, consistency, and the ability to work in new and novel locations. THIS class forms the initial foundation to get you off onto the right track. Without these skills, a team may suffer from missed hides and false alerts and their ability to move up the levels successfully may be hampered.

Instructor: Sharon Carroll
3 WEEK CLASS - Whether our dog is mugging us for food, struggling to ignore food containers, or refusing to work when food isn’t visible, the underlying problem may be surprisingly similar: food itself has become part of the cueing picture, and its presence or absence is determining what our dog does next.


Instructor: Kelly Daniel
3 WEEK CLASS - Take your canine fitness training beyond single exercises and social-media trends. Canine Flow Fitness is an advanced 3-week online course for experienced dogs and handlers who are ready to build purposeful, athletic movement combinations.

Instructor: Nancy Gagliardi Little
Many dogs begin their agility careers with a solid start line - only to see that behavior slowly unravel over time. Why does a reliable start line hold up for some dogs but not others? Why do some teams struggle, even when the dogs were trained the same way and handled by the same person?

Instructor: Stacy Barnett
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. In this transition time, the dog (and handler) learns searching habits, passive indication, precision, consistency, and the ability to work in new and novel locations. THIS class forms the initial foundation to get you off onto the right track. Without these skills, a team may suffer from missed hides and false alerts and their ability to move up the levels successfully may be hampered.
Explore the questions we get asked most often and find out everything you need for a smooth experience with us.
Start by clicking on the Course Schedule link at the top of this page. If registration is open, select the course you wish to take from the list and click on that link. From that page, click on the registration link and choose the enrollment level you are interested in. This webpage describes the steps in more detail.
Registration opens on the 22nd of the month preceding the course start date (ie March 22 for courses beginning April 1st) and close on the 15th day of the month the session has started (ie April 15 for courses starting April 1st). You cannot register for 6 week courses outside of this period.
Scholarships are offered to students who do not feel they can afford the full tuition, but who have a sincere interest in expanding their skills as a dog sport trainer. Scholarships are offered in the form of a 50% tuition credit at the Bronze level. To apply, select the Scholarships link from the top menu (under new students) or click this link. We ask that if you are on a scholarship, you limit yourself to one class. There are a maximum of three scholarships per student permitted in a calendar year.