Training in Motion
What if the rabbits just decided to be held?!
Nicky just recorded a podcast with Ari and Chris of NEI Tec Talks and had a great time chatting all things training, business, social media and highland cows! Plus a few anecdotes from the time i tried to travel across America on a greyhound bus 😂
Nicky's interview with The Practical Animal Channel
This video tells Nicky's story, how she started out in the zoological field, all the way to running her own business Shaping Behaviour. It talks about some of the qualities you will need to succeed as an animal trainer, and talks about some of the behaviours trained by Nicky.
Nicky's interview with Best Behaved Birds
Nicky recently recorded a You Tube interview for Best Behaved Birds. We talked all things parrot, including rescue birds and how to deal with common problems with your pet parrots. Check it out!
Nicky's Podcast with Zookeeping 101
Nicky recently recorded a podcast with James Dennis from Zookeeping 101. During the interview she talks about training animals in general, the evolution of training during her career, the species she has worked with and how she started her own business.
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Nicky's Podcast with Animal Training Academy
Nicky recently recorded 2 podcasts with Ryan Cartlidge of the Animal Training Academy. During part one she talks about training animals in general, the evolution of training during her career, the species she has worked with and how she started her own business, with part 2 going into more detail!
Nicky's Podcast with Wild Enrichment
Nicky recently recorded a podcast with Kyle Banton Jones from Wild Enrichment. We ended up talking a lot about positive reinforcement training with raptors, a subject Nicky is very passionate about.
Tiger vaccination
Vaccinating an Amur tiger, using positive reinforcement. She is free to move away from the fence at any time, but chooses to stay in position even after the vaccination is administered.
Open mouth
Teaching the team to train Nancy the pig for open mouth behaviour. This was used to check general oral health and developed into administering medication.
Voluntary restraint
Early stages of teaching voluntary restraint with a Green winged macaw. He is free to leave the training area at any time during the session.
Box training
Free contact, force free box training with a striped skunk. Promoting choice and control for him helped us shape the desired behaviour.
Target training
A target can be anything you want your animal to focus on. This video shows the early stages of a hobby learning to target the lure which will later be used in free flight. Although this training takes place in an enclosure, the bird is unrestrained and free to move about the enclosure.