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I'm so happy that I found Susan / DogsThat. I needed to hear the truths in this podcast and I can't wait to get started!

I cringe every time I see a dog in the bed of a pickup 😢

You are too good to us. Thanks so much for the nuisance series for haven't finished writing down everything. Did them all with my pups but didn't write all it down. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I had to move out because my landlord’s puppies were damaging my stuff.

really good stuff!

This would work if you are in a big, green field and with some dogs only. I am in a sad place. I adopted a Chihuahua-Terrier mix and he was probably in a hoarding situation and left to his own devices, never inside a home. He is street smart but has a need to break out of the house and take off. He ran 1 mile in 30 mins and some people found him and brought him back. Since then, he has escaped numerous times and taken off down the pavement, crossing a major street (again) and eluding capture. Yes he has high exercise needs. I walk him 2 miles daily and take him to a park to run free and sniff wild things like terriers want to do. He still runs off. An open window, a crack in the fence, pushing screen doors open, etc. He also is a very picky eater even with roast pork, hamburgers, roast chicken, fresh Greek yoghurt, fish, salmon, veggies, scrambled eggs...! No junk food. He sleeps in a luxurious bed on my bed, eats like an emperor, walkies daily, professional grooming that I do. He has come a long way with being nice to other dogs, and not leaving the park anymore. But... your technique would not work on him. He goes off on his own, sniffing wild trails and could not care less what happens to me. If I shriek, he won't even hear it. This dog is closed off to bonding. I cannot get close to him, always fearful, always suspicious, always wanting to run away despite the best home he could have. He is going to be rehomed. I have had enough of this ungrateful dog. No more mutts. I will wait to rescue a pedigreed dog - mini poodle, my favorite. They are loyal and loving. This dog is disloyal and has no affection for me.

I've been listening to all Susan's podcasts in preparation for getting a puppy; and decided to apply these techniques to my two cats, who sometimes have snarling tiffs with each other. I have been rewarding them with treats when they are hanging out together; and stopped reinforcing their fights by talking to them and giving them both pats afterwards (I thought I was calming them down). Its amazing! Already the frequency of fights has gone down heaps, the tiffs they do have aren't nearly as intense or long lasting, and they even share sleeping on my bed near each other without angst! Really amazing stuff and a great insight into how I've been unwittingly reinforcing undesirable behaviour. Thanks so much Susan, I'm learning so much for having a dog in the future but also how to help support my cats too. You legend!

I recommend you to everyone I can, whenever I can. You have been so helpful and are the best out there (and I have seen many!!!). Thank you so much for everything you do.

Great video! I cant wait to try these exercises! Do you have a video or additional suggestions for crate frustration? My dog has been trying to but our dog Walker through his crate for a year now. We are looking for a new dog Walker but it's hard to find someone willing to open the kennel while he is fiercely barking and chomping at the handles of the crate. He's fine with us but not other people we have learned.

My puppy 3 months old today Still bites😢❤

I'm a foster parent that is always learning and taking action. By the way, some other facts are I'm one of your newest homeschool the dog members and I am looking forward to this journey! I've learned so much from shaped by dog already.

New start. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with people and dogs all over the world. It is greatly appreciated.

What is wandering sits? I can’t find another video where you demonstrate this. Thanks

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Halifax - 7 month old border collie

I like your thinking. I did teach my dog leave it, but we seldom use it. However, I will try to say come instead of leave it going forward. We have had dogs for 30 years and I have gone to training classes with each of them. So much has changed with each dog we have trained. I like the newer ways much better. We enjoyed taking your classes during covid and I recommend them to all my friends when they get a puppy. I still go through your podcasts looking for tricks to teach my dog. We recently took a class to help us get our therapy dog certificate. My dog was ahead of the other dogs because of your classes. I was told that she would have no problem passing the test. Now I have to build up my courage to take the test. I know that if we fail it is just telling us what we need to work on, but getting a failing grade is still difficult.

🥰 Thank you so much! I just joined Home School the Dog - thanks for the low price and so much value. I am so excited about where my dog and I will be at in 4 months. Already I see a difference with just 3 of the games!

I'm keeping my paws crossed!!

You are brilliant! Thank you for passing along your brilliance.

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What if you want them to use a doggy door to go outside?

I have a question. Will I be possible that my puppy will be more relaxed as far as being more calm and stop biting aftef he's fixed?

Congrats 🎉😊

My sister’s dog barks when she and her husband hug! Any suggestions? Also, whenever she swims in the pool he barks frantically, as if he wants her to get out. He is very attached to her!

Thank you! Great timing and gave me a lot to think about. I had completed 3 group courses of agility (Novice 1) with my German Shorthaired Pointer. She was always a bit reactive around smaller dogs. On the last course she wasn’t controllable and the instructor recommended only private courses going forward. This was understandable but a big kick in the gut nonetheless. I regressed to just doing weave poles and jumps in my backyard. Your video has me something to think about. Especially that she loves the sport and she has tons of potential

Doesn’t work

I wanted to thank you for this video and protocol. It was invaluable to my dog and I as the vet requested she be brought in muzzled for her spay appointment yesterday. It took two months slowly and carefully working through the steps (never thought I’d use my canning funnel for anything other than canning), but she was able to let me muzzle her to go into the vet. Thank you so much.

I'm struggling with a very inconsistent tug with my 10 month aussie do you have any tips?

Oh yeah! Every single doorway we come to - sit. Flying the door open - not the cue to go through the doorway. Release word then they can go out or come back in. You can see the wheels turning. Because it's done every single day multiple times a day, don't even have to ask for it. And no treat needed as going through the doorway is a self rewarding behavior. They're not going out or coming back in to eat or whatever else , unless they're sitting. After they get back in the door, I get a pretty (sit pretty - that gets a treat for the trick), release word to check out their snuffle mats or hidden treats (Nose Work) at least twice a day. Did you find them all? I work from home so every single day, first break, stay there mommy has to get a shower. Still in their respective spots once i get back from break. This helps people with the 3 minutes of supervised isolation for the CGC test too. Let's face it, it's at least a 10 minute shower, right! Every single flight of stairs - either sit wait at top until you get down first or i prefer to send my guys up or down, but I'm letting them know to go first. If my students would just do one session of perch work, pivots, and spins per day, that's how many reinforcements per week for being in reinforcement zone? Oh this is where the good stuff happens, right by your side! Of course it grows from there, but at first it's loose leash walking for the majority of students. Think it's time to do one per dog after work BEFORE our walk. One walk per dog - gets them some one on one time with me, plus gives them a break from each other. Want to incorporate something for my Rodeo Dog to get her to focus on crossing the finish line without looking at me. TY Susan for the inspiration to keep going.

What if my puppy doesn't potty outside? We could be there for couple hours and nothing happens, she just doesn't potty there but pees immediately when we come back inside. Even if I see signals that she needs to pee and we go back outside, she doesn't potty until we come back inside.

🎉 Awesome teaching!

I'm a first time puppy owner, previous rescuer. Your podcasts and other materials are so amazing and many of the trainers in my area follow your approach! I'm getting some offers from you via email, but I would like to know what is the best starter program for a comprehensive training plan for my 4-1/2 month puppy? I have crate games (also recommended by a trainer), I'm watching my way through your podcasts -- but what is the next step? We are attending puppy socialization and the first puppy school for basics. I loved your point about having him already know what is being taught -- we are probably halfway there. I'm also having the trainer in the home on occasion for issues not being taught in puppy class. Thank you so much for the amazing materials you make available to every human with a dog or puppy! 🐕

I hesitate to buy into the program because I have so many discarded dogs. Is the recallers program only for individual dogs, or are there some features that could be done in groups? Or maybe support for a shelter/rescue type environment from the trainers? I’ll ask in the next live if I don’t get any feedback, thanks community 🖤 🐾 Support rural rescues/shelters 🥵

Picking up the leash - lol.

I've always thought similar to get "off" the counter/person if they should never be "on" those particular things at all

This spring, the dog agility community was shocked when a fit, young handler from Sweden suddenly had a heart attack in the middle of the night. Luckily for him, his wife knew CPR. That knowledge saved her husband’s life that night as she was able to keep his heart beating until EMTs arrived. I made a promise to my friends @enyahabel and Markus Lindgren that I would host a CPR and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) clinic here. We held our first certification program here last week and have ordered our AED device for the school. It is knowledge and equipment I hope we never have to use. Here in North America statistics show if you have a heart attack outside of the hospital and somebody knows CPR, your chances of survival are still only 7%. That statistic goes up to 70% if there is an AED device available to use. I encourage all dog training schools to host Certification clinic and buy an AED device. I’d love for you to come back to this post and let me know that you’ve arranged your clinic and your AED has been purchased! Special thanks to our instructor Prob from coast to coast training

what if I don't want to get a remote feeder?

Thank you so very much. I have learned so much. I got Misha after my Westy died and he was wonderful. He wouldn’t pee in the house for love or money but this little guy he’s a Maltese and he was very mistreated. He still is very shy of me he’s getting better, but I have noticed a lot of changes in him. The worst thing is he will pee around the trashcan in the kitchen and I can’t always see him. He’s so he poops in his little cage, which is a 4 x 4 and I pick it up right away but you have helped me so much with your advice thank you God bless you and keep up telling us what we need to do.

A few years ago, while canvassing for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, I came to my neighbor whose husband had collapsed in the garage as they were going to the hospital. She'd already called 911 and I proceeded to do chest compressions and I can tell you that little dummy that I'd practice on didn't prepare me for a large man.😳 A person's chest is much higher off the ground and it makes things a lot more challenging when it's a bigger person. Unfortunately he'd already passed after suffering a fatal stroke due to complications of diabetes. 😢 They waited too long to go to the hospital. 😔If in doubt, get checked out!

I am about to go to the website and see the prices and if they are good prices, I’m going to order me one

You should have a CPR class for helping dogs, how to save them in an emergency. Yes that is a Real thing.....

I love his coat markings. Does he have Merle on his back or is it just the way the camera hit it?

I have 2 Aussie/border collie mix puppies. Should i train them separately or together?

I hope you never have to use it, but I’m glad you feel more prepared in the unfortunate event.

Recognizing a feeling and then letting is go was how I learned to practice mindfulness actually word for word I am so grateful every single video is more than just dog training ❤

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I have a 7 week old puppy and I just watched your video. I am going to go back and watch and study each of your videos. Thank you. This is Robin Gail from Midwest City Oklahoma. Johnny is a dachshund pit bull mix.

My puppy like Swagger.. but he draws blood. I am 77 so my skin is this. Maybe why they bleed. Fourth level

i'm a little confused. I watched your video teaching It's Yer Choice, and have been doing that with my dogs. It works! But in this video, and some others, I see you recommending throwing a treat on the floor for the dogs. I thought that What' Yer Choice was going to teach the dogs they can't grab things like food from the floor -- they have to wait until I offer it. What am I missing?