On today's Shaped by Dog episode, I'm gonna share with you why I've been able to be so successful in the sport of dog agility over my decades of competing. Some [...]
Earlier this week, I was on a live stream and got more than one person upset when I suggested that when you ask your dog to sit, you do not require the use of the [...]
Think of your dog behaving at its absolute worst. What are the thoughts that come to your mind? Is it ‘he knows better’, ‘he's being stubborn’, ‘he's ticking me off’, ‘he's frustrating [...]
If you've tuned into this episode, and by chance you're either getting a new puppy or rescue dog, or you have a new puppy or rescue dog, I promise you that by listening to [...]
Imagine you invested time in a dog training program and maybe even a year, maybe more, and you didn't get the results you expected. I'm sure you would be disappointed. Well, [...]
Today we're going to debunk the old myth that “your dog should work because you said so.” That reinforcement after a certain stage really isn't necessary. Hi, I am Susan Garrett. Welcome [...]
According to some social media influencer, dog trainer, popular presenters, it is absolutely not possible to train a dog, especially certain breeds of dogs or dogs with high [...]
Last week, I set out to do a podcast episode explaining why I choose not to use an electric collar with my dogs and with my students' dogs. And it sent me down a spiral of looking [...]
A common question that we get asked here at DogsThat is, “How long should it take to train my dog because my dog seems to be taking a long time,” and that's a question I've [...]
Over the years, I've had students join our program and say, “Susan, I love everything you do. I love the shaping approach to dog training.” Except I would never do that for [...]
