Fostering Excellence in Agility

By Megan Foster

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Episodes: 35

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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!

Episode Date
Addressing Bar-Knocking Behavior
Mar 22, 2024
Adjusting Criteria in Training
Feb 22, 2024
Recapping Sprint's Agility Debut
Aug 10, 2023
Are You Ready to Compete?
Jul 20, 2023
Using FEO and FnG Effectively
Jun 08, 2023
Agility Course Analysis
Jun 01, 2023
Repairing Startline Behaviors with Sarah Espinoza-Sokal
Mar 02, 2023
How Outside the Ring Behaviors Impacts Inside the Ring Behaviors
Feb 16, 2023
How Trialing Informs Your Training
Jan 28, 2023
Training on Their Timeline with Sarah Stremming
Jan 19, 2023
Who Should Know Better?
Jan 12, 2023
Increasing Motivation
Jan 07, 2023
Principles of Teaching
Dec 08, 2022
Why Do We Enter Competitions?
Nov 10, 2022
Assessing Your Handling System
Nov 03, 2022
What Are Seminars For?
Oct 20, 2022
Community Q&A: Teeter Training
Sep 29, 2022
Concept Training for Improved Homeschooling
Sep 08, 2022
Improving Training Habits Based on Brain Research
Sep 01, 2022
Stopped vs Running Contacts
Aug 25, 2022
Feedback & Motivation with Liz Joyce
Aug 11, 2022
Technique Training
Aug 04, 2022
Foundation Skills for Agility Dogs
Jul 28, 2022
Essential Skills for Agility Dogs
Jul 21, 2022
Why I Upgraded to Location Specific Reward Markers
Jul 14, 2022
Puppies Part 3: Agility Foundations
Jul 07, 2022
Puppies Part 2: Stop "Should"ing Yourself
Jun 30, 2022
Puppies Part 1: Life & Dog Sports
Jun 23, 2022
Training Plans
Jun 16, 2022
Troubleshooting Your Handling
Jun 09, 2022
Breaking Down Splitting
Jun 02, 2022
Your Mechanics Matter
May 26, 2022
Loopy Agility Training
May 19, 2022
The Big Picture
May 12, 2022
Story Time! Who I am and why I'm here!
May 05, 2022