Teaching Duration This post shares a PORTL session where we explore using behavior chains instead of just stretching out the clock.

Join me as I try something brand new: leg weaving with Fibi! Check out our progress videos and share your own tips as we explore this behavior together today.

This post looks back at ATA’s humble beginnings with a ladder tripod to share a 10-year-old video lesson on the timeless power of timing and reinforcement.

This post shares the story of creating two business identities, contrasting a strategic success with a cheap failure to offer lessons on branding and design.

Practicing training mechanics without the animal sharpens skills before adding real-time decisions. Ryan shares how rehearsing with human learners builds confidence, smooth mechanics, and better outcomes when the animal finally joins the session.

This post documents the systematic protocol for generalising a calm-in-crate behavior by incrementally introducing a variety of environmental, human, and auditory stimuli.

This blog post uses a personal story about a parrot to explore the ‘trust account,’ showing how our reinforcement history shapes both animal and human relationships.

This blog-post documents the trial-and-error journey of training my dog for an open mouth vet exam, detailing the different strategies and custom tools we used.

Behavioural Momentum – your 5 step plan! At the Animal Training Academy, we recognise the importance of diverse knowledge and experience in tackling the array…

Are You Sure You Know What You’re Cueing? A Story from My Cat. It all started with a simple goal: teach my cat, T-lo, to…