Susan Garrett

Susan Garrett holding Prophet as a puppy

About Susan Garrett

Susan Garrett is a world-renowned dog trainer with over 30 years of experience and multiple national and world championship titles in dog agility. She is the founder of DogsThat and host of the Shaped by Dog podcast, where she has helped hundreds of thousands of dog owners worldwide build calm, connected dogs that are a joy to live with through game-based, positive training.

Transcript of Episode 311: Dog Agility Foundations: Train World Champion Skills Right In Your Living Room!

2025-11-07T07:30:29+00:00August 31st, 2023|

On today's Shaped by Dog episode, I'm gonna share with you why I've been able to be so successful in the sport of dog agility over my decades of competing. Some [...]

Episode 229: Transforming An Overwhelmed And Anxious Dog Into A World Champion – DeCaff’s Story Part 1

2023-09-01T18:10:25+00:00August 30th, 2023|

Imagine a dog or puppy so overwhelmed by everything they see, hear or feel that it causes anxiety and crushes their confidence. Before transforming into a world agility [...]

Transcript of Episode 310: Hot Take: You Don’t Need To Say “Stay” In Dog Training: Here’s Why Release Cues Work Instead!

2025-11-07T07:26:23+00:00August 21st, 2023|

Earlier this week, I was on a live stream and got more than one person upset when I suggested that when you ask your dog to sit, you do not require the use of the [...]

Transcript of Episode 309: Behavior Is Communication: Decode Your Dog By Understanding Their 5 Core Needs

2025-11-07T07:22:05+00:00August 16th, 2023|

Think of your dog behaving at its absolute worst. What are the thoughts that come to your mind? Is it ‘he knows better’, ‘he's being stubborn’, ‘he's ticking me off’, ‘he's frustrating [...]

Episode 224: Unleashing Fluency In Dog Training: Cracking The Canine Communication Code

2023-08-09T21:03:30+00:00August 9th, 2023|

Before my recent episode on latency in dog training, we took a social media poll on cue response times. 62% of people thought their dogs responded too slow. So, to help, this [...]

Episode 223: AMA: Aggression? Agility? This!? Belief? Routine? Dog Training? And More Questions Answered

2023-08-09T17:00:20+00:00August 4th, 2023|

I’m answering your questions on dog agility training, helping anxious, aggressive, and fearful dogs, crate training, dog ears, junior handlers, my daily routine, managing canine [...]

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