Episode 131: How Would Susan Garrett Plan Your Dog Training Sessions?
How would you rate your last three dog training sessions on a scale of 1 to 10? Today I’m sharing my training checklist and how I plan for success in dog training. [...]
Episode 130: Conditioned Responses: The Magic Every New Puppy (And Dog) Owner Must Know About
Have you ever had your dog’s bowl, picked up your car keys, or the doorbell rings, and your dog gets super excited? That excitement in your puppy or dog is a [...]
Episode 129: Shaped By Dog Year In Review: Your Most Popular Dog Training Episodes
As we wind down the year, we’re looking at the most popular Shaped by Dog podcasts over the last 12 months, and they are all about dog training. The episodes on [...]
Transcript of Episode 293: MRI: A Simple 3 Part Dog Training Formula To Fix Problems Like Counter Surfing, Reactivity And More
Imagine having the confidence to tackle any dog training challenge that you come across, to know exactly what to do in the moment and what you should do next. Today, I'm [...]
Transcript of Episode 292: Do 99% Of Dogs Really Have Behavior Problems? Unpacking The Truth Behind Claims And What You Can Do
Over the weekend, I saw a social influencer with a post that read, ‘New study shows there may be no such thing as a well-behaved dog. With over 99 percent of US dogs [...]
Episode 128: Reduce Stress For Dogs During Holiday Celebrations
Holiday celebrations are a great time for all of us, but they can be very stressful for our dogs. There are many things you can do to help reduce the stress for [...]
Episode 127: Puppy Socialization: Playtime For Puppies And Permissions
If you have a puppy, you’ve probably heard that your pup needs to socialize with other puppies and dogs. But what does that mean exactly? How much play is [...]
Transcript of Episode 291: Do Dogs Really Test Us? Fluctuations In Dog Behavior, What It Means And What To Do
Do our dogs test us? That was a question I asked on social media based on my last podcast episode where I was talking about dominance theory. I got a lot of different answers [...]
Episode 126: How Dog Training Goes Better When You Begin With The End In Mind (Backchaining)
I’m often asked how to start a dog training plan, and no matter what the behaviour, my answer is always the same. We need to begin with the end in mind. [...]
Episode 125: Why Isn’t My Dog Learning What I’m Training?
In education, what the teacher is teaching, and what the learner is learning might not be the same thing. It’s the same when we are training our dogs. [...]