Waltham, MA, February 11, 2011—Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior (KPA) is pleased to announce the 2010 graduates from the Dog Trainer Program, each earning the title of KPA Certified Training Partner (CTP). The 109 graduates join 241 graduates worldwide, representing 39 states in the U.S. and 15 countries.
Humans
A Training Update: Niabi Zoo One Year Later
By Laura Monaco Torelli on 02/01/2011Time flies when you’re having fun!
Welcome back! Wow, it is hard to believe that one year has passed since the two-part series about our animal training programs at Niabi Zoological Society was shared on the Karen Pryor Clickertraining website. (Click here to read Part One of Building Behaviors at the Niabi Zoo, and click here to read Part Two.) We were also honored to have our training program featured in Quad-Cities Online this year. Click here to read that article.
Podcast: Karen Reads Animal Attachment Selections from Reaching the Animal Mind
By Karen Pryor on 02/01/2011You’ll enjoy listening to Karen’s own podcast (available at the bottom of this page) – audio selections about animal attachments from her latest book, Reaching the Animal Mind.
Click to the Music
By Karen Pryor on 12/21/2010Karen clicks and sings
Clicker training is NOT just about the clicker and marking behavior. That is very powerful, and it’s the first thing people learn. However, you’re not really doing the whole thing until you absorb and automatically use the underlying principles.
On My Mind: The Twitter Marathon
By Karen Pryor on 11/10/2010Editor’s note: Recently Karen Pryor traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, for the World Equestrian Games.
