

Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast
Melissa Breau
Published every Friday, the Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast is brought to you by the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Each episode of the Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast will feature an interview with a leading name in the competitive dog sports training world, talking in depth about issues that often get overlooked by traditional training methods.
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Apr 1, 2022 • 29min
E264 - Petra Ford - "Thriving Under Pressure"
Walking into the competition ring comes with pressure! Petra and I talk about how to create a positively conditioned emotional response to pressure... and how to prep for Utility with your obedience dog!

Mar 25, 2022 • 50min
E263: Denise Fenzi, Heather Lawson, Alycia Rogal, and Nicole Wiebusch - "Year 6 of TEAM + A New Program..."
This year is the 6th anniversary of the founding of the Fenzi TEAM titles program — and we take a look at how it's grown and reveal a new, up-and-coming addition!

Mar 18, 2022 • 22min
E262: Simone Mueller - "Predation in Dogs"
Often referred to as dogs that "chase," predation in dogs can be frustrating — Simone and I talk about what's really going on and what you can do about it.

Mar 11, 2022 • 35min
E261: Julie Symons - "The Multi-Sport Dog"
Julie Symons joins me to talk about nosework, obedience, and the pros and cons of training for multiple sports!

Mar 4, 2022 • 27min
E260: Karen Deeds - "Reactive Integration: Talking about our options for reactive dogs"
There are a ton of different methods out there for working with reactive dogs — how do you decide what to use when and with which dog? Karen and I talk about in this week's podcast.

Feb 25, 2022 • 18min
E259: Jake Schneider - "Adding Precision in Play and Balance in Bitework"
Jake Schneider joins me to talk — we discuss how to stop your dog from biting your hand instead of the toy and add value to yourself even when there's something else valuable in the environment (like a decoy!).

Feb 18, 2022 • 19min
E258: Sara Brueske - "Teaching Toy Play with Food"
Description: Sara Brueske joins me to tell me why she teaches toy play with food — and all the benefits that come with it.

Feb 11, 2022 • 30min
E257: Shade Whitesel - "Training Toy Behaviors + Shaping Heelwork"
Description: Shade comes on the podcast to talk about training toy behavior to create cooperative play, and the process of shaping heelwork.

Feb 4, 2022 • 35min
E256: Marjie Alonso and Denise Fenzi on the last Lemonade Conference
Today Marjie and Denise join me to talk about what's new at this year's Lemonade Conference and why it'll be the last annual online conference.

Jan 21, 2022 • 38min
E255: Megan Foster and Barbara Currier - "Training Agility Obstacles"
Many dogs find teeter and weaves are some of the harder agility obstacles to learn — join me, Megan, and Barbara for a conversion on how they approach training them!