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 50: Can Your Worst Challenge Make You a Better Dog Trainer?

2022-01-28T19:31:51+00:00January 28th, 2019|

When I was 12 years old, I experienced the most humiliating event of my then young life at the hands of a doctor who was actually trying to be helpful. That event changed [...]

Transcript of Episode 49: How Your Questions Instantly Improve or Sabotage Your Dog Training

2022-01-28T18:13:51+00:00January 28th, 2019|

What if it was possible to dramatically improve your dog's focus, their skill and their overall behavior, just by changing the questions that you're asking. No pills, no magic pixie [...]

Transcript of Episode 48: Potty Train Your Puppy in a Week (Easy 3 Step Process)

2022-01-26T20:23:06+00:00January 26th, 2019|

The number one challenge every new puppy owner wants to fix first is how do I get my puppy to go to the bathroom in the appropriate spot. Now for some puppy owners [...]

Transcript of Episode 47: Don’t Wanna, Don’t Hafta: What To Do When Your Dog Refuses To Obey

2022-01-26T19:35:26+00:00January 26th, 2019|

Hey, everybody. Welcome to Shaped by Dog. I am Susan Garrett. And if you have a dog, there will come a time when your dog is going to say this to you, and that is [...]

Transcript of Episode 46: Is Your Dog Trying to Dominate You and What You Can Do About It

2022-01-26T18:19:21+00:00January 26th, 2019|

Hi, everyone. Welcome to Shaped by Dog. I am Susan Garrett, and today I have got a somewhat spicy topic to talk about. And it comes from one of you listeners. And the question [...]

Transcript of Episode 128: Reduce Stress For Dogs During Holiday Celebrations

2022-01-26T03:26:24+00:00January 26th, 2019|

Holiday celebrations are just a great time for all of us, aren't they? But they can be a very stressful time for your dog. So today I want to help you reduce the stress for [...]

Transcript of Episode 129: Shaped By Dog Year In Review: Your Most Popular Dog Training Episodes

2022-01-26T02:48:10+00:00January 26th, 2019|

As we wind down the year, I thought I would do a best of 2021. The most popular podcasts of 2021. I'm also going to share what my favorite podcast of the year was [...]

Transcript of Episode 130: Conditioned Responses: The Magic Every New Puppy (And Dog) Owner Must Know About

2022-01-26T02:09:40+00:00January 26th, 2019|

Have you ever picked up your dog's bowl and walked across the room and there could be nothing in it, yet your dog gets excited? Or maybe picked up a set of car [...]

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