Why do animal trainers train? This was a question that came up yesterday during an interesting conversation with one of my colleagues who studied animal training and management during the same time I did. This classmate and I always talk in-depth about animal training and behavior management. We get into concepts and the dynamics in [...]
Advanced Inquiry Program Graduate Degree Now Available
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I just got an announcement about a graduate degree focused on inquiry driven learning and social change. The Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) is a joint program between the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and Miami University’s Project Dragonfly. The unique spin of AIP combines graduate courses that take place at the zoo with web-based learning [...]
Dog Shock Collar (Video)
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For some reason, people think the above video of a kid being shocked by a remote dog training collar is funny. I don’t think it is funny at all and I wonder what people find amusing about inflicting pain intentionally. In my whole animal training career, I’ve never used shock to train an animal. Now [...]
