Training With Kayce

Teresa is a fan who is passionate about animal training.  Her comments have been very encouraging and I wanted to learn what brought her to the podcast, her goals are with animal training, and who she is.  I found this conversation fascinating.  It was a privilege to talk with Teresa.  Please  join us.

Kim and I talk about how animals blossom with SATS, and what needs to happen for more people to TRY this.  Please give your opinion in the comments.

In this episode we hear Kayce looking at intelligence.

Some of the best animal people I know are happy to call themselves pet parents - they love their animals, they care for them, and their animals are family. But I think there is much more to this. I think that the nuance is important. Just as we can miss the moon if the rocket path is off by half a degree, in our desire to be the best partners to animals, I think we miss a really important point, when we designate ourselves in parent roles, rather than in collaborative roles. Thanks for hearing me out. Copyright 2023 Kayce Cover, All rights reserved, Syn Alia Training System (SATS), synalia.com/press

I think integrity needs to underwrite all activities with animals.  Please join me to hear why, and how it protects us.

It takes WORK to stay safe with animals. Here are 11 points to points to consider, to keep you safe when working with dangerous animals. And ALL animals can be dangerous.

It is a huge benefit for animal and human, if the animal knows its body parts and can target with any body part, OR ANY BODY POINT.  And it is so easy to do.  I talk about it here.  Again.  Please try this!  Here are the links for the 2 videos covered in this episode:  https://youtu.be/1BI_NtuLpKU  and https://youtu.be/fRoxWSVsVBs 

Three TRUE stories about animals performing with the opera, "Amahl and the Night Visitors", at the Kennedy Center!  Here is a photo of my monkey, myself and my trusty assistant, around the same time as this performance occurred (Note the wardrobe!):    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2964962081323&set=a.2964961761315  

Even if you ban fireworks, there is still thunder, gunshots, airbrakes... and more. Get ahead of the game and teach your animals how to cope with these potentially traumatizing events.

Trainers often express frustration when clients fail to complete homework assignments in dog training sessions. Is it necessary and effective to assign homework and take detailed histories from clients?