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Fostering Excellence in Agility

Megan Foster, Founder of Synergy Dog Sports and creator of Fostering Excellence in Agility, shares her passion, knowledge, tips and secrets for all things dog agility. Each episode, she will take you through a critical element of agility training and break down the history of it, the dos and don’ts, as well as some key action steps you can take today to continue your path to excellence. Discover how to approach agility training from a place of wellness and learn how to build an agility training program that fits your needs and fuels your passion for the sport. Megan has taken her experience over the last 25 years and developed a systematic approach to agility that applies the most innovative positive reinforcement techniques to both ends of the leash. Megan not only coaches students on their training and competitive goals but also mentors other dog agility coaches to hone their craft in the dog sport world. Ready to ignite (or re-ignite) your passion for this game? Hit subscribe & let’s go!

Latest Episodes:

Improving Training Habits Based on Brain Research Sep 01, 2022

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017 Megan draws parallels between how we practice dog agility and how musicians practice and her ah-ha moments when applying current brain research to both.

Megan references Dr. Molly Gebrian's excellent and insightful youtube series "What Musicians Can Learn about Practicing from Current Brain Research" Please go have a listen to that series and ALL of Dr. Gebrian's work - she makes the neuroscience very easy to understand and apply.

Join Megan for her webinar on Essential Skills for Stopped Contacts on September 8th 2022 or purchase ahead of time to get access to the recording!

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Happy Training.

Stopped vs Running Contacts Aug 25, 2022

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016 Today Megan breaks down why someone may choose to train stopped contacts vs running contacts and how the choices for each contact obstacle are not exactly equal. Spoiler: it has a LOT to do with your big picture!

Essential Skills for Stopped Contacts Webinar --> https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/self-study/webinars

From Trick to Treat 6-week Teeter Training Course --> https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/28852

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Feedback & Motivation with Liz Joyce Aug 11, 2022

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Join me in this excellent conversation with fitness coach and my personal trainer, Liz Joyce. She is the founder of Canine Handler Fitness where she runs a speed and agility development program for agility handlers called Fast & Agile. She has been in the fitness industry since 2006 and has logged over 15000 client training hours to date. She has a gift at making fitness accessible, manageable and effective. To learn more about Liz, visit: caninehandlerfitness.com or follow her on social media! Send her a friend request on Facebook and follow her IG account @caninehandlerfitness www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

Technique Training Aug 04, 2022

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Megan shares how she introduces new handling techniques to dogs and how she progresses the training overtime in order to build ring sustainability for both the handler and the dog.

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Foundation Skills for Agility Dogs Jul 28, 2022

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All agility behaviors, no matter how complex, can be worked backwards to a series of skills that I teach as foundation behaviors to my puppies and dogs new to agility training. In this episode, I unpack these skills and how they directly impact your agility training as well as other areas in your dog's performance career.

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Essential Skills for Agility Dogs Jul 21, 2022

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We all know how important foundations are, but what about the skills needed *before* foundations can begin? Those skills are what I refer to as essential skills, and I want to bring more awareness to them! These skills are puppy friendly and make life with your dog more civilized and enjoyable AND bring more clarity to your sport specific training. It's a win-win!

Why I Upgraded to Location Specific Reward Markers Jul 14, 2022

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From frantic to fabulous! I unpack the turning point in my training, nearly 7 years ago, and how it has helped me reach unbelievable precision and clarity in my training.

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Puppies Part 3: Agility Foundations Jul 07, 2022

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Ok, but what CAN we be teaching our puppies that directly impacts their agility career?! Megan goes through her list of essential skills that prepares her puppies for agility foundations that can build, stack, stagger, and inter-lock with all sorts of other skills, so that regardless of the pup's physical abilities, they are able to train for the end goal: competing confidently and comfortably in a variety of environments.

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Puppies Part 2: Stop "Should"ing Yourself Jun 30, 2022

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009 Megan speaks to the mindset needed when embarking on raising and training your puppy for sports, and some top tips for planning your training with your puppy and how to maintain progress.

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Puppies Part 1: Life & Dog Sports Jun 23, 2022

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008 Megan opens this puppy mini-series talking about life and how to build the habits you want for that puppy long term and to recognize that the dog you live with is the dog you compete with and they are always learning about who you are as a trainer.

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