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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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45:05

REPEAT: Recapping Sprint's Debut

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/10/08

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

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39:07

Troubleshooting Your Agility Training

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/10/01

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 bring that information back to the thinking room, making them more observant, creative, and effective when training on their own.

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29:34

The Importance of Canine Conditioning, Part 2, with...

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/09/24

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 working with her.Learn more about Anna Lee's work ->https://canineconditioningcoach.com/about-us/ Learn how to measure and make your dog's custom fitness platforms ->https://canineconditioningcoach.com/platforms-in-canine-fitness-part-1/ Join the free Fans of FxAgility Community

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25:31

The Importance of Canine Conditioning, Part 1, with...

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/09/17

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 practice and provides the most benefit for improved performance and reduction in injury risk.Learn more about Anna Lee's work athttps://canineconditioningcoach.com/about-us/

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12:50

Training By Yourself

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/09/10

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 to change it for the better.

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14:46

WCO & USO Prep!

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/09/03

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 episode breaks down what we've been doing and what we will be doing to be our best at the West Coast and US Opens this fall.

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18:42

Moving (not reducing) Reinforcement

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/08/28

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 competition ring.

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15:05

Adding Distractions to Your Training

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/08/20

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 them. Once they know that, the concept can be applied to a wide range of contexts, including your agility training.In a previous episode: https://www.fxagilityschool.com/podcasts/fostering-excellence-in-agility/episodes/2149220463 I talk about how to improve the clarity in your training and that is incredibly

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16:39

REPEAT: Expectations of a Q

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/08/13

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 train for and compete for clear rounds.

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19:38

Stamina for Agility Dogs

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/08/06

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 performance inside and outside of the agility ring. Join the conversation in my free community: https://www.fxagilityschool.com/signup

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23:58

What is Ring Readiness?

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/07/30

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 differences shapes the way we train and prepare our dogs for competition. She shares ideas for training these things and invites you into her free community to discuss training plans for your team.Join the community ->https://www.fxagilityschool.com/signup Other Episodes You Might Be Interested In: Ring Prep

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65:48

REPEAT: Training on their Timeline

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/07/23

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 different training plans and are on really different paths, but how those paths ultimately lead to the same place. These two coaches dive in to why these differences are so important and the reality of the extra time and care it takes to adjust each detail depending on the day.

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22:35

REPEAT: Ring Prep Training

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/07/16

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!Additional resources on this topic: Ring Prep without the Ring Live Session Ring Prep Bundle Ready to Compete podcast

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38:24

REPEAT: Are You Ready to Compete?

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/07/09

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 understand. While this is a repeat episode, the conversation happening in the Fans of FxAgility Community is not! Join us: www.fxagilityschool.com/signup

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17:42

Training and Using Stashed Reinforcement

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/07/02

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? In this episode, I break down how I train this concept from when my dogs are young puppies, and how I use the concept throughout their education and eventually competition. Interested in learning more? Join the conversation in my free Fans of FxAgility Community: https://www.fxagilityschool.com/signup

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10:48

Three Places to Increase Clarity in Your Training

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/06/25

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 three places in our training that are commonly overlooked can be what's keeping you from making progress in your training. Join the conversation in the FxAgility Community:https://www.fxagilityschool.com/signup

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10:39

Dealing with Disappointment

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/06/18

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 back on the horse”, as the saying goes. In this episode, I share my 3-step process and questions I ask myself for how to move forward.

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12:01

Larger Reward Events

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/06/11

069 We’ve all heard of using jackpots, right? But what if it really is about making every reward mean more? In this episode, Megan talks about a recent article from neurosciencenews.com and shares how she’s already been applying this information and what she observes in her learners. Here’s the article: Large Reward Events Accelerate Learning Speed by Extending Brain SignalsEpisode mentioned in this podcast: Maintaining the Value of Your Reinforcersor View on Youtube Join the conversation

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27:23

The Process of Getting Good at Agility

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/06/04

Agility is hard and it takes time to get good at it, let alone master it. Megan shares her experience in focusing on the process and using data to improve the overall performance while letting go of outcome results.Join the discussion in the (FREE) Fans of FxAgility Community ->https://www.fxagilityschool.com/signup

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12:31

Training for Your Current Capacity

Fostering Excellence in Agility ·

2026/05/28

067 Feeling low on time? Have a listen to this episode where Megan breaks down how she focuses her training when life gets busy and agility takes the back burner.

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