[Episode 98] Tim Sullivan - Brookfield Zoo; Curator of behavioural husbandry
Animal Training Academy
English - August 05, 2019 17:30 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education horse animaltraining clickertraining dogs dogtraining horsetraining Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
* 3:42 – Tim discusses how he came to co-found the ABMA.
* 6:36 – Tim’s learning journey and the benefits he has received by taking advantage of a wide variety of learning opportunities.
* 15:01 – A couple of stories from Tim’s early days as a trainer.
* 19:40 – A few of the biggest things Tim has learned throughout his time as an animal trainer are discussed.
* 23:53 - Tim tells listeners about Brookfield Zoo https://www.czs.org/
* 26:34 – Resilience in zoo animals.
* 32:25 – Tim shares some about some ways to work with an older animal who is showing signs of decreased resilience.
* 38:43 - Tim talks about the gorilla program and some challenges they are working through.
* 49:58 – The power of self-fulfilling prophecies.
1:00 What Tim would like to see happen in the next 5-10 years in the world of positive reinforcement animal training.