This post shares three insights from ZSL’s Jim Mackie on maintaining trainer resilience through quality sessions, networking, and a commitment to continuous learning.

This three-part series with behavior analyst Eva Bertilsson explores the principles and practical applications of cooperative care, focusing on choice, control, and autonomy.

This post explores Dr. Susan Friedman’s Hierarchy of Behavior Change, offering a structured framework to guide ethical and effective animal training decisions.

This post outlines how trick training serves as a low-pressure way to refine mechanics, offering a step-by-step approximation plan for teaching the “selfie” behavior.

How do we maintain quality of life for senior animals? Explore 5 essential strategies for compassionate husbandry and training with expert Debbie Marrin.

Ready to level up your training? Dive into Morten Egtvedt’s 5-step process for stimulus control and learn how to make your cues bulletproof starting right now!”

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 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.