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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Oct 5, 2019 • 1h 6min
E134: Suzanne Clothier - "Relationship Centered Training"
Description: Suzanne and I talk about how she got her start in dogs, what led her to positive training and one of the mistakes she sees positive trainers making today.
Sep 27, 2019 • 30min
E133: Loretta Mueller - "Intro to Agility"
Description: Today Loretta comes on the podcast to talk about how she got started in agility, and what's changed in the sport.
Sep 20, 2019 • 25min
E132: Sarah Brueske- "Getting Started: Marker Cues & Foundation Skills"
Description: Today I'm joined by Sara Brueske to talk about the recent crazy in using multiple marker cues (and why they've become so popular!) plus her approach to using them as foundation for her training.
Sep 13, 2019 • 30min
E131: Janice Gunn - Positive Training for the Obedience Ring
Description: International obedience competitor Janice Gunn joins me this week to talk about using positive training to reach the highest levels of competitive obedience.
Sep 6, 2019 • 28min
E130: Michael Shikashio - "Muzzles and Unwanted Encounters"
Description: Michael Shikashio joins me to chat about the Muzzle Up Project, reducing the stigma behind muzzles, and handling unwanted encounters of the canine kind — like loose dogs!!
Aug 30, 2019 • 36min
E129: Brenda Weeks - "Blogger and Service Dog Buffy"
Description: Today I'm joined by author Brenda Weeks to talk about what it's like living with a service dog and competing in dog sports from a wheelchair.
Aug 23, 2019 • 37min
E128: Anxiety in Dogs
Description: Drs. Jennifer Summerfield and Jessica Hekman both join me to talk about anxiety in dogs -- we talk about the cause, effect, and treatment of anxiety in dogs!
Aug 16, 2019 • 26min
E127: Julie Symons - "Having Fun With Obedience"
Description:A lot of people think of competition obedience as 'boring' — not Julie Symons! Julie and I chat about keeping obedience skills fun through the use of games... and she gives us a peek into her Obedience Games Starter and Obedience Games classes!
Aug 9, 2019 • 30min
E126: Ann Smorado - "Are You Ready for the Ring?"
Description: If you're prepping a dog for competition, there's a lot more to think about than just the skills of your chosen sport. Ann and I talk about what those 'things' are and her current class on preparing for the competition ring.
Aug 2, 2019 • 1h 13min
E125: Julie Flanery - Precise Positions & Clean Communication
Description: Julie Flanery joins me to talk about her positions class, clean communication, the importance of good mechanics in getting trained behaviors more quickly, and more.
