Laura Waudby, Faculty (Foundations, Electives, Obedience, TEAM)
Main info
Laura Waudby (she/her) trains and competes in obedience, rally, and agility. She was halfway to her OTCH with her UDX corgi, Lance, before his unexpected early retirement. She also has championship titles in USDAA and UKI agility. Laura was previously a service dog trainer for 10 years in a variety of roles from directly training the dogs for their specific jobs, to helping the puppy raisers and clients with how to train their dogs.
Due to the special behavior needs of her duck tolling retriever, Vito, Laura developed a strong interest in learning how to create motivation and confidence in dogs that struggle, either through genetics or through less than ideal training, to make it into the competition ring. Laura is excited to bring her insight and talents to the Fenzi Academy team!
Laura's personal website is Tandem Dog Sports
and Laura shares training content regularly on facebook (Laura Waudby), Instagram (@laura.waudby), and TikTok (@Laura.Waudby)
Pronouns: Laura goes by she/they.
Laura Waudby's current and upcoming classes
Ring Confidence
This class will focus on classical conditioning and basic operant conditioning techniques for creating a strong competition dog. you will learn how to introduce your dog to the competition ring and how to make it the best place in the world to be!
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From TEAM to Trials: Building Chains for the Novice Ring
Have you been dabbling in obedience but hesitant to actually take it to the next level? Or maybe you even trialed and realized your dog doesn't know how to heel unless you have a treat in your hand or can talk to them constantly?
From TEAM to Trials: Building 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 start teaching your dog (and you!) just how joyful obedience can actually be.
Why choose us?
We offer a variety of online training solutions designed to help you and your furry friend achieve success
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