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Sep 28, 2026 17 min

Is Doing "Nothing" Doing "Something"? What We Can Learn From Dogs

from Dog Training DisrUPted Hosted by Billie Groom

It has been a while since the last episode....but that does not mean we have not been doing anything! No, this is not a catch-up episode that goes over everything we, at the Institute of Canine Psychotherapy, have been doing, but... it certainly makes a great segway into this episode. The new trend in "dog training" - Do Nothing! Where did this come from and what does it look like in practice? And if humans can (or cannot) "do nothing", is this beneficial for our dogs? Would our dogs do the same? Can dogs "do nothing"? Well, dogs actually are doing something when they are doing nothing... at least when we recognize and encourage (not simply "allow") processing and decision-making. Let's do something about doing nothing.... My TEDX Talk is live! Beyond Dog Training: The Movement Toward Sentience https://youtu.be/avUugazybwc Find all the episodes on Feedspot, where Dog Training DisrUPted is rated in the top 5 shows in the dog category in Canada: https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_dog_podcasts/ To become a certified Canine CBT Psychotherapist, and for courses on related topics, please visit the Institute of Canine Psychotherapy. www.instituteofcaninepsychotherapy.com Become a Certified Canine Behaviorist and Dog Trainer My Linktree with all my media, presentations, shows, articles Billie Groom - UPWARD Dogology | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree Here is the link to the recent article in Psychology Today Mag by Marc Bekoff on Canine CBT Dog Training: Perception, Cognition, and Emotions | Psychology Today Buy My Book! Winner of the 2019 American Best Book Fest Award (pets/narrative/non-fiction) The Art of Urban People With Adopted and Rescued Dogs Methodology: Rescued Dogs: The Misunderstood Breed: Groom, Billie: 9781525547287: Books - Amazon.ca

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