Presentations:
- Animal Communication
and Social Signals (Species-Specific).
- Operant and Classical
Conditioning Techniques.
- Traditional and
Modern Training Philosophies: Pros and Cons.
- Recognizing Fear versus Dominance and
How to Respond.
Hands-On
Staff-Training Seminars:
- Benign Handling Techniques: To Scruff or Not to Scruff.
- Clicker Training: Training for
Procedures.
- Group Introductions for Social Animals.
- Enriching The Environment
(Species Specific).
Other
Seminars Available as Needed.
Workshops:
One-Day: Animal communication signals, evaluation of current program, design of future
program.
Two-Day: Animal communication signals, environmental enrichment, animal training techniques, evaluation of
current program, success-assessment techniques, design of future program (see Sample Workshop, below).
Five-Day: Animal communication signals, environmental enrichment, animal training techniques, evaluation of
current program, success-assessment techniques, staff hands-on training, individual animal behavior modification plans, group
discussion sessions, design of future program.
Sample Two-Day Workshop:
Day 1--Morning:
- Evaluate facility's current program and practices.
- Enrichment/socialization presentation.
- Lunch: Question &
Answer Session 1.
Day 1--Afternoon:
- Species specific communication signals
presentation.
- Operant and Classical conditioning presentation.
- Question &
Answer Session 2
Day 2--Morning:
- Clicker and other animal training techniques.
- Training to procedures
- Lunch: Question
& Answer Session 3
Day 2--Afternoon
- How to evaluate program progress
and success.
- Program recommendations (written report follows).
- Wrap-up and final
discussion.
Written
Program Recommendations:
We create an Animal
Welfare Report summarizing:
- Our observations.
- Our presentations, training,
and discussions.
- Our recommendations for your facility.
This report is a step-by-step guide
to your new
animal welfare, enrichment, and socialization program.
