I posted recently on my blog about how it’s good to practice your training in a variety of locations. Here’s a great example video that was recently posted on the cat clicker training yahoo group. This cat is practicing crate training on the beach! What is the weirdest place you have ever trained an animal? […]
Other Species RSS feed for this section
Did you know that ALL animals can be trained? In this section, you’ll find stories and articles about training birds, goldfish, cats, dolphins, zoo animals, and more. We can learn a lot by training other species and by studying trainers who work with animals that we are not very familiar with.
Wordless Wednesday: Cute Kitten Photos!
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature rescued animal in north Texas. Who doesn’t love cute kittens? These are some photos of a few adorable kittens who were brought to the Denton Animal Shelter recently. These kittens are all very young. They are in a foster home currently so that they can be bottle fed, but […]
Using Modal Action Patterns to Influence Behavior
These are my notes from the 2012 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Click here for more notes from this conference. This was the second year that Phung Luu spoke at the Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Phung Luu is a very talented bird trainer. Last year, at the 3rd annual conference, […]
Animal Training Lessons from the Aquatic World
These are my notes from the 2012 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Click here for more notes from this conference. We got a treat at the Art and Science of Animal Training Conference this year. Ken Ramirez, who is head trainer at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago, spoke once again. As well, this […]
Fun with Shelter Cats
Yesterday I spent the morning playing with some fun felines at our local animal shelter. Last semester, several of the guys I go to school with started a partnership through ORCA with our local animal shelter. They’ve been going out to the shelter several days a week, helping with training and also with everything else […]
Clicker Training Goes to the Zoo
As many of you know, I’m part of ORCA (the Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals) at UNT. Much of what ORCA does is research, training and community service. However, one of our other missions is to educate the public about positive training. We do this at our big annual animal training conference and by […]