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Consistency within a Handling System… The Big Picture
I want to talk about Handling Systems for just a second. I don't want to hash out which is better or which is easier for the dog or for the handler. In fact, I don't want to call it a handling system. I want to call it a Cueing System. Instead of talking about how...
Beginning of Run Routines: Evaluating Your Dog’s Readiness
Over the years, I have had the chance to prepare for many of training sessions and competition runs, with a wide variety of dogs. They have all needed something different from me, and overtime, I've become very open to having my dogs tell me how ready they are. I...
Why Self-Evaluation Matters
What separates good competitors from great ones? I believe one of the dividing factors is the ability to self-critique and adjust their path from there. Filming every training session & competition run and then being able to watch those videos objectively is a...
End of Run Routines: Do you have it? Do you need it?
Everyone has one. We all do some sort of ritual at the end of each competition run that we can recognize as a routine. My question is: are you getting every benefit you can out of it? Here are the benefits of an end of run routine. Clarification of when and where...
Thoughts on “Errors” in Agility
Dogs are not answering wrong for any other reason than the fact that they thought they were answering correctly. The human teammate is the one determining right/wrong. Their reactions following an error are not because they "know" they made a mistake - it is a...
What Your Dog Needs Right Now…
Is information. Whether you are training, competing, or just on a walk with friends, your dog looks to you for answers and for what to do next. I like to plan my training, handling, or outings with my dog as best I can, with pre-planned answers to any of their...
About
Megan Foster
FOUNDER, SYNERGY DOG SPORTS
I have been training in agility nearly my entire life. With seventeen years of experience, I have had the opportunities to work with hundreds of dogs within a large variety of breeds.
I began my agility journey with an American Eskimo and a Westie. In 1999, I began competing with my first Shetland Sheepdog, Buddy. Buddy’s lesson to me was about connection and bond. While running him, I knew that agility was what I was meant to do.
