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 88: Barrier Frustration: Help for Fence Fighting, Leash Reactivity and Window Guarding

2022-02-13T07:42:00+00:00February 13th, 2019|

Growing up in a family with six brothers, five of them older, occasionally I would get teased. And when I would go to retaliate, they would stick their big hand on my [...]

Transcript of Episode 138: Frantic Dog? Are You Training Both The Hold And The Do?

2022-02-11T21:37:59+00:00February 11th, 2019|

Today's podcast is inspired by a listener who left a comment on YouTube. And I love reading your comments so wherever you're listening to this podcast, please go ahead [...]

Transcript of Episode 91: Why Judgement Does Not Help People Or Dogs: ItsYerChoice LWT

2022-02-08T03:56:34+00:00February 8th, 2019|

As somebody who’s been educating dog owners on how to have not only a well-behaved dog but an amazing relationship with that dog, I think it’s really important [...]

Transcript of Episode 93: Fix Dog Training and Behavior Problems Before They Happen

2022-02-08T01:23:54+00:00February 7th, 2019|

You know there’s an old adage in dog training “the absolute best time to fix a behavior or training problem with your dog is before it happens.” And although that [...]

Transcript of Episode 94: How the Best Professional Dog Trainers Use Reinforcement

2024-02-22T15:54:51+00:00February 7th, 2019|

Have you ever watched a really well-trained dog, like a police dog, a high-level world champion agility dog, or a service dog, that seem to be working without getting [...]

Transcript of Episode 95: How Playing with Your Dog Like a Puppy Can Reduce Fear

2022-02-07T03:58:12+00:00February 7th, 2019|

Are you the kind of dog owner who loves to play with your dog or play with your puppy? If not, why not? It’s not only a great way to have fun with your puppy or [...]

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