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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Nov 8, 2024 • 59min
E383: Irith Bloom - Changing Feelings: When to Use Food to Change Emotions
As positive reinforcement trainers we often use food for everything! In this episode Irith and I talk about desensitization and counterconditioning... and why Irith actually prefers not using food for these cases unless we need to.
Nov 1, 2024 • 1h 2min
E382: What Do We Mean By Big Feelings?
Join us for a fantastic panel discussion with Dr. Amy Cook, Denise Fenzi, Kim Palermo, and Petra Ford on sports dogs, their big feelings, and how to help them thrive.
Oct 25, 2024 • 32min
E381: Dr. Jennifer Summerfield & Dr. Jessica Perry Hekman - "Anxiety in Our Dogs"
What do we know about anxiety in our canine companions? Join us for a conversation about what causes anxiety and what we can do about it.
Oct 18, 2024 • 32min
E380: Bobbie Bhambree - "Creating a Resilience Framework for More Resilient Dogs"
What do we know about resilience and what it takes to build more of it in our dogs? Join Bobbie and I for a conversation on what factors we need to consider when it comes to our dogs and helping them deal with stress — and why that's SO important for our sports dogs.
Oct 11, 2024 • 34min
E379: Angelica Steinker - "Handling Hearing and Vision Impairments in Dogs"
Have you ever wondered how unilateral deafness might impact learning? What a dog with vision impairments might face? Angelica shares her experiences with both and shares her story in this episode.
Oct 4, 2024 • 44min
E378: Loretta Mueller - "Multi-Dog Households: Adding a New Dog"
Having a peaceful household when you live with multiple dogs can be tough — join us for a conversation about what it takes, and tips on how to introduce a new dog to your household even if there may be a significant size difference.
Sep 27, 2024 • 33min
E377: Karen Deeds - Advanced Reactive Integration: Bringing The Pieces Together
You've heard of Fight or Flight and maybe Freeze, but did you know there are actually 5 F's that dogs can exhibit under stress? Join us for an interesting conversation on working with reactive dogs!
Sep 20, 2024 • 50min
E376: Irith Bloom - Creating Confidence and Calm for Anxious Dogs
In this episode Irith and I talk about what anxiety looks like in dogs and what we can do to help our dogs feel safe and build confidence. Plus, I ask Irith to talk about what factors influence how long these behaviors take to work and what factors influence prognosis.
Sep 13, 2024 • 28min
E375: Liz Joyce & Kelly Daniel - Core Fitness for Both Ends of the Leash
Core strength is important for both ends of the leash — so for this episode, Liz and Kelly both joined me to talk about their relative expertise... Kelly shared what to consider and why it matters for our four-legged teammates, and Liz talked about fitness for the human-half of the team!
Sep 6, 2024 • 44min
E374: Deb Jones, Jennifer Summerfield, and Julie Symons on Living With and Loving Your Senior Dog
We hear so much about puppys and adolescents, but it's rare to focus on seniors — in this episode, that's exactly what we do. We take a deep dive into what it means to live with and love our dogs in their golden years.
