With stagnant environments comes behavior concerns such as excessive barking, continual screaming, abnormal repetitive behaviors, and so much more. ... Read More
Empowerment
The Role of Enrichment with Behavior Concerns
Studies show that most animal enclosures lack problem-solving skills. Providing enrichment is not an option; it is a must in the quality of care we ... Read More
Why Focus On Enrichment?
Enrichment isn't an option; it's a necessity What is enrichment? I’ve always described enrichment as an arousal of the senses. There are five ... Read More
My top 10 Checklist for Healthy Animal Behavior
The new year is here! Many people don't like this time of year because the days are short and cold. The nights are long and linger. I LOVE this time ... Read More
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
11 Reasons Why You Should Be Training Your Animal To Touch A Target
One of the first things I will train any animal, whether I have met the animal before or not, is to touch a target. Target training is when you teach ... Read More
Training A Voluntary Hoof-Trim
Happy New Year Everyone! Let's start it off with a resolution to increase the quality of enrichment that we offer our animals. What is enrichment? ... Read More
Behavior Trained Through Consistency…A Win/Win Outcome for All
I get a lot of requests on topics in which to write. I consider each and everyone of them and give them a lot of thought. I had recently posted on ... Read More
A Bit About Reinforcement
Reinforcers are anything that follows a behavior that causes that behavior to maintain or increase. For example, a bird steps up or flies to you when ... Read More
Well provide him with “what to do’s”
Everyday I stumble on to new circumstances, interactions, or behavior concerns with my birds or the birds in which I work. No day is ever the same so ... Read More
Incorporating Choice in Animal Environments
This is a quick follow-up post to my former entry of "Ah, so it's going to be one of those days." Greta made a comment on this post in regards to how ... Read More