Rescued Dogs: The Misunderstood Breed - TTST Interview with Upward Dogology Founder Billie Groom

Show Notes:Billie Groom is an animal advocate who has dedicated the last 3 decades to decreasing canine behavioral euthanasia and surrender, increasing adoptions, and changing the way people perceive dogs with checkered pasts. She is an expert in Canine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an award winning author, and a podcast host. She is a member of the Animal Behavior Society, the Comparative Cognition Society and Dog Writers Association of America. Quote: With CBT, new skills should be built not in a time of difficulty - Billie GroomKnowledge Nuggets and Take-Aways:Billie has a positive effect not only with dogs, but with everyone she comes in contact with!Not all dogs accept positive reinforcement trainingA certain skill set is needed for bonding and communication with your fur-baby. Billie will provide the specific skills to change the dogs perception, not just the behaviorPerception drives your dog's behavior - they DO have cognitive skills!Don’t concentrate on making friends, focus on making waves and a positive differenceHere is a link to this episode on our website:  https://timetoshinetoday.com/podcast/billiegroom/Recommended Resources: Visit Upward DogologyTune Into Dog Training Disrupted PodcastPick Up Billie’s Book Rescued Dogs: The Misunderstood BreedBillie’s Linked INBillie’s FacebookBillies InstagramBillie’s TwitterHost Your Podcast for Free with Buzz Sprout Our Show Sponsor Sutter and Nugent Real Estate - Real Estate Excellence Music Courtesy of: fight by urmymuse (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/58696 Ft: Stefan Kartenberg, Kara Square