

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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Jan 3, 2020 • 40min
E147: Andrea Harrison - "Setting Better Training Goals in 2020"
Description: Happy New Year! Andrea and I talk about reflecting on 2019 and setting goals for the New Year to help you do more and get your brain the right headspace for success.

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Dec 27, 2019 • 38min
E146: Helene Lawler - "How to Escape Foundationland"
Description: Helene has led a number of discussions lately around the idea of foundationland... this place many trainers get stuck in when training their dogs - so I invited her on to talk about the concept and what to do to escape if you find yourself stuck there.

Dec 20, 2019 • 29min
E145: Megan Foster - "Start Routines and End Routines for Competition"
Description: When your dogs expectations don't match reality, it can cause countless problems with performance - especially in competition. But routines can help — Megan tells us how.

Dec 13, 2019 • 23min
E144: Chrissi Schranz - "Get More Done (And Have More Fun) with Just 5 Mins of Training Time"
Description: Chrissi joins me to talk about the winter blues, and how we can overcome them (and our busy to do lists) to find time to train our dogs in the bits and pieces of time we have each day.

Dec 6, 2019 • 33min
Denise Fenzi - "Engagement 2.0"
Description: We talk about the process of self-evaluation when it comes to dog training, Denise's latest realizations around engagement, and how she's adapted what she shares.

Nov 29, 2019 • 42min
E142: Nancy Gagliardi Little - The Handler's Role in Heelwork
Description: Nancy and I talk about heelwork and how the handler can make or break this awesome dance with their dog.

Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 5min
E141: Julie Flanery - "Mission Accomplished: Reaching Your Training Goals"
Description: It's fun to start new behaviors - but often we get distracted (or frustrated!) and never take those behaviors through to completion. Julie and I talk about how to avoid that problem and how to actually reach those long-held training goals.

Nov 15, 2019 • 35min
E140: Julie Daniels - Stimulus Control and "When to GO!"
Description: Julie Daniels and I chat about her upcoming When to Go workshop, and how she gets beautiful startline stays... and the difference between the type of stay she teaches and the one Denise and Shade discussed last week!

Nov 8, 2019 • 53min
E139: Denise Fenzi and Shade Whitesel - "The Spaces In Between - Part 2"
Description:We're back with the second half of my interview with Denise and Shade about the state of positive training in the sports world today, the skills they feel dogs are missing that they need most in seminars and competition, and what people tend to overlook when training a sports dog.

Nov 1, 2019 • 46min
E138: Denise Fenzi and Shade Whitesel - "The Spaces In Between - Part 1"
Description: Denise and Shade come on the podcast to talk about the state of positive training in the sports world today, the skills they feel dogs are missing that they need most in seminars and competition, and what people tend to overlook when training a sports dog.


