As a professional animal trainer and educator using approaches in Applied Behavior Analysis with any animal, I share many concerns in using force and ... Read More
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Dr. Karen Becker Gives Advice On Fearful Pets At The Vet’s Office
Fearful pets are animals that need attention addressed to their behavior. The behavior serves a purpose for that animal and if you don't pay attention ... Read More
Preparing Our Animals For The Fourth of July & The Unexpected
The celebrations of the Fourth of July can be pretty stressful for animals in our care. I did a Facebook live-stream for Coffee With The Critters a ... Read More
Ostrich Chick Enrichment
We have four ostrich chicks here at The Animal Behavior Center for training and exercise and to identify ostrich enrichment. They are three weeks old ... Read More
An Interview with Trevor Smith on Designing Training Plans for Animals
Training is communication. Positive reinforcement training is the best form of communication I have found with any animal. Animals read our body ... Read More
Willy In & Out of Crate
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Budgies Out & In Enclosure
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Level I Q&A
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How Do I Get My Animal To Stop Doing That?
I'm getting ready to discuss one of the most common reasons why undesired behaviors continue to exist. Yes, this even happens with some of the animals ... Read More
Recording of Live-stream Q&A on Stationing.
Here is the recording of the live-stream Q&A on Stationing. In the future, as you are watching your live-stream sessions or recordings of, send me ... Read More
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11 Reasons Why You Should Be Training Your Animal To Touch A Target
One of the first things I will train any animal,ย whether I have met the animal before or not, is to touch a target. Target training is when you teach ... Read More