I love attending animal training conferences and seminars. In this section, you’ll find notes and information from animal training and animal behavior conferences, clinics, and workshops that I have attended. For easy reference, these notes are also organized by conference on this page of my site.
This is part one of my notes from ORCA’s 2013 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. For links to the rest of my notes (which will be posted over the next few weeks),please visit the Conference and Clinic Notes section of my site. Phung Luu has been training animals for over two decades and […]
What a great weekend! I spent the weekend at the 5th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. As a member of ORCA at the University of North Texas, I help out with the planning for the conference. So, it’s always fun to see how it turns out. This year’s conference was, once again, completely […]
Good clicker trainers understand and use the principle of shaping. Shaping means teaching a behavior in small approximations or steps. Good shaping can greatly speed up learning and reduce confusion and frustration by helping the animal be successful every step of the way. (To see shaping in action, check out this video of Georgie learning […]
I’m getting really excited, the 5th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference is coming up in just a couple of weeks. This year’s conference includes some of the world’s top animal trainers, including Bob Bailey, Ken Ramirez, Alexandra Kurland, Kay Laurence, Phung Luu, Steve White, and Susan Schneider. This year’s keynote speaker is […]
Have you heard? Registration is now open for ORCA’s 5th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. The conference will be held in February 2013 in Denton, Texas. This is one of my absolute favorite conferences every year (and that’s not just because I help with the planning!). This conference does a great job […]
Big news! ORCA (The Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals) has announced the date for their 5th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference, which will be held on February 2, 2013 at the University of North Texas. You can check out the announcement on the ORCA website. To stay informed, you can join […]
