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Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast

For the last 4 years, FDSA has been working to provide high-quality instruction for competitive dog sports online, using only the most current and progressive training methods. And now we’re bringing that same focus to you in a new way. 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. We'll release a new episode every Friday, so stay tuned--and happy training!
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Hi there! You've found the home of the Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast.

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Thanks so much -- and happy training! 

May 3, 2019

Description: Today Dr. Debbie Gross Torraca joins me to talk about owning, training, and competing in sports with long-backed dogs — including some breeds that you may not consider as being long-backed breeds!

Next Week: We'll be back May 10th with Kamal Fernandez to talk about his new book, Pathway to Positivity.

Apr 19, 2019

Description: Helene and I chat about her upcoming webinar on intact dogs, and talk about arousal, pressure in training, and the difference between static and dynamic impulse control.

Next week we'll be back with Petra Ford to talk about competition obedience.

Apr 12, 2019

Description: This week we bring back Dr. Jessica Hekman to talk about what the science says on topics like when or if you should spay and neuter, how socialization actually works, and more!

Next Week: 4/19 Helene Lawler to talk about herding and living with intact dogs.

Apr 5, 2019
Description: Ever wondered what the benefits are to canine massage? Lori Stevens joins me on the podcast to talk about how canine massage can benefit our dogs.
 
Next week: 4/12/19 Dr. Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD on the biology of building a great performance dog 
Mar 29, 2019

Description: What's the future of positive training? We brought on Amy, Sarah, and Shade to talk about it and share their experiences with R+2.0.

Next Episode: 4/5/19 with Lori Stevens on canine massage. 

Mar 22, 2019

Summary: Getting consistent contacts can be hard — But this week Barbara Currier joins me to talk about how to do it, and what's involved!

Next Episode: 3/29/19 The podcast that will come out the follow week will be a special interview on R+2.0 with Amy Cook, Sarah Stremming, and Shade Whitesel. 

Mar 15, 2019
Summary: The joke says that everything is fun and games until someone ends up in a cone - but what can you do to help reduce the risk of injury - and help tell when something is actually wrong? Sue Yanoff, DVM, shares all that and more for us on today's podcast. 
 
Next Episode: 3/22/19 with Barbara Currier ont getting consistent contacts for agility dogs.
Mar 8, 2019

Summary: Into obedience? This episode is for you! We talk about everything from pivots as a foundation for heeling, to what it really means to get ready for the novice ring!

Next Episode: 3/16/2019 with Sue Yanoff, DVM on what's right with your dog. 

Mar 1, 2019

Summary:

Cooperative care. All too often dog owners don't work on it until they need it, and then it's too late. We brought Deb Jones on to talk about how to be proactive, instead of reactive when it comes to handling. 

Next Episode: 3/8/2019 with Laura Waudby on pivots and getting your novice ready!! 

Feb 22, 2019

Summary:

Today Hannah Branigan is on the podcast to talk about her new things - a new book on Awesome Obedience and her new series of classes on heeling!!

Next Episode: 3/1/2019 with Deb Jones, PhD., to talk about her new book on Cooperate Canine Care!

 

Feb 15, 2019

Summary:

Today we have FDSA-founder Denise Fenzi with us to talk about goal setting, the latest happenings at FDSA, and more.

Next Episode: 2/22/2019 with Hannah Branigan

Feb 8, 2019

Summary:

Loretta Mueller has been involved in agility since 2003.

She and her dogs are no strangers to the finals at the USDAA World Championships, and she coaches the World Agility Organization (WAO) USA Agility Team. She also runs Full Tilt Agility Training in central Minnesota.

Outside of the agility world, Loretta has been involved in herding, competitive obedience, rally, and service dog training.

Next Episode: 2/15/2019 with Hannah Branigan

Feb 1, 2019

Summary:

Leslie graduated from Colorado State University’s Veterinary School in 2006. She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine in Albuquerque, NM then became certified in canine rehabilitation with a focus in sports medicine. She is now a resident with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

She also helped to create the Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) program through the University of Tennessee's NorthEast Seminars and taught it for two years.

Leslie is involved in the agility world; she has trained two dogs to their Agility Dog Champion title — their ADCH — and one to ADCH Bronze, an Agility Trial Champion title and a Master Agility Champion title. Multiple dogs have qualified for Cynosports, ASCA (ask-a) Agility Finals, and AKC Nationals. In 2017, she competed with Stig at European Open Tryouts. Most recently she competed with Ghost and Stig at the UKI US Open where both dogs had top ten placements.

Next Episode: 2/8/2019 with Loretta Mueller

Jan 25, 2019

Summary:

Sara Brueske has been training dogs for over 15 years; she became a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner in 2011 and jumped into the world of professional dog training.

Sara and her dogs work at Purina Farms in Missouri where they demonstrate the sports of disc, agility, and dock diving for the public in over 200 shows each year.

She and her dogs also compete nationwide. Currently, she is active in the sports of disc dog, agility, mondioring and dock diving -- plus, she’s a trick dog enthusiast.

Sara believes in positive reinforcement not only for dogs, but for their handlers as well.  Her biggest joy in training is watching a handler and dog become partners and grow as a team.

Next Episode: 2/1/2019

Dec 14, 2018

Summary:

Julie Daniels has worked with dogs her whole life. In fact, she learned to walk by holding on to a German Shepherd. Today she is one of the foremost names in the sport of dog agility in the United States. She was one of the early champions of the sport and helped many clubs throughout the country get up and running.

She owns and operates both Kool Kids Agility in Deerfield, NH and White Mountain Agility in North Sandwich, NH.

Julie is well known as a premier teacher at all levels of play— She has competed, titled and won with all sorts of dogs through the years, including two Rottweilers, a Springer Spaniel, a Cairn Terrier, two Corgis, and four Border Collies. She is the only person to make USDAA National Grand Prix finals with a Rottie or a Springer, and she did it two times each. She is also a two-time national champion and a two-time international champion.

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Next Episode:

To be released 12/21/2018, we'll be sharing several student stories! 

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