Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Why Ranking Reinforcements Is The Key To More Motivated, Focused, And Successful Dog Training Sessions I'm sharing why understanding and ranking reinforcements is the key to mor...
Aug 13, 2025•4 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Rehearsals Of Success: How Every Interaction With Your Puppy Shapes The Dog They'll Become I'm sharing how every interaction with your puppy shapes the dog they'll become, and w...
Aug 08, 2025•5 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! From Overwhelm To Confidence: How To Create The Dog Of Your Dreams With Strategic Reinforcement I'm sharing how to create the dog of your dreams with strategic reinforcement tha...
Aug 06, 2025•8 min
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Hot Take: You don't need to say "stay" in dog training! I'm sharing how clear release cues give dogs greater clarity and confidence. I'll take you through how I introduce this concept early with my puppies, how Crate Games helps build a strong foundation, and what it all looks like in everyday training, including when working with more than one dog. When our dogs truly understand what's expected, they gain confidence and confident dogs make brilliant choices. In this ...
Aug 01, 2025•18 min•Ep. 310
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Understanding The Stages Of A Dog's Development Understanding the stages of your dog's development is the key to lasting success in both training and your relationship. Every do...
Jul 30, 2025•6 min
Visit us at shapedbydog.com What if every time your dog misbehaves, pulls on the leash, barks excessively, or completely ignores you, they're actually trying to communicate something important? Our dog's behavior is communication, and we can decode what they are telling us through understanding their 5 core needs. When we are able to truly listen to what our dogs are showing us, it opens the door to better understanding, stronger connection, and a well-behaved dog who can thrive. In this episode...
Jul 25, 2025•18 min•Ep. 309
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Wondering how to train a puppy or dog from day one or avoid the most common mistakes? It's easy to hope things will just work out, but that approach often leads to frustration and unwanted behaviors. I'm sharing how games, enrichment, and simple structure can help you raise a confident, connected dog right from the start. The big thing to remember is that all behavior is communication, and whether you have a brand-new puppy, a rescue dog or even dealing with unwanted ...
Jul 23, 2025•16 min•Ep. 308
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! How Barking Can Turn Into A Reinforced Habit Without You Even Realizing I'm sharing how barking can turn into a reinforced habit without you even realizing. It's easy to miss th...
Jul 18, 2025•3 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Reinforcement Is Always Happening: How to Make Sure It's Building the Dog You Want Reinforcement is always happening, so I'm sharing how to be intentional with every interaction...
Jul 16, 2025•3 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Training Challenges Are Feedback: What To Do When Things Don't Go To Plan Training challenges are feedback, and when things don't go to plan, it's often a sign there's something...
Jul 11, 2025•6 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Matching Law in Dog Training: Why Your Dog Chooses One Behavior Over Another I'm sharing the science behind Matching Law and why your dog chooses one behavior over another. Unde...
Jul 09, 2025•7 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! How To Tell If A Dog Trainer Is The Right Fit For You And Your Dog I'm sharing how to tell if a dog trainer is the right fit for you and your dog by breaking down the five key t...
Jul 04, 2025•4 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Why Your Dog Might Be Barking Excessively And What You Can Do To Help Ever feel like your dog's barking is constant and you're not quite sure what's driving it? I'm sharing why ...
Jul 02, 2025•10 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! The "Hope Method" Of Dog Training: What Your Dog Is Really Learning When You're Not Teaching I'm sharing the 'hope method' of dog training and what your dog is really learning w...
Jun 27, 2025•4 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! The Truth About Over-Aroused Dogs And What Shapes Their Emotional Responses Ever had a moment when your dog's emotions felt bigger than everything else around them? I'm sharing ...
Jun 26, 2025•9 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Want Your Dog to Listen From Far Away? Here's Where That Training Really Begins Want your dog to listen from far away? I'm sharing where that training really begins so you can h...
Jun 20, 2025•9 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Why Recalls Fail And The Common Mistakes That Get In The Way Of A Reliable Response I'm breaking down the two biggest reasons why recalls fail and the common mistakes that can g...
Jun 18, 2025•4 min
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Not seeing results in dog training? I'm breaking down why that happens and how layering your dog's learning is the key to creating real-world success. We often believe our dogs are "trained" when things look great in controlled settings but when connection disappears, distractions take over, or confidence fades in new environments, it's a sign that a layer of learning is missing. I'll walk you through how the layers of the 5C Pyramid build lasting reliability and focu...
Jun 13, 2025•18 min•Ep. 307
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! The Best Way To Talk To Your Dog Trainer When Things Aren't Working I'm sharing the best way to talk to your dog trainer when things aren't working. This simple shift opens the ...
Jun 11, 2025•5 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Seamless Dog Training Sessions Start With This Simple Setup Plan The key to seamless dog training sessions starts with this simple setup plan that keeps you organized and helps ...
Jun 06, 2025•4 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! 30 Years Ago, They Laughed. Today, It's How We Train Dogs. 30 years ago, they laughed. Today, it's how we train dogs. I'm sharing the pivotal shift in dog training over the past...
Jun 04, 2025•6 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Clarity Is Kind: What Your Dog Needs You to Understand Ever wonder if your dog really gets what you're asking them? I'm sharing why clarity is kind and what your dog needs you t...
May 30, 2025•6 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! How To Safely Introduce A Puppy To An Adult Dog: Tips & Strategies I'm sharing my tips and strategies on how to safely introduce a puppy to an adult dog so they both feel co...
May 28, 2025•9 min
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Do you feel your dog only listens when you have treats? Or maybe you've been told dogs should work because you said so. No one needs to choose between insisting on their dog's compliance without rewards or getting stuck as a treat-dispensing machine, so I'm sharing my 5 step process to help you build better behaviors. This process is the solution for our dogs to listen anywhere, anytime, with joy and clarity! In this episode, you'll hear: • Debunking the myth that "yo...
May 23, 2025•18 min•Ep. 306
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! The 5P Test: How To Tell If Your Dog REALLY Understands Their Cues! Wondering how to tell if your dog really understands their cues? I'm sharing a simple evaluation I call the "...
May 21, 2025•7 min
Visit us at shapedbydog.com Can you really stop a dog from chasing deer or anything else without an e-collar? Yes, and I'm sharing how. There's an ongoing commentary that it's impossible to train certain dogs, especially those with high prey drive, to come when called using only reinforcement-based methods. Now, those of us who are reinforcement-based trainers know that it's absolutely possible. The secret lies in understanding the Canine Predatory Motor Sequence. Rather than trying to stop dogs...
May 16, 2025•27 min•Ep. 305
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! The Words You Use with Your Dog Matter More Than You Think The words you use with and about your dog matter more than you think, not just in meaning but in energy. While timing,...
May 14, 2025•4 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Training Tips From Susan: How Recording Your Dog Training Sessions Can Help You Grow as a Trainer I'm sharing how recording your dog training sessions can help you grow as a tra...
May 09, 2025•6 min
Message From Susan Hey everyone, it's Susan, and you're about to hear one of my training tips and tidbits. These are quick, actionable strategies to help you and your dog in everyday life or for dog sport. Often our short videos with tips are created from your most popular segments of podcast episodes. So, let's dive in! Training Tips from Susan: Susan Garrett's Tip for Training Frantic Dogs: Stimulus Control Does your dog get frantic, throwing all sorts of behaviors at you one after another whe...
May 07, 2025•4 min
Visit us at shapedbydog.com 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. It sent me down a spiral of research and careful consideration. So, after nearly 40 hours reviewing videos from trainers who use e-collars, I'm sharing observations about the wide spectrum of electric collar use in the training world. From excellent conditioning protocols to concerning misuse, what I discovered may surprise both those who us...
Apr 30, 2025•21 min•Ep. 304
