Animal Training - Introduction

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Why train animals?

  • Health Checks and Vaccination Training
  • Stimulation for the animal
  • To do a job
  • To make animals easier to handle
  • Human safety/animal safety

Primary

  • physical exercise
  • mental stimulation
  • co-operative behaviour

Secondary

  • education
  • research
  • conservation
  • entertainment
  • sport
  • working
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What's the benefit of the training in the videos?

  • improved health
  • improved welfare
  • improved safety of caregivers/animal
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How should we view animal training?

  • As a 'conversation' between trainer and trainee

1. Set clear goals

2. Be consistent

3. Timing of reinforcement

4. Practise

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