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.
Episodes
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Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 13min
E234: Sara Brueske, Sarah Stremming & Petra Ford - "Pressure in Training"
Description: Pressure in dog training can have a lot of different meanings and factors in a variety of ways — in this episode we talk about both unintentional pressure and the kind you need to train for if you want to compete.
Aug 27, 2021 • 56min
E233: Megan, Denise, and Stacy on Balancing Skills in Training
Description: Today Megan Foster, Denise Fenzi and Stacy Barnett join me to talk about building balance into our training, how your dog's natural traits factor in, and when you might not want balance after all.
Aug 20, 2021 • 1h 34min
E232: Aggression in Dogs
Description: This week I'm joined for an extra long episode by several of the presenters for the upcoming Aggression in Dogs conference to talk about how we can better handle these types of cases and debunk some of the many myths out there about aggression.
Aug 13, 2021 • 25min
E231: Sara Brueske - "Breaking Down the Retrieve"
Description: When we talk about the foundations for a good retrieve most people think a take and a hold are the place to start — Sara and I talk in this episode about smaller splits that can give your dog even stronger foundations.
Aug 6, 2021 • 54min
E230: Sue Ailsby & Heather Lawson - Moving Up the Levels
Description: With Sue retiring, Heather has stepped in to ensure students can continue to benefit from Sue's awesome Levels program at FDSA — for those not familiar with the program, we chat about how it came to be, and why Heather is excited to teach it!
Jul 30, 2021 • 32min
E229: Barbara Currier - "School of Fish: Raising a Performance Puppy"
Description: Wondering where to start with your performance puppy? Barbara Currier shares her take after 25 years of raising performance puppies!
Jul 23, 2021 • 29min
E228: Sharon Carroll - "Behavior Mod for Reactive & Hyper-Aroused Dogs"
Description: Sharon joins me to talk about her 10-step process for working with reactive and hyper-around dogs through Offered Durational Engagement.
Jul 16, 2021 • 46min
E227: Deb Jones - "Wizard in Training: Bringing Home a Puppy"
Description: Deb recently brought home the newest member of her household... a koolie puppy named Wizard! Today we talk about what she's been working on since bringing him home and how she approaches building a relationship with a new puppy!
Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 12min
E226: Ryan Cartlidge - "Overcoming the Us vs. Them Mindset in Dog Training"
Description: In this episode, Ryan and I talk about the idea of overcoming differences in mindset and training, having difficult conversations, and building better relationships for it!
Jul 2, 2021 • 49min
E225: Jessica Hekman, PhD - "Where will the good dogs come from?"
Description: The state of the rescue world and the breeding fancy have changed significantly in the last 50 years... Dr. Hekman and I chat about what those changes are, and what they mean for pet and sports dogs in the future.
