Animal Training - Animal Learning

• to adapt
• to survive

• So we can teach them

• A relatively permanent change in an animal's reaction to a stimulus or situation as a result of:
  • experience
  • teaching
  • observation
• Behaviour: revise (not favourable, revise and try again), repeat, cease

• Is the animal healthy?
• Has the animal been exercised? (excess energy)
• Has the animal had enough sleep?
• Does the animal need to defecate?
• Is the animal thirsty or hungry?
• Does the animal feel safe?

• Enable the animal to have:
  • Control
  • Choice
  • A way for the animal to say ‘no’
  • Should be a ‘conversation’

You need to put time and energy into ‘paying into’ your ‘trust account’ before you take anything out by training. Spend time building up trust and the animal will be more likely to want to train.