Training With Kayce

Training Foundation: 5 tips when approaching animals

APE BT: 5 things to keep in mind when approaching animals for the first time - all animals
1) Approach
2) Perceptional appropriateness
3) Energy
4) Body language
5) Touch
Hmmm... a bit rambling, tonight. That happens to me sometimes around 3 am, but I am wanting to start this conversation and I'll be honing this as we tease it out a bit. Please join the conversation and add to the comments. I am interested in what you think and in your experiences. Thanks.
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The Safety Backup Imperative

No matter how you train, at some point you need to move an animal from the protected training area to the real world, whether that is on exhibit, in the show ring, or on the street. At that point, you need to consider your safety back up equipment (and skills!), and make sure that all are protected. This is crucial when you work with dangerous dogs (or other animals).
 
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Trainers Talking Training

2024 7 18  Scott Thomas, Marcia Davey, Kayce Cover  discussing training issues, history and technique
 
This will happen again next month, 2nd Thursday of the month:  
Thursday, August 15, 2024 EDT US   Be there or be square.
https://training-with-kayce.newzenler.com/live-webinar/what-is-the-state-of-our-art-let-s-start-the-discussion/register

Are these your training breakthroughs?

Perception Modification is an amazing process, which empowers trainers to solve many of the most difficult training issues with a single protocol, in a matter of hours - or sometimes even minutes! But Perception Modification is the tip iof the iceberg. Here's a checklist: Are you -1) effectively using dopamine to reinforce the behavior goal?
2) reliably getting buy in leading to self-management?
3) escaping the limitations of luring?
4) leveraging the use of vocabulary and language?
5) empowering the animal through mental mapping?
6) enriching the animal's life through granting choice?
7) elevating your partnership through developing your mutual culture?
8) on point to integrate two-way communication?
9) updating fine points of operant conditioning?
10) honing your reflexivity skills?
If not, what is in your way?

A need for 'Punishment'?

Let's explore the use, and need, for punishment in animal training, highlighting its role, and definition, in operant conditioning. Let's talk about the rules of engagement, and the imperative of being judicious, correct, and fair, in applying this tool. And how are trainers supposed to learn these things if 'punisher' is a four letter word?

Perception Modification... Again! (and Fireworks!)

Talking about Perception Modification - the need, development, and nature of this work. And let's talk about changing the life of animals who are afraid of fireworks.  Change  your animals understanding, change his life and empower him to cope and thrive.  Tonight's boring fireworks video:    https://youtu.be/itpM67N47Bo
Special price to help you get-it-done:
https://training-with-kayce.newzenler.com/courses/1-2-3-4-boom-pet-short-course?coupon=FLASH50

Live event starts today: Perception Modification rocks

Let's talk Perception Modification and the breakthroughs it brings - such as the story of world-class criminal, Mishka, who found her passion in SAR work and was certified in two months, turbocharged by SATS! Join us for a three-day live class where you can bring animals for hands-on training sessions. This is a live teaching and coaching event.  Recording stops at 22:04.Link to Monday event: https://training-with-kayce.newzenler.com/live-webinar/perception-modification-intensive/register
Link to Monday event replay:    https://app.searchie.io/watch/RqmLLa5WN1

What's the fuss about Perception Modification - free live webinar

Come explore this with me at 3-4:30 pm, Mon Jun 17, 2024.  This is a LIVE interactive seminar and we will cover as much actual method as we can in the time we have.
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This is for pro trainers who help people and their animals with the most difficult behavior problems, and for owners who have such a pet and NEED hellp.  We do this with no devices (not even FOOD!), no coercion, and the animals usually become self-managing.  Thisi s an amazing process.  Let's get you started!
 
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Starting puppies

When we start teaching puppies, there are 2 cautions and 3 subjects I recommend.Cautions:
1) exposure to stress and disease
2) puberty and fear periods
Subjects
1) Name & Explain, a running narrative of the dog's life
2) Body parts, directions, duration, types of touch
3) Conditioned Relaxation and mental states

April conferences - Go to school at the Zoo!

Two great conferences: 
International Marine Animal Trainers Association:  imataconference.org
 
Animal Behavior Management Alliance theabma.org   ,  click  conference  tab on top of page