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Joanne (Jo) Brooks (born December 6th, 1971 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia) is an Australian professional dog trainer, dog behaviourist, and author.

Jo is the Managing Director of SOS Dogs Australia www.sosdogs.com.auand has worked with thousands of Australian dog owners. She grew up with animals and dogs and gained many of her basic skills watching her dad train dogs and work with the family farm animals. These initial years formed the foundations of her knowledge in animal behaviour.

As a successful corporate Airline executive, Jo decided in 2014 to further her formal animal training and travelled to Santa Clarita, CA to train with The Dog Whisperer himself, Cesar Milan. In 2015 Jo travelled back to the USA, this time to Utah to further her training with Heather Beck, one of the world's leading dog socialisation experts. (Heather was sought out by Cesar Milan for her skills in working with aggressive and reactive dogs). The time in Heathers' centre "K9 Lifeline" www.k9lifeline.net was integral in developing Jo's abilities in dealing with difficult dogs.

September 2016 saw Jo return to Cesar Milan's Dog Psychology Center (DPC) in Santa Clarita to undertake more advanced training working side-by-side with Cesar and his team.

Since then, Jo has worked with many trainers in Australia and most recently was back in the USA working with Cheri Lucas, co-founder of the highly sought-after Training Cesar’s Way™ www.trainingcesarsway.com curriculum and Master Trainer of National Geographic’s Cesar’s Recruit Asia program. http://natgeotv.com/asia/cesars-recruit-asia