Episode 32: 20 Easy Ways to Exercise Your Dog at Home
If someone comes to me with a behaviour problem, one of the first questions I ask is “how much exercise does your dog get?”. There is often a definite link [...]
Episode 31: 5 Simple Hacks to Help Your Dog Learn Faster (Reinforcement Process)
You can make your dog training a lot more effective, and a lot more efficient with the effective use and placement of rewards. It does not matter if you are just [...]
Transcript of Episode 233: Flying A Dog Or Puppy: Susan’s Pre-Flight Plan
Since I recently announced that I had a friend fly to Switzerland to bring my puppy home, I've had a number of people ask if I could share the details of the preparation [...]
Episode 30: Why Dog Crates Are Not Dog Cages
In this episode, I am talking about one of my favourite things to train. If you love your dog, I'm asking you to listen with an open mind, because we're talking about [...]
A Day in the Life of a Susan Garrett Puppy
I’ve written a lot of blog posts about puppies, but I’ve never posted about a typical day for a puppy who lives with me, so that’s what we’re going to look at today. There are four puppies here right now, and one will be with […]
Episode 29: Understanding and Preventing Reactivity and Aggression in Your Dog
Today’s topic covers the serious issue of reactivity and aggression in dogs. If you have a challenge with your dog, I strongly advise that you seek out the help of a [...]
Transcript of Episode 232: Canine Predatory Motor Sequence: Understand Your Dog’s Prey Drive To Enrich Your Life Together
Why do Beagles, Border Collies, Belgian Malinois’, Boston Terriers (and most breeds) present different dog training challenges? It’s because their Predatory Motor Sequence [...]
Transcript of Episode 231: Empowering The Next Generation Of Dog Lovers: Finya’s School Assignment
I love kids, especially those who are keen on training dogs, so when a 10th grader named Finya sent me some wonderful positive reinforcement dog training questions [...]
Episode 28: Why It Hurts Me When I Say “Dog Training”
Have you ever thought about why we own dogs really? What is the main benefit? That’s on my mind, and your reasons might be like mine … dogs are companions and [...]
Transcript of Episode 230: Finding Joy Amidst Frustration And Shame In Dog Training – DeCaff’s Story Part 2
In Shaped by Dog podcast episode number 229, I introduced you to a very, very important dog in my life, actually a mighty dog, my now passed Jack Russell Terrier mix DeCaff [...]
