In the lab where I trained animals in sensory discrimination tasks, another graduate student had taped a cartoon to the lab door, showing two rats in a Skinner box having a deep conversation. Pointing ...

Using food to train your dog or cat doesn't just motivate them. It provides enrichment and helps teach behaviors effectively.

Eunice Framm, senior keeper of barnyard animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, has taught pigs to bowl, goats to paint, and red pandas to receive vaccines. She, and all other keepers, do so through the zoo’s ...

For those who have a passion for the furry friends in our community, Santiago Canyon College is offering a new Companion Animal Training program beginning this fall that will serve as a pathway to ...

In Moorpark College's Animal Care and Training Program, students get real-world experience at the campus' Teaching Zoo.

Jon Garthoff does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

OHSU declined to participate in this conversation, but Dr. Kerry Foley, a retired emergency medical doctor who volunteers for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, joins us to share her ...

Most people make mistakes in training their pets without realizing it. These mistakes will slow down your pet's progress and make them confused. To make the training a success, you have to be patient, ...