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  International Assoc of Animal Behavior Consultans @ IAABC.org
Trainers should treat all animals with respect, be respectful of colleagues and other professionals, and be respectful of clients.
Whether animal trainers are working for a pet owner or a large agency, confidentiality and the need for trainers to "respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information used in the course of professional services" is an important part of being an ethical trainer.
Trainers can give clients dignity by giving them strategies and procedures to use with which they can have success with their pet or the animals in their care.
www.iaabc.org /articles/ethics_animal_trainers.htm   (2601 words)

  
 Animal training - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An animal trainer will usually use the control of food or other rewards to condition to the animal to respond in a desired way, using the principles of operant conditioning.
Service animals, such as assistance dogs, are carefully trained to utilize their sensory and social skills to bond with a human and help that person to offset a disability in daily life.
Animal training is generally performed in adherence to the theory of operant conditioning, although modern training methods frequently utilize tools not included in the original Skinnerian conception.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Animal_trainer   (1520 words)

  
 International Exhibited Animal Incidents
Animal trainer with Russian Circus leaves door open to lion cage and is attacked and killed by lions.
Animal trainer suffers bite wounds to his leg and shoulder when 550-pound tiger mauls him during training exercise.
Tiger trainer is mauled to death by 3 tigers during act that requires 9 tigers to jump over her and then pass through ring.
www.api4animals.org /popups/a1a_exhibited_intl_animal_incidents.php   (3438 words)

  
 College Search, College Resources, Career Information :: Schools in the USA
Animals are most often trained using rewards: if an animal does what it has been taught to do, it gets a treat or a pat on the head and some affectionate words.
Animal trainers must be careful to always keep records of animal progress, as well as look after other administrative duties, as well as work closely with the animals.
Some animal trainers choose to complete a university degree in animal husbandry, zoology, behavioral science, psychology, or veterinary science, as the world of animals is no longer only about obedience and control, but is becoming more and more scientific.
www.schoolsintheusa.com /careerprofiles_details.cfm?carid=1451   (1024 words)

  
 Animal expert witness forensic animal behaviorist law attorney insurance companies
Having over 30 years of hands on experience with exotic animals in all types of conditions in large variety of environments, his experience as an expert witness on animal related litigation is incomparable.
Unlike most "animal experts" who are either strictly academic or limited to domestic animals, Brian has years of practical hands on experience in all types of situations with exotic animals.
He works closely with both the plaintiff and defense attorneys in personal injury suits involving exotic animals and or zoo animals and is able to determine whether injuries were caused by negligence or were provoked.
www.animalxperts.com   (187 words)

  
 Animal Behavior, Committees, AAZK
Many animals are trained to open their mouths for exam and present various body parts to the cage mesh, allowing keepers and veterinarians to examine the animals without using restraint.
Animals that are participating in a training program can be of great interest to zoo visitors, who are provided with opportunities to learn about the many facets of animal care.
The benefits to an animal training program can be far reaching – from shifting on and off exhibit to enhancing breeding programs for endangered species, to training animals to assist in their own physical exams, to increasing visitor education and appreciation of the species and their habitats.
www.aazk.org /committees/comm_animalbehavior_train.php   (2774 words)

  
 Unusual Animal Career Series (Part 7): Animal Trainer, Pet Trainer, Wild Animal Trainer.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Trainers also act as animal keepers and are required to maintain a healthy environment for show animals by cleaning the holding and show performance areas, preparing food, documenting health, diet, and logging behavior records.
Animal Trainers and keepers work with the animals in any weather (this means cold, rainy, snowy, windy, or hot conditions, and includes emergency situations).
Trainers will act as animal handlers or kennel attendants too, since they need to maintain a healthy environment for the animals they are working with.
www.arkanimals.com /ark/uac_animal_training_careers_7.html   (1064 words)

  
 Animal Behaviorist Pet Trainer Discussion
Many animal behavior consultants are also trainers, but not all; most trainers are not animal behavior consultants.
As with animal trainers, there are no universally recognized organizations that license or certify behaviorists, (fairly new exceptions are the board certification in the veterinary field and degrees in the field of animal behavior consultants).
When you are working with a trainer, look for help from someone who does not use force techniques, pain, or archaic tools such as prong/pinch collars, chokes, etc. Animals do not learn well if they are fearful or if the methods are harsh.
www.arkanimals.com /ark/dg_define_pet_behaviorist_trainer.html   (647 words)

  
 ABC Animal Trainers
Animal Behavior College is a highly innovative school for professional dog trainers.
She is also recognized as a top-level trainer, instructor and lecturer and is a trainer that other professionals frequently consult for advice.
Animals have always played a major role in Cristina’s life and from an early age she thought it would be wonderful to have a career working with animals.
www.animalbehaviorcollege.com /meet_the_pack.asp   (3017 words)

  
 San Diego Zoo's Job Profiles for Kids: Taking Care of Animals
Keepers and trainers are responsible for the health and well-being of the animals in their areas.
We conduct animal observations, keep records, provide the animals with enrichment, and train animals using a technique called “operant conditioning,” a system that uses positive rewards.
Working with a variety of exotic animals up close is a thrill, and enjoying the animals’ individual personalities and behaviors and learning new things about them every day is fun and exciting.
www.sandiegozoo.org /kids/jobs_animal_care.html   (645 words)

  
 PAWS: Resources and Fact Sheets
Animal Trainer: Some animal trainers are self-taught, and some may have apprenticed under another trainer and/or attended various training seminars.
Animal trainers don’t usually have specialized academic training in the study of animal behavior.
Good animal trainers are knowledgeable about different types of training methods that focus primarily on reinforcing good behavior and use punishment sparingly, appropriately, humanely or not at all.
www.paws.org /cas/resources/fact_sheets_general/selecttrainer.php   (640 words)

  
 Animal Trainer :: Careers in Conservation Education :: Conservation Education :: IZE
In college, she studied biology and psychology, continued to volunteer at the aquarium, and was eventually hired as a trainer.
A very important role of a trainer is to impart a conservation message to visitors while they watch wonderful animals perform.
Martha and the other trainers whom she supervises spend a lot of time outside all year round.
www.izea.net /education/careers_animaltrainer.htm   (493 words)

  
 How to be an animal trainer be an animal trainer for the day - animal careers
Trainer For The Day will give you an insight into the world of an exotic animal world from a trainer's and animal's point of view.
Spend the day with our animals and trainers and see the daily efforts involved in caring for and training large exotic animals.
Trainer for the day is offered year round, seven days a week Check our online calendar, for available dates.
www.animalschool.net /Animal_Training_Courses/Trainer_Day.htm   (287 words)

  
 How to be an exotic animal trainer finding a job working with animals at a zoo or animal park or as a trainer
Animal training is an art form learned by masters in the field.
Moorpark EATM offers a two year program in animal management but it is different than our school in that it concentrates more on the academics rather than practical one to one hands on experience with exotic animals.
We look forward to providing you the ultimate animal experience or the first step towards a new and exciting career that we believe will be one of the most memorable and rewarding times of your life.
www.animalschool.net /FAQ.htm   (2613 words)

  
 An Animal Trainer's Introduction To Operant and Classical Conditioning Part I
Many excellent trainers have no formal schooling or organized understanding of how their training is effective or how their charges work.
More and more trainers - pet owners, show competitors, horseback riders, show-business trainers, zookeepers, aquarium trainers and more - are finding that an understanding of learning theory helps them understand their animals' behaviors better, and plan their training accordingly.
Classical conditioning is very important to animal trainers, because it is difficult to supply an animal with one of the things it naturally likes (or dislikes) in time for it to be an important consequence of the behavior.
animalnewsnetwork.org /training/classical.shtml   (1190 words)

  
 Animal Training School- Animal Behavior Academy - Terena Thomas
Terena is one of the few trainers in Colorado certified by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).
Using the skills of Hollywood trainers Terena’s animals have performed in schools, churches, clubs and many other events.
Her work with high-risk children and the rehabilitation of all kinds of animals with histories of abuse further compounds her belief in training without pain, fear or intimidation.
www.animaltrainer.biz /master.htm   (258 words)

  
 Animal Savvy -- Studio Trained Animals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Animal Savvy is a small company with a big heart, specializing in each and every animal's individual performance.
I am totally devoted to the well-being of the animals, and I know how to bring out their personalities by positive methods of training.
I and the other trainers who freelance with Animal Savvy all use gentle methods to teach and handle the animals.
www.animalsavvy.net   (267 words)

  
 Home
Winner of eleven Patsies (“Oscars” for animal actors/trainers) Moe’s unique animal actors have appeared in TV shows such as Murphy Brown and Seinfeld (Moe was the official animal trainer for Seinfeld throughout the 9 years that the show was on the air.) Major motion pictures include Willard, The Raven, Independence Day and the musical Annie.
Working animals are trained very differently from house pets, doing required behaviors on command, facilitating the needs of the director, sometimes again and again.
Moe Disesso trains animals, domestic or exotic, large or small, and if the species is not already in his menagerie of 250 animals, he will find the animal(s) needed for the project.
www.animalactors4hire.com   (165 words)

  
 Real Issues: Circuses
In many circuses, animals are trained through the use of intimidation and physical abuse.
Many circus animals are kept in small cages, away from their natural environments.
Making an animal do something he wasn't meant to do or doesn't want to do is a form of cruelty, too.
www.animaland.org /asp/realissues/circuses.asp   (400 words)

  
 Animal Writings
In each city and town on Ringling's itinerary, animals are forced to participate in a media-oriented "animal parade." The elephants are unchained and unloaded from the boxcars in which they often spend days at a time.
Oncoming traffic in adjacent lanes is often not stopped, and the animals are trailed by a caravan of police cars and flashing lights, causing an extremely chaotic environment that stresses out these sensitive animals and is light years away from their natural habitat.
Years ago, before the public learned that elephants and other animals were trained by being beaten into submission, the animal parade was announced in advance and took place during the day, and children were encouraged to watch.
www.animalwritings.com /2006/03/ringling-victims.asp   (750 words)

  
 American Humane: Film and Television Unit: Animal Stars
II, a yellow Labrador retriever, was adopted from the Castaic Animal Shelter in 1993 by trainer Boone Narr from Boone’s Animals for Hollywood.
Nugget, a terrier mix, was adopted from the Lancaster Shelter in 1994 by trainer Boone Narr from Boone’s Animals for Hollywood.
Animal trainer Roger Schumacher spent three and a half months practicing with the animals prior to filming to perfect their stunts and acclimate them to the set environment.
www.americanhumane.org /site/PageServer?pagename=pa_film_stars   (1154 words)

  
 Houston Animal Rights -Houston Area Man Killed By Circus Elephants - In Solidarity With Animals Texas Solidarity Vegan ...
He said the animals were being taken to an undisclosed location where they will be monitored.
No one witnessed the fatal stomping because two other animal handlers who had helped load the elephants into the trailer had left him alone to latch one last gate and secure the animals, officials said.
Elephants are the largest of all land animals, and depending on the sex and species they could reach 13 feet in height and weigh up to 6.5 tons, according to the Humane Society of the United States’ Web site.
www.insolidaritywithanimals.com /news/eletrainer.php   (719 words)

  
 Animal Training School - Animal Behavior Academy - Terena Thomas
At the Animal Behavior Academy, we offer course work in all aspects of animal training, behavior management and business development.
Master trainer and owner, Terena Thomas is one of the few animal trainers in Colorado certified by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).
The hands-on experience found in our full immersion course can be attributed to the select number of apprentices we accept each year, which is limited to six.
www.animaltrainer.biz   (301 words)

  
 AFRP Stay At Home Rescue
In an effort to rescue animals in the most dire need, we concentrate on taking animals from local animal shelters that are at risk of being euthanized.
Put a picture of your animal on our dog page or cat page advertising its need for a home (please mail us a picture of your animal with the animal’s description and contact information or e-mail a digital picture with bio and contact info to info@animalfriendsrescue.org).
And thank you for not turning your animal loose in a residential neighborhood or abandoning your animal in a non populated area.
www.animalfriendsrescue.org /findinghomes.html   (1425 words)

  
 About Us -- About Linda -- A Woman Ahead of Her Time
Linda’s highly effective and revolutionary approach to working with animals brought her world wide recognition, and it was out of this success that Tellington TTouch for humans has arisen, emerging as an important addition to the increasingly respected world of alternative healing practices.
As an internationally acclaimed authority on animal behavior, training and healing, Linda has given presentations and demonstrations on her TTEAM method at veterinary conferences, universities, equestrian expositions, North American Handicapped Riding Association and the Delta Society world conferences, therapeutic riding associations, Olympic training centers, wildlife rehabilitation conferences, and zoos throughout the world.
Through her non-profit organization, Animal Ambassadors, she supports projects of children working with animals to enhance understanding, compassion and quality of life for both humans and animals.
www.lindatellingtonjones.com /lindabio.shtml   (850 words)

  
 Robinson v. U.S.
Richard "Dick" Robinson was charged by the Department of Agriculture with violating the Animal Welfare Act for transporting a wolf from Utah to California for exhibition on television without a license.
Respondent once held a valid exhibitor's license under the AWA, but the license was revoked in 1979 when Robinson failed to comply with the terms of a consent decision requiring him to install more adequate plywood cover for his bear cages.
Richard "Dick" Robinson was charged by the Department of Agriculture with violating the Animal Welfare Act of 1970 (AWA) § 4, 7 U.S.C. § 2134, for transporting a wolf from Utah to California for exhibition on television without a license.
www.animallaw.info /cases/causfd718f2d336.htm   (1564 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Wild Animal Trainer in America: Books: Joanne Carol Joys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos by Elizabeth Hanson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Become a Certified Dog TrainerAnimal Behavior College can open the door to a new and fulfilling career.
Our dog trainer program has been around for twenty years and is available in all 50 states and 7 Canadian provinces.
www.amazon.com /Animal-Trainer-America-Joanne-Carol/dp/0871086212   (686 words)

  
 ...::: Animal Behavior Network | AnimalBehavior.Net :::...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If a trainer has already worked with the pet, the ABN Veterinary Behavior Consultant or ABN Advisor may need to consult with the trainer.
Therefore it is required that your regular veterinarian be involved, and aware you are seeking behavioral education and guidance.
If a client is not satisfied with the SERVICE provided by Animal Behavior Network, he or she may complete a form describing the circumstances, and with reasonable cause, receive a refund of any money processed within the preceding 30 days.
www.animalbehavior.net /FAQs.htm   (1050 words)

  
 Training School
These courses are not designed to qualify or license you as solo professional animal trainer.
Trainer for a Day: a one day CRASH course with as much as we can squeeze into one day and you can comprehend - 10 hrs.
Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older - private courses open to 15 years and older with custodial consent (activities are tailored to accommodate younger ages.) Participants must be physically able to complete the hands on portion of the course (at the discretion of Wild Things' management).
www.wildthingsinc.com /html/training_school.html   (765 words)

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