No More Obility???!!!

There is a dog trainer who has been using the term "Obility" as her business name in California for many years, and she doesn't think much of my use of that term.

Obility is the term I've been using to describe a blend of obedience and agility.  Under the heading of Obility I include "heeling games" and a series of Obility classes that I had planned to teach online at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy.  You can read more about Obility at:  http://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/obility-courses

Regardless of whether she has a claim to block my use of the word, if no more Obility....then what?

I'm rather attached to the term, but if there is to be a change then this is the time.  I've taught relatively few Obility classes and seminars, and it's not widely known.  Yet.  I'd like to see it take off as a "typical" way of training a dog to understand the obedience exercises.

So, I'm looking for a bit of assistance here.  Some alternatives that have been proposed include:  Obedience Games, Fenzility, Fenzi Obility, Fenzobility, Fenzibility, Fobility, Agilience or For God's Sakes Relax And Have Fun Training Your Dog.

What do you think?  Go ahead and give me your thoughts in the "comments" section.  I'll go through and pick the ones I like the best for a vote.

Remember that the fundamental parts of Obility are the traditional obedience exercises taught with, speed, movement, and unpredictability.  Obility is designed to reduce reward schedules, speed up the rate of learning and virtually eliminate anticipation or boredom.

So...what do I call THAT?

Thanks in advance.

81 comments

Roberta

I’m new to this site but I LOVE this name; in another take-off for fun, you could also have FlashDance.

Roberta

Very, very good – my second choice so far…am still reading!

dfenzi

I’m really thinking hard about Leanne’s comment. If I add a hyphen (O-bility or Ob-ility) it solves the issue AND keeps the name. Because at this point the name has a fair amount of recognition.

Marcia

Well…..unless ‘she’ has registered the word as a TM, she cannot lay claim to it. My massage mentor did just that with her Canine Kinaesthetics™. You can find the word all over the internet but only she can use kinaesthetics in conjunction with a type of canine massage. You could move quickly to register it for yourself or, in the interest of keeping peace with a professional colleague, you could find a new word and move on.
I would like to see the your obility continue. Maybe you could add Canine Olbility in front of it? Or Fenzi Obility? Or get it registered first :-)

Roberta

I’m new to this site but I LOVE FlashDrive…in another scenario, it could become FlashDance, too :).

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