#openmouthbehavior

Our open mouth behavior challenge starts in about one week. Are you worried that your hectic schedule may impact your ability to participate? I hear that! This challenge is designed to be "somewhat" scheduled. In other words, I give you access to small lessons daily to help move you along through the challenge. However, you can implement them whenever you have time. Our only time sensitive event is a daily Live Q & A session at 1:00 PM Central. The rest of the activities can occur when it suits your schedule. The goal here is to help you achieve your training goals, but also make sure there is room for the other priorities in your life too. Each short activity or lesson accomplished is a win! As it represents more tools in your training toolbox. Visit www.BehaviorChallenge.com to join the challenge and partake in as much or as little as you like. #behaviorchallenge #openmouthbehavior #shapingplan #guidedinstruction #animaltrainingchallenge #barbaraheidenreich #exoticanimaltraining #learntotrainanimals #onlinetrainingchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CohsHxuuPZJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I am very thrilled with the response to our first behavior challenge! Group participation is one of the really fun and important parts of this challenge. In our private Facebook group, you will be able to do the following: ✅ Report your progress. ✅ Share your triumphs! ✅ Get regular feedback from me and other training enthusiasts. ✅ Share ideas which can help improve this shaping plan for a wide variety of species. ✅ Be a part of a collective community on the same journey. ✅ Share in a safe and supportive private environment. ✅ Get inspired by videos and photos the community shares. There is still time to be a part of this experience. Visit BehaviorChallenge.com to be added to the group. You will receive your welcome email within a few minutes. I look forward to sharing ideas with you in our special private Facebook group. #behaviorchallenge #openmouthbehavior #shapingplan #guidedinstruction #animaltrainingchallenge #barbaraheidenreich #exoticanimaltraining #learntotrainanimals #onlinetrainingchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CoZ1sRFupQJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Did you see my video I posted during lockdown featuring this open mouth behavior shaping plan I developed? Would you like to train this behavior too? I am hoping so because, I am hosting a FREE online challenge from February 20-25 that will guide you through the process of training this behavior using this unique shaping plan. It’s a guided challenge where over the course of 5-days you’ll get all the tools you need to train this open mouth behavior. During the challenge you receive the following: · Daily communications to guide your learning. · Daily easy to consume short instructional videos. · Downloadable checklists to help you with your progress. · Access to a private Facebook group to share your progress, ideas, and challenges. This includes a daily live chat with me. · Additional recommended resources. If this sounds like fun to you, then visit BehaviorChallenge.com to get additional details and grab your spot. I am looking forward to working with you to train this behavior! #behaviorchallenge #openmouthbehavior #shapingplan #guidedinstruction #animaltrainingchallenge #barbaraheidenreich #exoticanimaltraining #learntotrainanimals #onlinetrainingchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIlwRAO-Tb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

How cool is this? I hear some zoos are planning on watching GOATS presentations and then having team discussions about what they learned! And I am telling you GOATS is going to give you lots to discuss as well as new ideas to implement. Here is some big inspiration from Copenhagen Zoo! @copenhagenzoo Just look at this open mouth behavior on a white rhino. Copenhagen Zoo will be providing a training demo on our second day. And behavior coordinator Annette Pedersen is presenting on how training foundation behaviors are sometimes quite advanced, and how using them to their full potential can promote much better care for your animals. PS Our FB event page now shows 771 people are interested in attending. We do NOT have room for that many. We HIGHLY encourage you reserve your spot for the live event now. On demand is also available. Visit www.ATFGOATS.com #whiterhino #whiterhinotraining #rhinottraining #openmouthbehavior #globalonlineanimaltrainingsummit #goats #animaltrainingconference #exoticanimaltraining #zooanimaltraining https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQHS50lv2l/?igshid=1iwe7h5fy31l3

How do you know if a behavior is fluent? We measure it! There are many aspects of a behavior that can be measured. In this example we can consider things like how wide the mouth is opened and for how long. But there are many other things too. Find out what they are in the latest Animal Training Fundamentals Podcast with Barbara Heidenreich. Listen here https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/podcasts/how-do-you-know-if-behavior-is-fluent/ and also on your favorite podcast outlets. #fluency #fluentbehavior #openmouthbehavior #blackbear #beartraining #animaltrainingpodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TEaezFQDt/?igshid=1n3fvm6dhkny3

Look at this great open mouth behavior that was trained in just one session during our recent visit to an orangutan conservation project in Borneo. The orangutans in this area are under close supervision of the veterinary team due to various health conditions. This big male also had a reputation for aggressive behavior. It was a thrill to watch his attitude towards the veterinarian make a 180 as the training session progressed. We also introduced my phone so we could get a picture of his teeth and mouth. Learn how to get a great open mouth behavior in the latest episode of my podcast Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich. Listen/Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud or Google Play. You can also listen at https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/podcasts/open-mouth-behavior-success-strategies/ I hope you will join me for practical animal training advice to help you solve behavior problems and reach your training goals. #animaltrainingpodcast #animaltraining #openmouthbehavior #orangutantraining (at Bos Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RKkVXFeLi/?igshid=4cdu5ub13i5f

Oh, I remember this session so well! I was concerned about this girl because she was chewing so carefully, and I wondered could we get her to give us an open mouth behavior so we could check her teeth? Watch closely. The placement of the browse is strategic to get her to curl her upper lip. I time the delivery of browse for exactly when she gives me that curl. She caught on quickly. This is another approach I have used with a number of species to get an open mouth started. Learn more about this and other techniques to get action started in my latest podcast. Also covered is the pesky problem of getting duration. And how the heck should you use a bridging stimulus for this behavior? To top it off, inserting a cue is also not straight forward, depending on how you built the behavior. It can get pretty confusing at times. I wrap it up with some great tips you can try right away to help you start adding this behavior to your animal Training Toolbox. Look for Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich. Listen/Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud or Google Play. You can also listen at https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/podcasts/open-mouth-behavior-success-strategies/ I hope you will join me for practical animal training advice to help you solve behavior problems and reach your training goals. #animaltrainingpodcast #animaltraining #openmouthbehavior #giraffetraining https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GEJe4FL3J/?igshid=3zctnsdj97xc

A lot of people are challenged by how to get an open mouth behavior started. In my latest podcast I run through a whole bunch of strategies I have used and some that are not my favorites (and why). Here is an example of one approach I have used quite successfully. Capture the flehmen response! And if you are not sure how to do that, I go over some strategies to help you there as well. Look for Animal Training Fundamentals with Barbara Heidenreich. Listen/Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud or Google Play. You can also listen at https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/podcasts/open-mouth-behavior-success-strategies/ I hope you will join me for practical animal training advice to help you solve behavior problems and reach your training goals. #animaltrainingpodcast #animaltraining #openmouthbehavior #horsetraining #minihorse #flehmenresponse https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zOGBvFOmg/?igshid=1sgvvaqys38g4