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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

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E441: Fitness and Injury Prevention for Active Dogs

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2026/01/03

With the Active Dogs: Fitness and Injury Prevention one day conference happening on Jan 10th, we took the time to sit down with 2 of the presenters to talk about what it means to keep our sports dogs in good health so they can play our games as long as possible.

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E440: Denise Fenzi - "Pre-engagement to Acclimation...

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2025/12/26

Join me for a fascinating conversation with Denise on the ins and outs of engagement — from pre-engagement strategies to help young dogs to prepping for competition. We talk about the importance of acclimation, how the process differs for low drive vs. high drive dogs, and more!

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27:27

E439: Sara Brueske - "Arousal Regulation"

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2025/12/19

Does your dog struggle to regulate their own arousal? Join me and Sara for a conversation on how to help them manage things, and then (ultimately) teach them to manage it themselves!

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26:53

E438: Erin Lynes - "Building Canine Confidence"

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2025/12/14

Join me as I interview Erin Lynes about building confidence in our canine partners — we talk about clear communication, natural levels of confidence (and how much you should expect to be able to move the needle), the "Mr. Rogers" technique, and more!

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32:54

E437: Ashley Escobar - "Impulse Control, Body...

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2025/12/05

In this episode Ashley walks us through why she's turned to conditioning to help her young dogs develop impulse control, body awareness, and precision — and how she's adapted it to help any dog that would benefit from strengthening those three skills.

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31:53

E436: Petra Ford - A Look at Open Obedience

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2025/11/28

The sport of obedience adds new challenges at each level of competition — in this episode, National Obedience Champion Petra Ford joins me for a conversation on what it takes to train for and compete at the open level.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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