Training a Running Aframe vs a Running Dogwalk Before we get into the most commonly asked questions, I want to address this very important issue! Training a running aframe is nothing like training a running dogwalk. The behavior is completely different due to the huge...
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Essential Skills vs Foundation Skills: What are they and why do they matter?
In my coaching program, Fostering Excellence in Agility, content is broken down into bite sized pieces so that planning your training becomes less overwhelming, and those bite sized pieces are categorized in a way that is easy to navigate. Essential Skills and...
Timing in Agility
The secret to staying ahead is good timing 🙂 I think of timing as a loop. Good timing is all about predicting behavior, and I do think this gets lost in agility. We are so often waiting to see something specific, but if we wait until we see it, we will be too late in...
Before You Start: Foundation Behaviors for Weave Pole Training
Let's talk about all the different skills that make weave pole training MUCH easier: Reinforcer Skills Having clear cues for how and where the reward will be delivered helps the dog mentally let go of where the reward is before they start, making it easier for them to...
Reducing & Delaying Reinforcement: Three Types of Training
This post was originally published on January 27, 2022. It has been updated by the author, Megan Foster, on January 28, 2023. A common theme that comes up when discussing obstacle skills and problem-solving is ring sustainability. For example, this question below was...
The Habit You Need for Goal Getting
It's a new year, so everyone is talking about goal setting. I'm not into "new year new you" type goals. I'm constantly working on a new version of myself, so I don't contain these transformations to the beginning of the year only 😉 On December 30th, I was a part of...

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Megan Foster
FOUNDER, FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN AGILITY
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.