Episode 146: Balanced Dog Training: Does It Really Exist?
Does balanced dog training really exist? Being a balanced trainer is part of my background in dog training. In many discussions about dog training methods, you will frequently [...]
Transcript of Episode 304: Let’s Talk About E-Collars: Why Dog Trainers Are So Divided
Last week, I set out to do a podcast episode explaining why I choose not to use an electric collar with my dogs and with my students' dogs. And it sent me down a spiral of looking [...]
Transcript of Episode 303: How Long Should It Take To Train My Dog? Realistic Expectations For Every Age & Stage
A common question that we get asked here at DogsThat is, “How long should it take to train my dog because my dog seems to be taking a long time,” and that's a question I've [...]
Transcript of Episode 302: The Recall Myth: Why Your Off Leash Dog Isn’t Coming When Called And How To Fix It
Over the years, I've had students join our program and say, “Susan, I love everything you do. I love the shaping approach to dog training.” Except I would never do that for [...]
Transcript of Episode 301: When Dog Training Doesn’t Go As Planned: How To Make Adjustments To Find Success
A common question our online students ask of us is, “What can I do when I get stuck?”, “What can I do when training just doesn't work?”, “What can I do when I don't know what [...]
Transcript of Episode 300: Replying to Zak George About Crossover Dog Trainers
In July of 1996, I won the largest Agility Championship in North America at the time, the USDAA National Championship. I, also that month, was on a Flyball team that set [...]
Transcript of Episode 299: Fast And Easy Dog Training: Will A Quick Fix Get The Dog Behavior You Really Want?
When I was a kid, there was a cartoon, and I honestly don't remember what it was called. And at the beginning of it, it was like a caveman kind of a cartoon. In the opening [...]
Transcript of Episode 298: The Dog Training Quadrants We Don’t Talk About: Are We Using Them More Than We Know?
Our last Shaped by Dog episode, podcast number 297, created a lot of conversations over on YouTube. And I thank each and every one of you for contributing to that conversation [...]
Episode 145: 10 Ways To Teach A Dog To Lay Down And How To Shape It Without Luring
Teaching your dog to lay down on cue is a great life skill for many situations. There are 10 different ways to train your dog to drop. Having a dog who downs immediately when [...]
Episode 144: Teach Your Dog To Listen No Matter What… Even If You Think They Are Stubborn
If you’ve ever said, “why won’t my dog just listen,” or “he does this at home,” or “he’s being stubborn,” or wondered why your dog just does not listen, this episode is for you. [...]