Latest Animaltraining Podcast Episodes
34 - Animal Trainer Growing Pains
Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich - July 23, 2023 15:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWhen innovative ideas emerge in the animal training world it can spark conversation. For some it evokes behavior change, for others not just yet, and maybe not ever. When there is resistance to emerging ideas, it can be frustrating for those who have been reinforced by changing their behavior. B...
Ask the Animals: Dr. Jill Fernandes on Understanding Animal Welfare [Episode 206]
Animal Training Academy - July 17, 2023 17:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsAnimal care professionals stand as advocates in a world where animals and their welfare often remain misunderstood. But sometimes, even the most passionate of us can feel lost and overwhelmed, unable to understand what 'welfare' truly means to these animals. Enter Dr Jill Fernandes, our guest ...
33 - Pros and Cons about Talking While Training
Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich - July 08, 2023 20:31 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAre you convinced your animals love it when you talk to them? Or perhaps it is the opposite, maybe it seems like your words mean absolutely nothing. In some cases, it may feel like your voice is helpful and in other cases it may seem like talking to them only made things worse. How can this be? ...
Howls and Headphones: The Making of Top Animal Training Podcasts [Episode 205]
Animal Training Academy - July 03, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsAbout the episode; Welcome, animal training enthusiasts! You're tuning in to a unique and exciting episode of our podcast. This time, we're giving you a glimpse behind the mic, revealing the ins and outs of being a podcast host in the fascinating field of animal training. Today's episode fea...
32 - 7 Myths About Negative Reinforcement
Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich - July 03, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDo you have doubts about negative reinforcement? I understand! I sure did. That was until someone took the time to clear up some misunderstandings I had because of what I had been previously taught. That moment changed my life and how I am now able to help improve animal welfare. Many animals ar...
Dr Nathaniel Hall; Rethinking canine olfaction: A fresh perspective [Episode 204]
Animal Training Academy - June 19, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsHere are five crucial takeaways from the research that can be practically implemented by those engaged in the field of scent work: It may be beneficial to let go of pre-existing notions about canine olfaction and relearn everything from the ground up. Your human sense of smell, to a certain e...
Nicole Lobry de Bruyn; 5 things trainers should know when working with a behaviour vet [Episode 203]
Animal Training Academy - June 05, 2023 17:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNicole has been a veterinarian since the late 1980’s and has worked exclusively on companion animal behaviour since 2016. She is a member of the ANZCVS in Veterinary Behaviour and operates a private practice, Animal Sense, for companion animal behaviour issues in Perth, Western Australia. She ha...
Nicole Lobry de Bruyn; behaviour vet – Animal sense, Perth Australia [Episode 202]
Animal Training Academy - May 22, 2023 17:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNicole has been a veterinarian since the late 1980’s and has worked exclusively on companion animal behaviour since 2016. She is a member of the ANZCVS in Veterinary Behaviour and operates a private practice, Animal Sense, for companion animal behaviour issues in Perth, Western Australia. She ha...
Dr. Erica Feuerbacher – Prong & shock collars [literature review] & social interaction as a reinforcer [Bonus episode]
Animal Training Academy - May 15, 2023 17:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsDr. Erica Feuerbacher is an Associate Professor of Companion Animal Behavior and Welfare at Virginia Tech and director of the Applied Animal Behavior & Welfare Lab in the School of Animal Science. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Florida in the UF Canine Cognition and Beha...
Susan Friedman; Functional assessments, Negative reinforcement & non-linear contingency analysis [Episode 200]
Animal Training Academy - May 08, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsDr. Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D. is a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Utah State University. Susan has co-authored chapters on behavior change in five veterinary texts, and her popular articles have been translated into 17 languages. She teaches seminars and courses on animal l...
Malena DeMartini; Becoming a separation anxiety ripple maker [CSAT] [Episode 199]
Animal Training Academy - April 24, 2023 17:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsMalena DeMartini, is a Certified Trainer and Counselor (CTC), and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) – She is renowned in the dog training world for her work on canine separation anxiety over more than two decades. Her books, Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs, and Separation Anxiety in...
‘Bird-less’ gun-dog training; Nicole Pfaller-Sadovsky [Episode 198]
Animal Training Academy - April 10, 2023 17:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNicole Pfaller-Sadovsky, PhD Bio As a long-time dog owner (since 1994) and a “Dog Trainer Certified According to Animal Welfare and Protection Legislation” (awarded by the Austrian Ministry of Health and the Messerli Research Institute, VetMed Vienna), Nicole founded her own dog training busin...
Getting ‘unstuck’ using Applied Behaviour Analysis; Nicole Pfaller-Sadovsky [Episode 197]
Animal Training Academy - March 27, 2023 16:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNicole Pfaller-Sadovsky, PhD Bio As a long-time dog owner (since 1994) and a “Dog Trainer Certified According to Animal Welfare and Protection Legislation” (awarded by the Austrian Ministry of Health and the Messerli Research Institute, VetMed Vienna), Nicole founded her own dog training busin...
Matt Beisner; The importance of consideration in advocating for change! [Episode 196].
Animal Training Academy - March 13, 2023 16:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsMatt Beisner (CPDT-KA, LFDM-T), is the founder of THE ZEN DOG, and host of “Dog: Impossible” on Disney+. Matt is dedicated to humanely helping dogs and their humans learn how to better connect with one another. He believes that there are "no bad dogs", and works to support positive behaviour cha...
Mary Hunter - 3 misconceptions about reinforcement [bonus episode]
Animal Training Academy - March 06, 2023 16:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsMary earned her undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in behaviour analysis from the University of North Texas. She consults with people and their pets, working mainly with dogs and horses. In addition, Mary teaches online courses for professional a...
Alexis Davison – 5 ways to increase your confidence if you have a dog who likes to chase [Episode 194].
Animal Training Academy - February 27, 2023 16:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsAlexis Davison - Bio Alexis has been a professional dog trainer since 2001 and began developing Un-Chase!® in 2012 to help clients and students seeking solutions to their dogs’ chasing behaviours. Since then, she has helped countless dog lovers curb their dogs’ chasing behaviours and shared he...
Alexis Davison – Un-Chase; [Episode 193]
Animal Training Academy - February 13, 2023 16:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsAlexis Davison - Bio Alexis has been a professional dog trainer since 2001 and began developing Un-Chase!® in 2012 to help clients and students seeking solutions to their dogs’ chasing behaviours. Since then, she has helped countless dog lovers curb their dogs’ chasing behaviours and shared he...
Nicolette Canzoneri - Applying the laws of behaviour science to 'help save the world'; Part 2 [Episode 192]
Animal Training Academy - January 30, 2023 16:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNicolette Canzoneri has a Masters of Science in Environmental Sciences, focusing on free-choice learning and behaviour change. Her thesis, Theory of Action for Pro-Environmental Behavior Change at Zoos and Aquariums, uncovered gaps in program design and implementation where zoos targeted conserv...
Bex Tasker - Teaching behaviour science to youth [Episode 191]
Animal Training Academy - January 16, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsBex and her family live on a small farm in beautiful Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Under her business Positively Together, Bex teaches humans in NZ and around the world how to inspire behaviour change in their horses and dogs. In addition, Positively Together hosts classes where youth can experien...
Amy Schliz; 5 ways to improve 'dialogue' in your training [Episode 190]
Animal Training Academy - January 02, 2023 16:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsWhen standing in front of a giraffe training partner, Amy is acutely aware of how lucky she is to have been surrounded by such amazing people and animals throughout her life. All of those people have led her to her current role, which is the Senior Animal Behaviorist for the International Cente...
Amy Schliz; Giraffe conservation & training [Episode 189]
Animal Training Academy - December 19, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsWhen standing in front of a giraffe training partner, Amy is acutely aware of how lucky she is to have been surrounded by such amazing people and animals throughout her life. All of those people have led her to her current role, which is the Senior Animal Behaviorist for the International Cente...
Nikki Morrison; Animal Training Toolkit - Part 2 [Episode 188]
Animal Training Academy - December 05, 2022 16:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNikki Morrison has been in the animal training field for over 20 years. Starting off working with sea lions at the age of 19, where she established a passion for animal behaviour, training and welfare. She then moved on to become Animal Training Coordinator for a wildlife park in England, work...
Nikki Morrison; Animal Training Toolkit - Part 1 [Episode 187]
Animal Training Academy - November 21, 2022 16:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsNikki Morrison has been in the animal training field for over 20 years. Starting off working with sea lions at the age of 19, where she established a passion for animal behaviour, training and welfare. She then moved on to become Animal Training Coordinator for a wildlife park in England, work...
Marketing Made Simple; with April Sunshine Hawkins [Episode 186]
Animal Training Academy - November 07, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsApril Sunshine Hawkins Bio Whether she is co-hosting the Marketing Made Simple podcast, on-stage speaking, or facilitating a StoryBrand private workshop her goal is to help people make marketing easy and make it work. For the past 5 years, April Sunshine has worked with clients from just about ev...
Carrie-Anne Selwyn: Canine Hoopers World Part 2 [Episode 185]
Animal Training Academy - October 24, 2022 16:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsCarrie-Anne Selwyn is a dog trainer, podcaster, speaker, hoopers judge and competitor and the founder of Canine Hoopers World. Originally a riding instructor Carrie also worked at a groomers and a cattery. After passing her level 3 animal care Carrie pursued a career in dog training in 2012 Beco...
Carrie-Anne Selwyn: Canine Hoopers World [Episode 184]
Animal Training Academy - October 10, 2022 16:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsCarrie-Anne Selwyn is a dog trainer, podcaster, speaker, hoopers judge and competitor and the founder of Canine Hoopers World. Originally a riding instructor Carrie also worked at a groomers and a cattery. After passing her level 3 animal care Carrie pursued a career in dog training in 2012 Beco...
Dr. Lisa Gunter - Assistant Professor [Psychology] at Coastal Carolina University; Part 2 [Episode 183]
Animal Training Academy - September 26, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsLisa, PhD, CBCC-KA, is an Associate Professor at Coastal Carolina University in the Psycholgy Department and directors the laboratory for animal behaviour and welfare. Before beginning her graduate studies, she worked for nearly a decade with pets in animal shelters and with dogs and their owner...
Dr. Lisa Gunter - Assistant Professor [Psychology] at Coastal Carolina University; Part 1 [Episode 182]
Animal Training Academy - September 12, 2022 17:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsLisa, PhD, CBCC-KA, is an Associate Professor at Coastal Carolina University in the Psycholgy Department and directors the laboratory for animal behaviour and welfare. Before beginning her graduate studies, she worked for nearly a decade with pets in animal shelters and with dogs and their owner...
Exploring Nuances & connecting dots; #2 - Eva Bertilsson & Angelica Hesselius [Episode 181]
Animal Training Academy - August 29, 2022 17:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsAngelica Hesselius Bio Angelica Hesselius is an internationally renowned reward-based horse trainer with a background as an instructor in classical dressage and academic art of riding. She specializes in positive reinforcement training for balanced movement in groundwork and riding. Developing...
Exploring Nuances & connecting dots; Eva Bertilsson & Angelica Hesselius [Episode 180]
Animal Training Academy - August 15, 2022 17:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsAngelica Hesselius Bio Angelica Hesselius is an internationally renowned reward-based horse trainer with a background as an instructor in classical dressage and academic art of riding. She specializes in positive reinforcement training for balanced movement in groundwork and riding. Developing...
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