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Dr. Susan Friedman – Bio

Dr. Susan Friedman is a psychology professor at Utah State University who has pioneered the application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to captive and companion animals. ABA, with its roots in human learning, offers a scientifically sound teaching technology and ethical standard that can improve the lives of all learners. Students from 22 different countries have participated in Susan’s online courses, Living and Learning with Animals for Professionals and Living and Learning with Parrots for Caregivers. She has written chapters on learning and behavior for three veterinary texts and is a frequent contributor to popular magazines. Her articles appear around the world in eleven languages. Susan has presented seminars internationally for a wide variety of professional organizations such as the Association of Avian Veterinarians, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, Moorpark College Exotic Animal Training and Management program, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She has been nominated for the Media Award given by the International Association of Behavior Analysis for her efforts to disseminate to pet owners, veterinarians, animal trainers, and zookeepers the essential tools they need to empower and enrich the lives of the animals in their care.

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Links mentioned in this podcast

Dr, Susan Friedmans’ behavior works website

Dr. Susan Friedman’s behavior works FB page

Dr. Susan Friedman’s FAID document (Functional Assessment and intervention design) 

Article about the FAID document mentioned above

Terminology Tumult article mentioned in the podcast

The roadmap behavior change hierarchy diagram

The behavioral hierarchy change document – Effectiveness is not enough

Article written by Susan’s daughter about Veda the Alexandrine parrot

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Dr. Kate Mornement – Bio

Dr. Kate Mornement is a Ph.D. qualified Applied Animal Behaviourist based in Melbourne. In 2004 Kate established her animal behavior consultancy practice; Pets Behaving Badly and has consulted pet owners experiencing behavioral difficulties with their pets ever since. Kate also works as an expert witness in dangerous and menacing dog matters, assessing the behavior and temperament of the dogs involved. She is an Associate Editor of Pet  Science; a new open access journal which publishes the latest research on pet behavior. Kate is an invited speaker at conferences and pet-related events write for several magazines and is regularly sought by media for comment and interviews regarding animal behavior.  A strong advocate of science-based positive reinforcement training and ongoing education, Kate has been fortunate to learn from some of the world’s most respected animal trainers including Steve Martin, Ken Ramirez, Barbara Heidenreich, Terry Ryan and Dr. Susan Friedman.

CLICK HERE for a link to Kate’s website – Pets behaving badly.

CLICK HERE for Dr. Kate’s Pets behaving badly Facebook page.

CLICK HERE to read Kate’s Blog

An episode of Hound TV that Kate featured on in 2010

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Stephanie Edlund Bio

Stephanie has spent most of her life learning about animal welfare, behavior, training, and enrichment. Growing up in Sweden, she has been surrounded by animals her whole life and has always been fascinated by birds especially. Since getting her first ones, two rehoused Parakeets named Blue and sixteen when she was eight years old, she hasn’t lived a day without birds in her life.

After getting her zoo keeping degree she studied Biology at the University of Stockholm. The last 4 years she has been working as a zookeeper and made a few stand-ins as a teacher while learning all she can about, force-free animal training and welfare. Today she runs her own small business in Sweden where she offers presentations and workshops for bird clubs, veterinarians, pet shops and zoos. She also offers consultations and private training lessons, predominantly with parrots but sometimes with other animals as well. Her Swedish website provides articles and online classes on enrichment, force-free animal training and other useful topics for pet owners. She is the head trainer for Korpdalen, an educational zoo facility in Björkvik, Sweden, where she works with free-flighted parrots as well as other birds. Stephanie is a Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant (CPBC) with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and is the chairperson of the Parrot Division since November 2016. She is also a professional member of IAATE (The International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators).

CLICK HERE for the understanding parrots website

CLICK HERE for the IAABC  (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) Website

CLICK HERE for the IAATE (International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators) Website

CLICK HERE to follow understanding parrots on Facebook

CLICK HERE to see Stephanie’s Swedish Animal training website 

VIDEO OF THE RAM TRAINING MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

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