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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May 7, 2021 • 1h 34min
E217: Amy Cook - Living and Loving a Reactive Dog
Description: Dr. Amy Cook and I go deep in this episode on management vs. training, her approach to treating reactivity, and what to do while you work on it.
Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 57min
E216: Julie Flanery, Michele Pouliot and Dante Camacho talk Musical Freestyle
Description: For this week's show, I brought on 3 freestyle stars to talk about the sport, what got them hooked, and how they approach training.
Apr 23, 2021 • 17min
E215: Alexis Devine - "Teaching Bunny to Talk"
Description: Known as "Whataboutbunny" on Instagram, Alexis has taught her dog Bunny to talk using talking buttons. Bunny has learned over 70 words, including concepts like "you" and "human."
Apr 16, 2021 • 56min
E214: Barbara Lloyd - Going to the Dog Park
Description: Dog parks can be a wee bit controversial — Barbara and I talk about how to keep things as safe as possible, why many trainers don't like them, and the key pieces you should train if you plan to use them.
Apr 9, 2021 • 45min
E213: Sarah Stremming - "Shaping Demystified"
Description: Shaping is all about the ABCs... and Sarah and I go into what that means in today's episode all about shaping!
Apr 2, 2021 • 45min
Title: E212: Laura Waudby - "Debuting in Obedience"
Description: Starting to think about obedience competition? Laura and I talk about the aspects of competing folks tend to overlook in training, and how to truly prep for heading into the ring!
Mar 26, 2021 • 29min
E211: Sara Brueske - "Disc Dog Life"
Description: You've seen the flashy performances disc dogs put on — this week Sara and I talk about the training behind the show, and what the options are for getting your own dog started!
Mar 19, 2021 • 1h 7min
E210: Heather, Nicole, and Chrissi - "Living With a Dog Athlete"
Description: Life skills are easy to overlook with a potential competition dog — but investing the time and energy to get those things right can benefit your sports training, and the rest of your life with your dog.
Mar 12, 2021 • 26min
E209: Erin Lynes - "Pulling and Diving Dogs"
Description: Today I talk with breeder and trainer Erin Lynes about dog sledding and dock diving, and what it's like to train and compete in them as sports!
Mar 5, 2021 • 56min
E208: Denise Fenzi - "The High Drive Dog"
Description: Denise has a new project... and that means some changes for FDSA and some exciting plans for the future. We got on a call to talk about it.
