Clear, two-way communication is the cornerstone of successful animal training. Through clear communication expert trainers fluidly shape an animal’s responses from one approximation to the next, resulting in a new, complex behavior in minutes instead of weeks.
Steve Martin & Dr. Susan Freidman, Blazing Clickers
Papers
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The Right Tool for the Job Topic: Animal Training and Management Practices – Published in IAATE’s publication The Flyer Author: Steve Martin, CPBT-KA, Natural Encounters, Inc. Date of Publication: 2015 The Right Tool for the Job Topic: Animal Training and Management Practices – Published in IAATE’s publication The Flyer Author: Steve Martin, CPBT-KA, Natural Encounters, Inc. Date of Publication: 2015 The Mouse Went Down the Hole Revisited – Let Nature Be Your Guide Topic: Training and Management Strategies – Presented at the 2015 IAATE Conference Author: Cassie Malina, CPBT-KA Date of Publication: 2015 Blazing Clickers Topic: Training Strategies – Presented at 2011 ABMA Conference Authors: Steve Martin, CPBT-KA, and Dr. Susan Friedman Date of Publication: 2011 Managing the Deliverance of Food to Create Motivation Topic: Diet management Authors: Barbara Heidenreich Date of Publication: First presented at The Animal Behavior Management Alliance conference 2005 |
What’s the Motivation? Topic: Animal Training Strategies – Presented at the 2015 IAATE Conference Author: Steve Martin, CPBT-KA Date of Publication: 2015 Weight Fluctuations in Free-Flight Birds Topic: Animal Care and Management – Presented at the 2014 IAATE Conference Author: John Scott Date of Publication: 2014 To Jess or Not To Jess, That is the Question Topic: Bird of Prey Management Strategies Author: Steve Martin, CPBT-KA Date of Publication: 2010 The Facts About Punishment Topic: Applied Behavior Analysis Author: Dr. Susan Friedman & Bobbi Brinker Date of Publication: 2001, Original Flying Machine, Issue 4: Jan/Feb He Said, She Said, Science Says Topic: Applied Behavior Analysis Author: Dr. Susan Friedman Date of Publication: 2005, Good Bird ™ Magazine |
Podcasts & Webinars
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Training Exotic Species Webinar Course (membership fee) Host: International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) Author: Ryan Cartlidge Dr. Susan Friedman interview Podcast Host: Animal Training Academy Interview with: Dr. Susan Friedman, Behavior works/Psychology professor at Utah State University Making more time for enrichment & training Podcast Host: Animal Training Academy Interview with: Margaret Rousser, Conservation manager at Oakland Zoo |
Free flight Macaws & interpersonal relationships Podcast Host: Animal Training Academy Interview with: Chris Jenkins (COO of Natural Encounters, Orlando, Florida) Avian Behavior International, Entrepreneurship and free flight bird training Podcast Host: Animal Training Academy Interview with: Hillary Hankey, Avian Behavior International Make a connection before you give direction Podcast Host: Animal Training Academy Interview with: Dr. Jenifer Zeligs, Animal Training and Research International Ten steps to train a wild bird of prey Podcast Host: Animal Training Academy Interview with: Erin Davidson, Sydney’s Taronga Zoo’s Free Flight Bird Show |
Equipment
Basic Paracord Jesses
Author: Amy Fennell, CPBT-KA Natural Encounters, Inc. 
Braided Paracord Leashes
Authors: Eric Esden and Karen O’Donnell Donnell, Natural Encounters, Inc. 
Leather Jess Extenders
Authors: Katie Bilzi, Natural Encounters, Inc. |
Parachute Cord Jesses
Author: Karen O’Donnell and Eric Esden, Natural Encounters, Inc. 
Leather Jesses
Authors: Katie Bilzi, Natural Encounters, Inc. 
The Art of Falconry
Lessons on making various types of jesses and leashes. Jesses (braided, paracord, buttonless braided) Leashes Anklets & Bewits Perches |
