Animal behavior intern, Sophie Liu, shares the main lessons she learned in her one month internship with Dr. Yin.
Tag: chickens
Becoming an Animal Behaviorist: The Most Influential People in My Career
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In my journey to becoming an animal behaviorist, a few people and experiences really stand out as being the most influential.
How Do I Train My Dog to Stop Chasing the Chickens, Cat, Rat…And Our Other Pets?
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How do I train my dog to stop chasing the chickens? It is all about teaching your dog an alternate, more appropriate behavior. Read more here.
Chicken Training
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I am a Psychology student who is currently enrolled in a subject that requires animal training. I was wondering how many days did it take you to teach the chicken those tricks? Did you use positive reinforcement?
Click and Cluck: Lesson on Animal Training from Chickens
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Scenes from a Saturday morning cartoon? A twisted scheme of some sort? Neither of the above. It’s the assigned mission at the August 2000 Advanced Operant Conditioning Workshop (a.k.a. chicken training camp), taught by Bob Bailey and psychologist Marian Breland-Bailey. Nine animal trainers from the U.S. and Canada, including myself, are here to meet the challenge. We have five days. Sounds like a joke, but it’s serious business. We’re here not just to train chickens. We’re here to learn the intricacies of a universal mechanism of learning called operant conditioning.