10 Let's Talk about Sex...and Animal Training
Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich
English - January 11, 2020 03:39 - 31 minutes - 50.7 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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What does sex have to do with animal training? Sometimes, everything! Animals with reproductive hormones in overdrive can present challenges with motivation for participation in training sessions. They can also present undesired behaviors such as territorial aggression. Some will direct sexual and/or courtship behaviors towards humans. Barbara has some great examples of ways to get past motivation issues with a wide variety of species as well as address behavior challenges. She also discusses how to use training to facilitate breeding success. Elephants, rhinos, big cats, great apes, parrots, guinea pigs, dogs, horses…..she covers a lot of ground in this one. Let’s talk about sex, baby!