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.

Episode 212: Becoming A Dog Trainer: Training Tips Talk With Canine Diva, Laurie C. Williams

2023-07-13T15:47:08+00:00May 5th, 2023|

The legendary Laurie C. Williams, our one and only Canine Diva, joins me for a chat on what it really takes to be in the business of training dogs. Laurie and I are kindred [...]

Episode 211: Confident Working Protection Dogs: Training Chat With Matt Folsom Of Modern Malinois

2024-08-14T11:56:26+00:00May 3rd, 2023|

Social media sensation and protection dog trainer Matt Folsom of Modern Malinois, joins me to chat about dog training. Matt is a skilled trainer dedicated to continual [...]

Episode 210: Tips On Finding Time To Dog Train When Life Is Busy: Chat With Natalia Nizker

2023-07-13T15:52:11+00:00April 28th, 2023|

Sometimes people think training dogs with positive reinforcement requires a huge time investment. It’s a myth. My students play quick training games to build skills [...]

Episode 209: What Professional Dog Trainers Want Everyone To Know: Talking Dogs With Kamal Fernandez

2023-07-12T15:53:14+00:00April 26th, 2023|

We're talking dogs with my friend, UK’s Kamal Fernandez, elite dog sports coach and competitor, international seminar presenter, author, featured dog trainer on TV [...]

Episode 208: Brilliance, Resilience And Gratitude: Inspiration And Motivation With Elliott Connie

2023-04-22T00:54:08+00:00April 21st, 2023|

Accomplished psychotherapist Elliott Connie of Solution Focused Brief Therapy graciously joined me for a conversation that turned into 10 minutes of inspiration and [...]

Episode 207: Rescue Dog Behavior: Training Rehomed Dogs Chat With Nadine Hehli and Simone Fasel

2023-04-19T22:56:45+00:00April 19th, 2023|

Meet the brilliant minds behind the groundbreaking FRIDA Protocol for dog separation anxiety, Nadine Hehli and Simone Fasel, rising stars of positive reinforcement [...]

Episode 206: First Dog Agility Competition: Creating Joy For This! By Maximizing Reinforcement

2023-04-14T18:21:50+00:00April 14th, 2023|

In episodes 203 and 204, I shared a two-part deep dive on the metabolic and performance struggles overcome by This!, my 2.5-year-old Border Collie. After a road to [...]

Episode 205: The Hidden World Of Reinforcement For Dogs And Why You Need To Know

2023-04-13T18:37:02+00:00April 12th, 2023|

To become great at reinforcement-based dog training, you have to get great at the use of reinforcement. I’m covering the hidden world of reinforcers for dogs and why to [...]

Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2

2023-03-31T16:39:53+00:00March 31st, 2023|

In episode 203, I told the story of the behavior struggles I’ve had with my two-and-a-half-year-old Border Collie This! and the timeline of our challenges that were beyond [...]

Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1

2023-03-29T21:56:07+00:00March 29th, 2023|

Over the past couple of years, I’ve documented many challenges my dog This! and I have overcome, like reactivity, fear, resource guarding, and car sickness, to name a [...]

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