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Megan Foster, Founder of Synergy Dog Sports and creator of Fostering Excellence in Agility, shares her passion, knowledge, tips and secrets for all things dog agility. Each episode, she will take you through a critical element of agility training and break down the history of it, the dos and don’ts, as well as some key action steps you can take today to continue your path to excellence. Discover how to approach agility training from a place of wellness and learn how to build an agility training program that fits your needs and fuels your passion for the sport. Megan has taken her experience over the last 25 years and developed a systematic approach to agility that applies the most innovative positive reinforcement techniques to both ends of the leash. Megan not only coaches students on their training and competitive goals but also mentors other dog agility coaches to hone their craft in the dog sport world. Ready to ignite (or re-ignite) your passion for this game? Hit subscribe & let’s go!
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090 In this episode, I share my framework for teaching a behavior and the process that I take to build the most fluency into as I can, while avoiding guesswork, confusion, and frustration. This framework allows for flexibility in how far I take a behavior before being able to use it in competition, which is great for young dogs, or teams that don't require as much independence as others.
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089 In this episode, I talk about four key mindset skills that have shaped the way I teach, train, and compete in dog agility.
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088 In this episode, I share four key areas for improving your front crosses:
- Footwork
- Connection
- Timing
- Application
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087 Yep, you do actually need to video your training sessions. You are missing out on valuable feedback and data if you're not, and slowing your progress down when you don't have reliable information to rely on when planning your next training sessions! In this episode, I give tips for how to video and edit your training so that getting it done is just that much easier.
Episodes mentioned:
Training By Yourself
Troubleshooting Your Training
086, Since Sprint's fourth year at the WCO was her best yet, I thought it would be fun to listen to her debut recap again, just to celebrate just how far we've come as a team. From the original show notes:
Megan shares her experience debuting Sprint, her two-year-old Border Collie, in agility competitions. Find out insights into what Megan saw change in Sprint's behavior over time and how well the debut strategy worked.
Resources: Episode 32: Are You Ready to Compete?
Youtube: Sprint's First Trial Highlights
Youtube: Sprint's Second Trial, Novice Jumping
Youtube: Second Trial, Novice Agility
Episode 28: How Outside the Ring Behaviors Impact Inside the Ring Behaviors
Episode 31: Using FEO and Fix & Go Effectively
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