Not exact matches
Training is a technique for perfecting a new
skill or encouraging an
animal to perform certain tasks of your choice.
Shedd's
animals are welcoming their two favorite baseball teams on both the north and south side by sporting their team's colors, enjoying enrichment treats while cheering them on or even showing off their
training and
skills.
The results are surprising: The
animals that began their
training later regained a remarkable 85 percent of their original motor
skills.
Shaw and her colleagues briefly captured and banded 20 adult birds, which they
trained to carry out six different tests to measure various
skills thought to be linked to specific types of
animal cognition (defined as the ability to acquire, process, and act on information about the environment).
But by
training Toxotes chatareus to direct those jets of spit at certain individuals, scientists have shown that the little guys have another impressive
skill: They seem to be able to distinguish one human face from another, something never before witnessed in fish and spotted just a few times in non-human
animals.
«Hopefully, the experience in this course will improve my
skills to
train people who will conduct
animal experiments in my institute.
Because babysitting a dark building full of inanimate statues, miniature panoramas, taxidermy
animals and preserved skeletons doesn't sound like it should take much
skill, Larry pays little attention to the job
training or instruction manual provided by the three elderly security guards (played by Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney and Bill Cobbs) whom he will be replacing.
In her
training, Paddy is learning how to socialize with people and dogs, how to eat without aggression, walk on a leash and many other
skills that will help her reintegrate with Tiffany, Ryan and the other
animals that share their home when she returns on December 2.
The academy's basic program provides 80 hours of state - approved
training in areas such as
animal handling
skills, basic investigation
skills, report writing, interrogation techniques, search and seizure laws, and more.
All volunteers receive monthly
training to develop specific
skills relating to
animal rescue: This can include small and large
animal handling, command post operations,
training for specific scenarios, fire safety, and more.
The requirements include upwards of 300 hours of dog
training experience as a lead teacher, passing a 250 - question exam covering instructor
skills, ethology (the science of
animal behavior), husbandry, learning theory and
training equipment.
For people with great organizational
skills, we have an incident command center; and for people who do want to go behind fire lines, we
train scouts and handlers to be comfortable rescuing scared, stressed
animals from trapped situations.»
Some veterinarians are very
skilled at dealing with feline behavioral issues, and others are specifically
trained in clinical
animal behavior.
Through this program we offer
training classes to our volunteers that allow them to work hands on with our
animals, learning and teaching these
skills.
Shelters or pounds who euthanize
animals must be obligated to ensure that employees are technically proficient, competent,
skilled, compassionate, properly
trained, and doing everything in their power to make sure the
animals are as free from stress and anxiety as possible.
«Years ago, veterinarians hired
animal lovers and people haters and tried to make them technicians,» says Jim Guenther, DVM, MBA, MHA, CVPM, a consultant at Strategic Veterinary Consulting in Asheville, N.C. «Now with formal
training for medical certification and client communication, technicians need to possess both
skills to be effective.
This
training package focuses on helping you acquire basic
training skills to teach your
animal to focus on you and learn behaviors such as:
Most ill -
trained animals are the product of their owner's poor communication and disciplinary
skills.
Where appropriate, enrichment programs provide exercise, companionship and obedience
training giving
animals the necessary
skills to be responsible members of society following adoption.
Our
training and education program is designed to equip you with the
skills you need to save lives in
animal shelters and communities.
These new specialists will populate veterinary schools to
train future veterinarians to fill the gap that currently exists between the number of open positions in shelters and spay / neuter clinics and professionals who have the
skills and compassion to elevate the care of shelter
animals.
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Our team of highly -
trained doctors and support staff combine their collective knowledge and
skill in the treatment of companion
animal medical conditions.
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Knowledge and
skill gained through rigorous advanced
training allow a specialist in veterinary ophthalmology to diagnose and treat eye disease in
animals.
For more than 40 years our highly
skilled, compassionate staff of veterinary professionals have providing exceptional
animal medical care, combined with outstanding boarding, grooming, and
training services.
Since 2013, Dr Warzee has brought her many years of
training, dedication and
skills to her position as head surgeon with
Animal Cancer and Imaging Center.
We continue to rescue,
train and place service, therapy and companion
animals, and also provide
animal - assisted therapeutic visits to local convalescent centers, and help students improve reading
skills by having dogs listen while children read aloud.
Our mission allows us to grow in many directions, using our foundation of rescuing and
training homeless
animals and providing job
skills training to women inmates.
She hones her
training skills on her own dogs, horses, and cats using clicker
training and other
animal - friendly methods.
With locations in the US, Canada and the UK, as well as an international program, KPA is advancing the field of force - free
training by certifying and promoting the next generation of
skilled animal trainers and teachers.
Jane has been one of my «go to» trainers in the Twin Cities for several years because of her knowledge of
animal behavior, her
skill in determining which exercises are most appropriate for a given
training session, and for her rapport with my clients.
At our shelters, we have an enhanced safety and
training program to provide new
skills and learning, and to increase the adoptability of our
animals.
By working cooperatively and bonding with the
animals, the inmates learn responsibility, patience, tolerance and life - long
skills and the
trained dogs find life - long homes.
Although more than 30 % of dogs that enter service
training don't graduate due to behavioral and health issues, Sylvia is confident the pups selected will have everything they need for Nancy and her team to succeed in turning these
Animal League America Mutt - i - grees into highly
skilled service dogs.
Highly
trained, highly
skilled and highly committed, veterinary technicians handle the care of
animals and the education of pet owners.
Vicki is committed to
training animals using positive, science based methods and continues to take courses and attend seminars and workshops from respected trainers, behaviorists and authors to continue her education and
skill set.
Guide dogs are highly
skilled and
trained animals that promote independence and safety for their owners.
Humane
Animal Rescue is committed to
training all of our employees, and to ensuring they have the
skills necessary to work in a shelter environment.
These
Animal Rescue Team members have been selected for their elevated level of training, their professional integrity, their animal handling skills and their expertise in search and r
Animal Rescue Team members have been selected for their elevated level of
training, their professional integrity, their
animal handling skills and their expertise in search and r
animal handling
skills and their expertise in search and rescue.
While the vast majority of adopted companion pets have neither the
skill nor temperament for service, in rare circumstances a pet may have the ingredients to
train as a service
animal.
Expect to dedicate most of your mental energy and a considerable amount of your physical time and energy to
training and caring for this
animal and turning it into a
skilled assistant.
These volunteers are
trained to help
animals during or after a disaster or as a result of
animal cruelty — bringing vital
skills in
animal handling, as well as necessary supplies and resources to set - up and operate temporary shelters and / or conduct field rescue missions.
It should always be handled with compassion, respect,
skill, and patience with proper sedatives and the use of sodium pentobarbital, introduced intravenously by a
trained professional in a private room specifically designed for such procedures with no other
animals present.
Positive reinforcement clicker
training is not only fun for both handler and
animal student, but incredibly effective at building confidence, strong and trusting relationships between humans and
animals, and
skills so your
animal can solve problems independently of you.
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animal disaster response team members have been selected for their advanced level of
training, their professional integrity, their
animal handling
skills and their expertise in search and rescue.
In addition to our programs for children, All For
Animals also sponsors therapy dog
training classes, which teach dogs and their human companions the
skills they will need in order to volunteer together in the community and bring joy and smiles to those in need.
The question is, how well -
trained are the kids?Just as pets need
training to live with people, we humans need some
skills for dealing with
animals.
«The high cost of professional
training is one of the main causes for the shortage of practicing or
skilled food -
animal veterinarians,» says AVMF Executive Director Michael Cathey.
Some of the prerequisites for a successful dog -
training career are excellent physical health, stamina, the ability to teach and coach, a background in
animal training, good interpersonal and public
skills.