Puppy's First Training with Susan Garrett: Shaping, Targeting and Collar Conditioning 

All the steps in this video with puppy Gibby apply to dogs of all ages, so give it a go with your dog. For more top tips, check out our video "Conditioned Responses: The Magic Every New Puppy (And Dog) Owner Must Know About" - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s5m7nZCBJQ8.html If you have a puppy, visit our Puppy Essentials Playlist - ru-vid.com/group/PLphRRSxcMHy2hywpv3Md3HbWWPPbVF8W5 And if you have a rescue dog, check out our video all about rescue dog training - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--WTjF2ll7Xc.html

I LOVE this. Seeing how Susan approaches puppy training with a real untrained puppy in real time. Brilliant. I want more!!!

Wish I had found you Susan before I found my puppy You're really fantastic

That pup is adorable and I imagine the wheels turning in his head on solving the puzzle: " how do I get my next treat?".

This is wonderful! Something else I love about it is that you are sitting on a small bench because I'm getting older and all the training videos I watch with puppies show people sitting on their knees on the floor and my knees don't work like that anymore!😂

This was such fun to watch. Intrigued by your approach to training. Thanks, Susan! Patti from Calgary

Hahahahaha! Susan's pouch pocket is like Mary Poppins's bag....she just keeps pulling out more and more things!😆Great video! I'm off to this progression with my new whippet puppy...

I have had my now 12 week old puppy for exactly 7 days now and I copied this video. He took to the collar with no problem at all in a very short time. I got my 4 year old used to a head halter using the same game. we are in Recallers and home school the Dog, and wag nation, it is hard not to get distracted, I want to learn everything yesterday, it is so interesting and so much fun. I work from home and I am not getting much work done! oh well, as long as I have money for dog food lol

Wonderful timing for me!

This is very timely. I got 2 rescues who tend to run if they see the leash or harness. Thanks for the vids. God bless.

Susan/ team thanks for all this free amazing content! Is there any possibility that you could provide a list of basic training tools/equipment ? Or is there already any available video explaining the tools Susan uses? Thanks in advance and Regard from Spain!

Loving this!❤️💯😉✔️😊Thank you!

Thanks for this! I have a couple questions: 1) How long of a rest break would you give in between training sessions? And would the puppy be in a crate for the rest? 2) I could imagine many puppies might try to chew almost immediately on the collar or leash- how would I handle that to make sure I'm not actually reinforcing biting collars or leashes? I'd love to see a video of you doing the same thing games with a bitey-er pup :-)

Suzanne is the best ❤

What if, hypothetically of course, the puppy wants to chew on the collar/leash?

I’m going to be getting an English bulldog puppy in a bit over a month. I would like to use a harness as they get big necks that collars seem a bit more difficult for. How would you condition the puppy to wear a harness?

Do you have videos of small dog training such as chihuahuas

If working with an adult dog would you use the same sized bowl? I'll be working up to not just a collar but a head halter and muzzle. I've seen your muzzle training before and just wondered rather than going looking for the video again.

Hello Susan, can you please tell me what to do, if the puppy (9 weeks old) immediately starts biting and chewing the leash if you put it on the ground or if you show him? My other big problem is, that he is just not willing to play with me tug if I train with treats because he is so much focused on treats and he has a very good smell. So even if I put the treats away he can smell them on my hands and around, and he shows zero interest in playing tug! I haven't found anything on this issue in your videos. Thanks in advance for your reply!

I did this with the brush for grooming. But it didn't go well. 😢

Should credit Skinner not Pavlov, no? Skinner is father of operant conditioning, Pavlov is father of the method you avoid, which is luring.

Hello, if the puppy sleeps with me in the bedroom, how do I teach him that he can no longer be there and that he should sleep elsewhere? With other dogs?

Did you have a something How to stop puppy from growling , PLEASE.

HelloSusan, my puppy is 13 weeks old and I done so many mistakes since that. Do you think I can restart training as she was 8 weeks old? I am not sure what to do as she is 13 weeks allready.

Susan I wish I would have found this when my 5.5 month old pup was 8 weeks old. Is it too late to go back to basics with a pup at 5months old

Thank you for this. Do you find certain breeds such as dachshunds more difficult to train? I have heard they don't do things like sit, potty etc.

Does Susan believe in leaving a leash on the puppy in the house at first to make it easier to keep them out of trouble? I have heard this advice from other trainers, but I'm wondering how to keep the puppy from chewing the leash right off. Any thoughts?

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Any thoughts on what to do with a 3 yo dog that has food aggression with other animals? And also attacks your cats?

Does it matter what kind of treats or cookies you give them? What do you recommend?