Have you heard the expression, when you're a hammer, everything is a nail? What has it got to do with dog training? Because if you're a hammer, you're looking for something [...]
Are you the sort of person who likes to watch dog training videos and then learn something and try it on your own dogs? If you're like many people, you might not be [...]
Do you ever wonder why a dog might listen 100 percent perfectly to you at certain times, but other times like completely tunes you out as if he can't hear you at all. You may [...]
I have a couple of questions for you. How do you respond when you're training your puppy or your dog when things don't go well? I mean, when you're really discouraged [...]
Today I invite you to join me while we solve a puppy challenge that one of my students is in the midst of right now. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shaped by Dog. And I have got [...]
There's a super common problem that many of you listening to this podcast may have either have or experiencing with your puppy. And it's a problem that I can't say that I've [...]
I've recently realized that people quite often mistake their dog's excitement with over arousal. And I think what they're missing is how critically important excitement [...]
Last week, I posted an ‘Ask Me Anything’ on social media, and I got a ton of questions from you. Actually, Wednesday's podcast episode was a response to one [...]
A frequently asked question of me here on the podcast is, “Susan, how do I walk multiple dogs?” And today we are going to discuss that very topic. Hi, I'm Susan [...]
In 2010, I was teaching a agility seminar in Italy, and I was introduced to a man who was in the audience by the name of Vito Cieca. Now I might be butchering his [...]
