2010 Art And Science of Animal Training Conference, Denton, TX
This series of blog posts contains my notes from the 2010 conference.
Robert Epstein presented on creativity and engineering novel behavior in animals
Alexandra Kurland discussed the loopy training model
Kay Laurence discussed assessing your training skills
Bob Bailey discussed some of the history of animal training
Ken Ramirez talked about how good animal trainers need people skills too!
Steve Martin talked about motivation and trust
2009 Art And Science of Animal Training Conference, Denton, TX
Steve Martin discussed the art of training and what makes a great trainer. He talked about accepting responsibility for behavior, empowering the animal, motivating the animal, communication and aversives.
My first page of notes about Steve Martin’s talk.
My second page of notes about Steve Martin’s talk.
My third page of notes about Steve Martin’s talk.
Steve White talked about the “real world,” and at length about punishment.
My first page of notes about Steve White’s talk.
My second page of notes about Steve White’s talk.
Kay Laurence talked about reinforcers, reinforcer delivery and reinforcer effectiveness.
My first page of notes about Kay Laurence’s talk.
My second page of notes about Kay Laurence’s talk.
