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Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast

Published every Friday, the Fenzi Dog Sports Podcast is brought to you by the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. 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.

All Episodes

23:53

E435: Laurie Huston - Foundations for Agility

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2025/11/21

Whether working with your first agility dog or your fifth, the right foundation can play a huge role in your team's success. Join us for a conversation on how to build the skills you'll need as a team... even if you have minimal access to equipment.

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33:41

E434: Julie Symons - Evaluating What Your Nosework...

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2025/11/14

It's easy to fall into the habit of only practicing skills you know that you and your dog are good at — in this episode, Julie and I talk about how to avoid that issue, and how to continually evaluate where your nosework dog is strongest, identify holes, and ensure you continue to progress in your training together.

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54:40

E433: Ashley Escobar, Erin Lynes, and Irith Bloom on...

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2025/11/07

The life stages our young sports dogs go through can come with dramatic changes and significant transitions - so what's normal? How do we decide what to prioritize? What are the current best practices when it comes to socialization? Join us for a conversation on all things puppy and adolescent!

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35:29

E432: Crystal Wing - "Mindset and Mechanics: Thinking...

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2025/10/31

Crystal Wing joins me for a conversation on how to build your training around a great relationship with your dog by balancing mindset and mechanics.

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45:47

E431: Kathy Sdao - "What Happens When They Won't Go"

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2025/10/17

Ever have a situation where your dog refuses to move forward? In this episode Kathy Sdao and I talk about what balking is, why we think dogs do it, and what we can do about it.

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31:26

E430: Liz Joyce - "Starting A Handler Fitness Habit"

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2025/10/10

Join handler fitness trainer, Liz Joyce, and me for a podcast all about how you can start — or restart — your fitness journey, gently.

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31:26

E430: Liz Joyce - "Starting A Handler Fitness Habit"

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2025/10/10

Join handler fitness trainer, Liz Joyce, and me for a podcast all about how you can start — or restart — your fitness journey, gently.

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41:07

E429: Heather Lawson - "CGC & Therapy Dog Work"

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2025/10/05

Heather and I discuss what skills you need to earn your CGC, the sticking points that can cause trouble for some teams, and how to decide if your dog is a good fit for therapy work from there.

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32:05

E428: Kim Palermo - Advancing CU into the Real World

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2025/09/26

Control Unleashed games and patterns can be a powerful tool whether you're working to rehab reactivity or build bomb proof sports behaviors. But how we do go from just learning the games to actually using them in the real world? Kim and I discuss exactly that in this week's podcast!

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E427: Ashley Escobar - Fitness, Agility, and Jump...

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2025/09/19

Agility puts a lot of strain and stress on our dogs' bodies... but fitness training can go a long way to ensuring they still enjoy a long sports career. Join me and Ashley for a conversation on how workling on canine fitness can improve your dog's agility skills, especially when it comes to technical jump training!

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47:57

E426: Karen Deeds and Dr. Sophie Liu - A Real Look at...

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2025/09/12

Talking about Negative Reinforcement can cause some big feelings in the positive training community - but in this episode Karen and Sophie take a look at when it's inevitable in our dogs' lives and what we should be thinking about for our own dogs.

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31:54

E425: Erin Lynes and Tracey McLennan - Meeting Your...

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2025/09/09

Dogs with a lot of interest in the environment, who come to the outside world with big feelings or who need an outlet but aren't safe off leash are our topic in this episode! Erin shares how dog powered sports can help and Tracey shares insights from working with prey-driven dogs.

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37:43

E424: Michael Shikashio - Arousal and Aggression...

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2025/08/29

Michael Shikashio joins me for a conversation around the impact arousal has on aggression, and how we should think about the two when working on behavior cases... plus, he shares a bit of behind-the-scenes info on the planning for the 2026 CANIS conference!

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33:14

E423: Julie Flanery - "Building A Musical Freestyle...

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2025/08/22

Curious what musical freestyle is and whether it might be for you? Join Julie and I for a conversation that includes tips and tricks for laying out your routine, choosing which tricks to train, and more!

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48:50

E422: Petra Ford - Competing in Obedience at the Top

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2025/08/15

In this episode, we talk to Petra Ford, the 2025 National Obedience Champion, about her recent win and what it takes to compete at the top levels of obedience here in the US, how she approaches training, and more!

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31:23

E421: Jane Ardern - Anticipation vs. Relaxation:...

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2025/08/08

Jane Ardern joins me for a conversation about how our release cues can influence our dog's state of mind and ability to learn. She shares what the field-bred spaniels she's owned have taught her about frustration, frantic behavior, anticipation, and relaxation... with several helpful takeaways bound to apply to any dog sports team.

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31:48

E420: Sharon Carroll - "A Real Look at Reducing...

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2025/08/01

If you plan to compete, you need a plan for reducing reinforcement - but so often this is where trainers go wrong! Join us for a conversation about how Sharon recommends you reduce reinforcement to maintain attitude and correctness.

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37:49

E419: Nancy Little - "Weave Pole Performance"

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2025/07/25

Thinking about weave pole training? Whether you're troubleshooting a problem or beginning to teach weaves to a new dog, in this episode we dive into Nancy's thoughts on how to approach things... and where so many teams seem to go wrong.

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40:24

E418: Irith Bloom - "Getting Geeky On Behavior Change"

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2025/07/18

What is Applied Behavior Science? Learning Theory? Why bother, if folks have been training dogs for more than 10,000 years? Irith and I get into all that and more in this episode on the science of behavior change!

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E417: Focus and Engage with Denise Fenzi, Petra Ford,...

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2025/07/10

With the upcoming Focus & Engage one-day online conference only a few days away, join us for a preview of what you can expect, and an in depth conversation on acclimation, arousal, focus, and engagement.

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