Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the times when we do not interact with our animals. It is actually a huge amount of time when the animals have to make themselves busy. I mean look at it from this perspective, we come in on our day at work, let’s Read more…
TeamWork All the achievements humans have reached is done with Teamwork. From discoveries to inventions, you name it somewhere there was a team involved. We know that most of the time problem solving is easier when we are with a team. Beside the Teamwork that we need we have a Read more…
Gabrielle Harris is a great person I had the privilege to meet at on of the IMATA conferences I attended. She has a perspective on animal training what I like very much. Very thoughtful presentations are presented by her such as this one: Awareness of Control as Primary Reinforcer Read more…
Ryan had asked me to do an interview with him about my thoughts in animal training. So we planned a moment to do this. Last week the Podcast came out. Pretty happy with the end result because I tried to give all of you a different view to your career Read more…
The Human Specie is an interesting specie to work with. They have strong social bonds and detailed complex thinking. Some are extraordinary smart and some are super fit. I think its very interesting how people respond to situations and there for I can just look at people for a long Read more…
Steve Martin Natural Encounters, Inc. Check out their website. Think of a trainer you recognize as an expert. Now, think of the characteristics that inspire you to call that person an expert. Is it the person’s knowledge, skills, charisma, confidence, reputation or … something else? This presentation will operationalize some Read more…
The Window of Opportunity Right at this moment I’m in a dilemma if I should train the next 2 weeks for a triathlon. The race is called IronMan, it’s a big triathlon race. I’m not able to do a full one but half should be ok, although that’s what I Read more…
Shapes, Forms and Colours 3 weeks ago I was in Arizona walking through the desert where I talked with Grey Stafford about many different topics regarding zoological facilities. Animal Training, Enrichment, Conservation efforts all these topics passed our thoughts. You know how that goes when you have 2 zoo lovers walking Read more…
I had the privilege to meet Dr. G. Stafford several times. We had some great talks over time what gave me more inspiration to make sure our community goes forward in what we are good at. Dr. Stafford is one of the advocates that fights for the animals we Read more…
Dr. Jenifer Zeligs is a passionate person who I didn’t have the privilege to meet in person yet. With the classes she gives on line she makes me rethink my training strategies what helps me thinking outside the box a little further. Its a great add on for further experience. Read more…
