Fostering Excellence in Agility
af Megan Foster
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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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- Four Mindset Skills that Changed the Game for Me · 16 min.089 In this episode, I talk about four key mindset skills that have shaped the way I teach, train, and compete in dog agility. Join the conversation ->…
- Improving Your Front Crosses · 13 min.088 In this episode, I share four key areas for improving your front crosses: - Footwork - Connection - Timing - Application Join the free community…
- Video Your Training · 14 min.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…
- REPEAT: Recapping Sprint's Debut · 45 min.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…
- Troubleshooting Your Agility Training · 39 min.085 In this live coaching call recording, I share my process for problem-solving training sessions in the moment. This flowchart gives power to the students to collect data and…
- The Importance of Canine Conditioning, Part 2, with Anna Lee Sanders · 30 min.084 In the second half of this interview, I speak with Anna Lee about how to be the most effective with your dog's conditioning programs and talk about who is the right fit for…
- The Importance of Canine Conditioning, Part 1, with Anna Lee Sanders · 26 min.083 Today I am joined by the creator of Canine Conditioning Coach, Anna Lee Sanders. I get to pick her brain about why starting a conditioning program before you need it is best…
- Training By Yourself · 13 min.082 Last year, my training partner moved country and left me to train alone for the first time in quite a while! Here's what I noticed was different, and how I've made an effort…
- WCO & USO Prep! · 15 min.081 This summer was abnormal and full of interruptions. We trained very little and trialed even less. So what have we been doing to catch back up for the opens this fall? This…
- Moving (not reducing) Reinforcement · 19 min.In this episode, I unpack the three main types of training sessions agility people use, and how we reinforce during those sessions could be impacting our transition into the…
- Adding Distractions to Your Training · 15 min.079 To compete well, dogs need to learn to ignore distractions once they notice them. This begins with understanding what they should do when they see something interesting to…
- REPEAT: Expectations of a Q · 17 min.078 You need clear rounds to progress in dog agility, but focusing on clear rounds isn't the answer. Dive into this episode to shift your perspective on the sport and how you…
- Stamina for Agility Dogs · 20 min.077 Building stamina is a process. Working to increase the dog's workload over time and looking for ways to reduce their cognitive load during events will improve their…
- What is Ring Readiness? · 24 min.076 In this episode, Megan shares a list of things that might be different from training to trialing. Understanding these differences and how your dog might respond to these…
- REPEAT: Training on their Timeline · 1 t. 5 min.075 Sarah Stremming, Cog Dog Coach, joins Megan to discuss how their two youngest dogs, Rayya (Sarah's Icelandic Sheepdog) and Sprint (Megan's Border Collie) have completely…
- REPEAT: Ring Prep Training · 23 min.074 Preparing for competition-like situations is possible, even without recreating the entire trial environment. Listen in for what Ring Prep training is and how we can do it!…
- REPEAT: Are You Ready to Compete? · 38 min.073 When should you start competing and what does that look like for each team? How to plan to maximize success all comes down to the splits in behavior that we need our dogs to…
- Training and Using Stashed Reinforcement · 18 min.Episode 072: Training and Using Stashed Reinforcement Humans understand that in order to compete, rewards have to be left outside of the ring, but does your dog understand that?…
- Three Places to Increase Clarity in Your Training · 11 min.071 Most training focuses on how fast and accurate the dog performs a specific behavior. What if the small details surrounding that performance were also a priority? There are…
- Dealing with Disappointment · 11 min.070 Agility is full of highs and lows. Injuries. Low Q Rates. Not qualifying for events. It all happens and it’s all a bummer. How we move through it though, impacts how we “get…
