http://susangarrettdogagility.com Agility training for all dogs of all breeds Fri, 18 May 2012 04:09:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/05/cant-different-just-be-more/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/05/cant-different-just-be-more/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 21:59:51 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8296 My entire life I have been driven by this great quote by Zig Ziglar; “You can get everything you want in life, if you can just help enough other people get what they want.” My goal in life, for as long as I can remember, has been to help people. Back when I was young [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/05/cant-different-just-be-more/feed/ 75 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/05/what-does-three-years-between-practicing-contacts-give-you/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/05/what-does-three-years-between-practicing-contacts-give-you/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 18:57:11 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8287 Well today we opened registration for my latest on line course “Say Yes to Contact Success.”  It has been two years in the planning; how to make sure we get great results for the students without overwhelming anyone with too much “stuff.”  Well yes there is a lot of stuff, but I have vision of [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/05/what-does-three-years-between-practicing-contacts-give-you/feed/ 96 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/21-days-and-counting/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/21-days-and-counting/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:15:38 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8265 As Lynda and I prepare for the upcoming the IFCS World Championships I thought I would re-post this short dose of inspiration that I love to look back on! Today I am grateful for Lynda Orton-Hill and Melissa McKeen who are shoulder to shoulder with me as we collectively juggle all of the Say Yes [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/21-days-and-counting/feed/ 21 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/improve-your-dog-training-by-playing-like-a-dog/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/improve-your-dog-training-by-playing-like-a-dog/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:00:32 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8237 I sent out a newsletter early this morning which covers all sorts of tips on tugging with your dog. As lengthy as that newsletter ended up being, I fear I only scraped the surface of what could be written on the subject. So, here I am sharing more (but again, I still feel I am [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/improve-your-dog-training-by-playing-like-a-dog/feed/ 70 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/does-your-dog-training-need-a-shot-of-joy/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/does-your-dog-training-need-a-shot-of-joy/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:56:56 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8229 This week we are focusing on how to inject more joy into our dog training. I believe that all dogs start off with an innate joy to be around us. Our choices as dog trainers can either help to develop that joy, turning it into a focus for us and for work, or our choices [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/04/does-your-dog-training-need-a-shot-of-joy/feed/ 44 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/is-it-time-to-clear-out-some-baggage/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/is-it-time-to-clear-out-some-baggage/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:33:59 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8218 If you are a newsletter subscriber then earlier today you would have received a post on evaluating and working towards eliminating “baggage” in your relationship with your dog. All of dogs our carry around some form of baggage from living with and learning from us. This baggage  is just artifacts of our dog training choices [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/is-it-time-to-clear-out-some-baggage/feed/ 78 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/building-effective-triggers-into-your-dog-training/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/building-effective-triggers-into-your-dog-training/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:46:02 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8191 If you have been reading my blog long, you are aware of my constant emphasis on relationship building and a solid foundation before you work on the “sexy” stuff in dog training. Although I am thrilled when I see people working at transferring the value of their dog’s rewards into things like a seesaw, contacts or [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/building-effective-triggers-into-your-dog-training/feed/ 56 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/dont-forget-to-laugh/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/dont-forget-to-laugh/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:06:14 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8180 There have been some great reports written on my last blogpost after the last newsletter. I am happy to see so many of you are starting to exam the triggers your dogs have have that prompt responses from you. I just want this to be clear; Susan Garrett’s dogs do posses triggers that will prompt her [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/dont-forget-to-laugh/feed/ 18 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/triggers-to-reinforcement/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/triggers-to-reinforcement/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:01:23 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8171 The first newsletter in my new series Focus for Work was sent out today. For those of you that are working on the homework assignment I am using the blog as a place for your to comment. Would love to hear your thoughts on the series and your assignments. For those of you not on [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/triggers-to-reinforcement/feed/ 149 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/how-good-is-your-glue/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/how-good-is-your-glue/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:03:34 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8126 What’s Missing In Our Foundation Dog Training ? The laws of science have taught us all how to use reinforcement to shape our dogs’ responses. As we train a dog we are actually building behaviour, like a little girl with her glue gun making crafts or . . . if you were a little girl with [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/03/how-good-is-your-glue/feed/ 134