Transcript of Episode 2: Reinforcement
Hey everybody. Welcome to Susan Garrett's Shaped By Dog. I am Susan Garrett, and today we're going to be talking about the number one most important thing in [...]
Transcript of Episode 1: Done Is Better Than Perfect
Hey everybody. Welcome to Susan Garrett’s Shaped by Dog. It’s January 1st, 2020, and I set a deadline for myself that I wanted to do a podcast in 2020. February 1st [...]
Transcript of Episode 187: When To Listen To Your Heart In Dog Training
Over the course of the past week, I've been doing a lot of live streams as we celebrate our big cyber event. Now, I've met a lot of people at the crossroads in their [...]
Transcript of Episode 186: 2 Types Of Connection With Dogs: Dog Agility And Daily Life Case Studies
Many times over the years I've asked a student, “Describe to me what your connection with your dog is like in different environments. How is it different inside [...]
Transcript of Episode 185: I Tried That, It Didn’t Work
As a professional dog trainer, I can assure you there are six words that your dog training coach never wants to hear. And I'm not talking about, “but he does it at home [...]
Transcript of Episode 184: Proofing Vs Generalizing In Dog Training To Grow Skills And Confidence
When I was first introduced to dog training, I was studying the sport of dog obedience and I really wanted to compete with my dog. I was taught there was a learning stage [...]
Transcript of Episode 183: What Does “Train The Dog In Front Of You” Really Mean?
Have you ever been in a training situation, and you just felt, “I'm in the wrong place. My dog is not responding the way these other dogs are.” It could be a class or a workshop [...]
Transcript of Episode 182: The Game Within The Game: How To Multiply Your Dog’s Reinforcements
To the uninitiated, reinforcement-based dog training really looks like you have to walk around with a boatload of cookies, or else you're not going to get your dog to do [...]
Transcript of Episode 181: Training Multiple Dogs To Wait Turns And Relax
Today's podcast was inspired by some of my students who I watched struggling trying to work one dog when the other dog in the household keeps interfering. And if you [...]
Transcript of Episode 180: Taking Your Puppy To A Café Or Restaurant: Socialization Success
So you have a new puppy and you're thinking of ways to socialize it. Here's one you may not have thought of. How about outdoor cafés? Yeah, that seems a little wild, but [...]
