Fostering Excellence in Agility

035 Megan unpacks her thoughts about bar-knocking in this requested episode.

Megan's favorite jumping experts:
Linda Mecklenburg https://awesomepawsagilityacademy.com/current-classes/
Dr. Leslie Eide https://www.thetotalcanine.com/online-learning.html

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Sarah Stremming's Webinar, Bravery School https://sarahstremming.com/products/webinar/bravery-school/

Teeter training program https://fxagility.mykajabi.com/offers/sUU48VFG/checkout

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 social media! Send her a friend request on Facebook and follow her IG account @caninehandlerfitness www.synergydogsports.com/community www.synergydogsports.com

Ok, but what CAN we be teaching our puppies that directly impacts their agility career?! Megan goes through her list of essential skills that prepares 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.

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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.

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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!