Events & Seminars
Fusion Pet Retreat’s training center offers various events and seminars on a regular basis. We are happy to partner with different community organizations to offer various events. We also offer Seminars taught by our qualified instructors in different topics including agility, behavior, and more.
Cancellation Policy for Seminars: All seminars are non-refundable unless we can fill your spot.
All events & seminars are hosted in the comfort of a climate-controlled 11,000 sq. ft. indoor facility.
Upcoming Seminar and Events
Mini Seminars with Peyton Green
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, May 9-10
Cost: $135 – working spot, $25 – auditing spot
About Peyton:
Peyton fell in love with dog training at a young age and spent her childhood training her family dogs, learning from any resource she could find, and volunteering at every local trial. Since then, Peyton has trained and trialed in many dog sports including agility, mondioring, herding, obedience, rally, flyball, dock diving, disc dog, and trick dog. She believes that learning from a wide variety of people and dog sports makes her a better trainer and helps her come up with creative solutions using tools from other sports.
While she loves training many sports, running international style agility is her biggest passion. In recent years she has won and placed in multiple regional and national agility events with her border collie Dash and Belgian Malinois Vivid—Most recently making podiums with both dogs at European Open team tryouts and making finals at the Polish Open.
International Challenges w/ Peyton
Dates: Saturday, May 9th from 8:00am-12:00pm
About the Seminars:
Take your handling skills to the next level and learn how to train the international-style challenges you will see in AKC ISC and upper level UKI & USDAA courses. This seminar will include jumps, tunnels and weaves and is open to dogs training at senior/champ UKI, masters USDAA, or AKC ISC courses.
Verbals w/ Peyton
Dates: Saturday, May 9th from 1:00-5:00pm
About the Seminars:
Time to polish those listening skills! Learn how to use generalization and patterning to train your dog to respond instantly and confidently to their verbal cues as well as to discriminate between them, all without creating frustration. This seminar is open to young or more advanced dogs and will be tailored to each dog’s skill level. Young dogs should be at least 8 months old and have exposure to shaping a few foundational skills like cone wraps or jump bumps.
Commitment w/ Peyton
Dates: Sunday, May 10th from 8:00am-12:00pm
About the Seminars:
Learn how to build and proof obstacle commitment so you can get down the line. We’ll work through drills to teach commitment and to help our dogs understand how to switch between handler and obstacle focus. We’ll also discuss important handling mechanics that will help your dog commit. This seminar is open to young or more advanced dogs and will be tailored to each dog’s skill level. Young dogs should be at least 8 months old and have exposure to shaping a few foundational skills like cone wraps or jump bumps.
Focus and Engagement w/ Peyton
Dates: Sunday, May 10th from 1:00-5:00pm
About the Seminars:
This seminar is all about focus & engagement for agility! You'll learn how to train your dog to focus on you and to choose you over distractions. Our goal is to create a dog that always opts in to training instead of you having to beg them to work for you! This session is appropriate for puppies & young dogs getting started and also for more experienced teams who want to improve their relationship. Dogs should be a minimum of 16 weeks old and comfortable eating treats (or playing) in a training facility.
Mini Seminars with Teri O’Neill
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7
Cost: $150 – working spot, $25 – auditing spot
About Teri:
Teri has ranked as one of the best agility competitors in Canada for 30 years. She has represented Canada on all of the world teams – IFCS, EO, AWC, and WAO – with several different breeds and brought home many medals. In addition, she has been the Team Canada coach for 3 years. Teri has trained and owned many breeds, everything from hounds to terriers, and currently herding dogs. Teri’s style is smooth and silent and she easily adapts her methods and experience to all types of handlers and dogs.
Perfecting the Basics:
Front, Rear, & Blind Crosses w/ Teri
Dates: Saturday, June 6th from 9:00am-12:30pm
About the Seminars:
- Are you and your dog bridging the gap between foundations and sequencing obstacles? Or do you want to brush up on your fundamentals? Consider this one!
- Short sequence setups will be presented to focus on perfecting your execution of the foundational side changes – front, blind, and rear crosses. When, where, why to choose one over the other and how to handle them well!
- Only jumps and tunnels will be used in this seminar.
- Great for adolescents or dogs new to agility! Open to all teams who need work on these skills, but minimum dogs should be 10 months of age or older with solid agility foundation skills, or have approval from the host. Dogs do not need to be jumping full height.
Drills for International Skills w/ Teri
Dates: Saturday, June 6th from 1:30-5:00pm
About the Seminars:
- This session will focus on current trending advanced/international level skills, breaking them down into drills to teach them to our dogs and to help us learn how to handle them.
- Drills may include discriminations, layering, verbal commitment, challenging weaves, or whatever Teri sees as “what’s next” in course design, presented in bite sized training pieces.
- Dogs should be 12 months of age or older with a foundation for advanced skills.
International Coursework w/ Teri
Dates: Sunday, June 7th from 9:00am-12:30pm
About the Seminars:
- This seminar will address handling challenges trending in international-style course designs such as verbal skills, how to set and commit dogs to big lines, layering obstacles, discriminations, and working to get ahead and stay ahead.
- Jumps, tunnels, and weave poles will be used in this session. Contact obstacle(s) MAY also be included at the discretion of Teri.
- Dogs should be competing at or have the skills to compete at the UKI Champ/AKC ISC level and handlers should have an interest in training and running FCI/European course trends and skills.
Just Jumps & Tunnels for Novice and Beyond! w/ Teri
Dates: Sunday, June 7th from 1:30-5:00pm
About the Seminars:
- Novice/Intermediate level sequences building up to 15-20 obstacles to piece together skills, practice handling, and build teamwork with your dog.
- Only jumps and tunnels will be used in this seminar.
- Dogs should be 12 months of age or older with solid agility foundation skills, or have approval from the host. Dogs do not need to be jumping full height.
Mini Seminars with Courtney Moore
Dates: Wednesday-Thursday, July 1-2
Cost: $130 – working spot, $25 – auditing spot
About Courtney:
Courtney has been training dogs for over 25 years. She has taught and competed in most dog sports and in addition to being an avid competitor, she is also a well-known and highly respected judge for both AKC and UKI Agility. She has a deep understanding of how dogs and their humans navigate courses, and she can help each team understand the best handling paths for them. As an instructor she is fun and flexible and can teach within any handling system. Courtney has competed with multiple dogs across all organizations, both in the US and Internationally. Courtney and her dog, Butter, have been members of multiple word teams and are the 2024 IFCS World Champions.
Young Dogs
Dates: Wednesday, July 1st from 8am-Noon
About the Seminars:
Calling all agility stars-in-the-making! This seminar will focus on breaking down small sequences for your young dog. This seminar is great for dogs with a basic understanding of foundation skills who are ready to start applying them in sequence. Only jumps and tunnels will be used. Dogs should be 8-15 months old or get prior approval.
Masters Handling
Dates: Wednesday, July 1st from 1-5pm
About the Seminars:
Take your handling skills to the next level and learn how to train the challenges you will see in Premier, USDAA and UKI courses. Weaves and contacts may be used. Dogs should be competing at or above the Excellent level in AKC, Advanced Level in USDAA, or Senior Level in UKI.
Layering
Dates: Thursday, July 2nd from 8am-Noon
About the Seminars:
Today’s courses offer many opportunities for layering. Whether it’s forced by obstacle placement or needed to get ahead, layering is becoming increasingly prevalent in our sport. Join us for this seminar focused on layering in sequence. Courtney will show you effective ways to handle layering in courses. Dogs should be at least 15 months old and able to sequence at least 15 obstacles. Weaves may be used. Difficulty and sequence length can be adapted for each team based on age or skill level.
Discriminations at Speed and Distance
Dates: Thursday, July 2nd from 1-5pm
About the Seminars:
UKI, Premier, and ISC courses are often presenting discriminations at handlers. Challenges such as a backside-tunnel, weave entry, or just simple jump discriminations are common place on courses these days. This seminar will focus on how to handle discriminations on courses. These discriminations will be built into courses to mimic the speed and distance that is required at trials. Weaves and contacts may be used. Dogs should be competing at or above the Excellent level in AKC, Advanced Level in USDAA, or Senior Level in UKI.