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 24, 2021 • 48min
E237: Shade Whitesel and Ann Smorado - "Getting Ready for the Ring"
Description: Skills are only the most obvious thing you need to train before trialing — in today's episode, Ann and Shade talk about the additional skills you need both inside and outside of the ring to compete successfully.
Sep 17, 2021 • 22min
E236: Erin Lynes - "Dog Powered Sports"
Description: Dog powered sports are growing in popularity — Erin and I hopped on a call to talk about what they are, what you need to do to train for them, and to give you a sneak peek at her upcoming course!
Sep 10, 2021 • 29min
E235: Kristin Rosenbach - "Truffle Hunting with Dogs"
Description: What would it be like to forage for wild food with your dog? In this episode Kristin and I talk about truffle hunting — from what it takes, to what truffles actually taste like!
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.
