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 214: England Banned Shock Collars, Here’s Why That Could Be Sad News

2023-05-12T21:46:03+00:00May 12th, 2020|

You may have heard the news that the country of England has put forth legislation that as of February2024 would effectively ban the use of shock collars in the [...]

Transcript of Episode 213: Dog Training Careers And Social Media: Chat With Emily Larlham Of @kikopup

2023-05-10T22:18:46+00:00May 10th, 2020|

Our next guest probably needs no introduction. Emily Larlham is Kikopup on YouTube and I think one of the first dog trainers on YouTube. So, she is a renowned professional [...]

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

2023-05-05T18:57:09+00:00May 5th, 2020|

I am going to read an introduction to my next guest. Her name is Laurie Williams. We're kindred spirits in that we've been around this game of dog training a long time [...]

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

2024-08-14T11:58:14+00:00May 3rd, 2020|

I have got a special guest that I want this community to be introduced to. His name is Matt Folsom and he's a certified master dog trainer. I'm going to read his bio [...]

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

2023-04-28T19:27:54+00:00April 28th, 2020|

Our next guest is a student. I wanted to bring on a student. And this was what really - the big thing for me was – people, when I was you know, talking on a [...]

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

2023-04-26T17:47:25+00:00April 26th, 2020|

Our next guest is a good friend of mine. Kamal Fernandez is a professional dog sports coach, international seminar speaker, longtime student of our programs. And he's [...]

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

2023-04-22T00:52:19+00:00April 22nd, 2020|

I’ve got a special guest, he's a very good friend of mine. His name is Elliott Connie. He's an experienced psychotherapist who applies solution focused approach [...]

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

2023-04-20T00:47:03+00:00April 19th, 2020|

So you first met Simone and Nadine on the podcast, but you didn't actually technically meet them. But I spoke about Simone and Nadine, I bragged about them. They're [...]

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

2023-04-14T18:19:56+00:00April 14th, 2020|

If you listen in on podcast episode number 203 or episode 204, you would've learned about my two-and-a-half-year-old dog, This! and the fact that she was coming [...]

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

2023-04-12T18:01:34+00:00April 12th, 2020|

If you've been watching this podcast, then you likely have heard me say, “In order to become great at reinforcement-based dog training, you really have to get great [...]

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