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Fostering Excellence in Agility

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

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31:52

Feedback & Motivation with Liz Joyce

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/08/11

Join me in this excellent conversation with fitness coach and my personal trainer, Liz Joyce. She is the founder of Canine Handler Fitness where she runs a speed and agility development program for agility handlers called Fast & Agile. She has been in the fitness industry since 2006 and has logged over 15000 client training hours to date. She has a gift at making fitness accessible, manageable and effective. To learn more about Liz, visit: caninehandlerfitness.com or follow her on

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34:04

Technique Training

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/08/04

Megan shares how she introduces new handling techniques to dogs and how she progresses the training overtime in order to build ring sustainability for both the handler and the dog. www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

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30:35

Foundation Skills for Agility Dogs

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/07/28

All agility behaviors, no matter how complex, can be worked backwards to a series of skills that I teach as foundation behaviors to my puppies and dogs new to agility training. In this episode, I unpack these skills and how they directly impact your agility training as well as other areas in your dog's performance career. www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

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32:04

Essential Skills for Agility Dogs

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/07/21

We all know how important foundations are, but what about the skills needed *before* foundations can begin? Those skills are what I refer to as essential skills, and I want to bring more awareness to them! These skills are puppy friendly and make life with your dog more civilized and enjoyable AND bring more clarity to your sport specific training. It's a win-win!

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32:06

Why I Upgraded to Location Specific Reward Markers

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/07/14

From frantic to fabulous! I unpack the turning point in my training, nearly 7 years ago, and how it has helped me reach unbelievable precision and clarity in my training. www.synergydogsports.com/community

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23:40

Puppies Part 3: Agility Foundations

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/07/07

Ok, but what CAN we be teaching our puppies that directly impacts their agility career?! Megan goes through her list of essential skills thatprepares her puppies for agility foundations that can build, stack, stagger, and inter-lock with all sorts of other skills, so that regardless of the pup's physical abilities, they are able to train for the end goal: competing confidently and comfortably in a variety of environments. www.synergydogsports.com/community

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36:45

Puppies Part 2: Stop "Should"ing Yourself

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/06/30

009 Megan speaks to the mindset needed when embarking on raising and training your puppy for sports, and some top tips for planning your training with your puppy and how to maintain progress. www.synergydogsports.com/fxagility www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

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22:41

Puppies Part 1: Life & Dog Sports

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2022/06/23

008 Megan opens this puppy mini-series talking about life and how to build the habits you want for that puppy long term and to recognize that the dog you live with is the dog you compete with and they are always learning about who you are as a trainer. Reliable Recalls, by Sarah Stremming, host of Cog-Dog Radio You can join the Community and get your questions answered. Check out my free video course, Plan with Excellence to learn how to build your own training plans! Fostering Excellence

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20:21

Training Plans

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/06/16

007 Megan breaks down her process for planning a training session, and gives her top tips for staying efficient and effective in your training. FREE video course on training plans: www.fxagility.com/trainingplans Follow on FB, IG, Tiktok, & Youtube: @fxagility

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26:00

Troubleshooting Your Handling

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2022/06/09

006 Imagine it: you're running some sequences in your yard and something unexpected happens. Now what? Don't worry, there's a method for working out what went wrong and how to change it without sacrificing future progress. Listen in to learn the steps Megan takes to troubleshoot her own handling and her students' handling. www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

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26:37

Breaking Down Splitting

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/06/02

005 Megan shares her tips in splitting apart the job of splitting apart the behaviors we teach our dogs. Focusing on splitting during the acquisition phase vs the generalization phase and what we can be doing to improve our performance in competition without access to full rings of equipment. www.synergydogsports.com/community

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32:07

Your Mechanics Matter

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/05/26

Be fair to yourself and your dog: practice your mechanics to fluency without them before adding your dog to the equation! Megan dives into why your mechanics matter so much in training, competing, and teaching. www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

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31:24

Loopy Agility Training

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/05/19

003 Let's break down the components of loopy training and how focusing on these details can help you identify and correct problems in your training sessions. www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

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20:15

The Big Picture

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/05/12

#002 Combat comparison by getting really real about your aspirations and all the variables that contribute to the path you take to get there. Join the Community --> www.synergydogsports.com/community Bookmark the website --> www.synergydogsports.com

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11:01

Story Time! Who I am and why I'm here!

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2022/05/05

#001 Learn about Megan and why she's decided to start podcasting. A brief history of her 25 years experience in sport and how Fostering Excellence in Agility was born! Join the Community --> www.synergydogsports.com/community Bookmark the website --> www.synergydogsports.com

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