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05 - Target Training: A Complex “Basic” Behavior
Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich
English - September 03, 2019 16:30 - 38 minutes - 61.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNature Science Kids & Family Pets & Animals animalbehavior animaltraining barbaraheidenreich behaviorscience exoticanimals exoticanimaltraining wildlifeprofessionals wildlifetrainers zooanimals zooanimaltraining Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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People often think of target training as a basic behavior. But a deeper dive often helps us see this basic behavior has many details to consider that take it from basic to complex very quickly. This podcast will help you fine tune your target training skills. Get ideas on how to get targeting started with an animal showing a fear response. Learn what to do when animals interact in a way that is in appropriate such as grabbing or biting the target. Find out if you are making some common target training mistakes. And discover some creative ways to get sharks, rhinos and giraffes to engage with a target. Lots of real-life examples are discussed in this podcast.