#13 Off The Shelf Ep 3. Helen Motteram

What is going down Bookshelvers?It’s time for another Off The Shelf episode and this week Steve,Nat and Corrin are joined by the amazing Helen Motteram. We have a deep chat about the journey Helen took starting back in 1998 with her dog Sally which was one of her inspirations to want to help people with their dogs. We also talk about Helens Bird rescue called ‘Russells Rescue’ and, of course, Russel himself (if you don’t know what we are on about you will love this). Helen runs Social Paws with her partner Tristan and they are based in Cheltnam.Helen also runs the fantastic Pet Professional Network (which we all happen to be a member of) If you have a pet business it is well worth a look. Helen describes it here in her own words. “PPN is the first business support organisation and membership for pet professionals who do not use any form of aversive methodology (pain or intimidation) to train, walk or care for any pet. From my own personal results working with thousands of pets and rescue dogs, I’ve seen first hand how training without force has given long term results – confident dogs and happy owners.  We apply this philosophy to people, too; employing a strict anti-bullying policy to protect our members, which fosters a true sense of belonging in a safe and confidential environment”.All in all a fantastic human who tirelessly works with animals (inc us human animals) to make this world a better place :) Link for the Pet Professional Network Website}https://www.petpronetwork.com/Link to Helen & Tristan’s Social Paws Website}https://www.socialpawscheltenham.co.uk/about/Link to Russell’s Rescue Facebook page}https://www.facebook.com/russellsrescue/Steve & Corrins Goodall Dog Training Facebook page}https://www.facebook.com/goodalldogs/Nat's Training & Behaviour facebook page}https://www.facebook.com/Natdogs/Nats Drax page including the first 6 months videos on Drax (as mentioned)}https://www.natdogs.com/draxDrax's Galactic Adventure Facebook page.}https://www.facebook.com/Draxthewolfhound/Steve & Corrins Penny and the Giant Peach Facebook group}https://www.facebook.com/TeachesOfPeachesAndPenny/Steve and Sally's Book 'Jack & Billy: Puppy Tales'}https://www.facebook.com/JackandBillyPuppyTales/