Training With Kayce

Kayce Cover, a professional animal trainer, shares insights on managing animal stress and emotions, highlighting the shift from entertainment-focused training to prioritizing animal welfare. She warns about the dangers of stress-related issues, such as capture myopathy, and emphasizes the importance of calm interactions. Cover teaches self-relaxation techniques for animals and acknowledges the com...

If you want a great career as a trainer, you might benefit to remember to grant power and choice to your animal collaborators.  In particular, here are 5 things to keep in mind, to keep you successful... and safe!   Recognize the sovereignty of the animal, and ask permission before touching or acting on his body.   Allow the animal all the control it is safe to give.  Self direction is a huge moti...

Renew anew anew - Lew is working on developing SATS materials, and Joseph and I are collaborating on the podcast again, and we are excited to bring you new kinds of content.  I’ll still cover basic training and dog and horse training, but we will add more content specific to the care and management of exotic animals.  There will also be more technical information.  Spoiler alert, dog training IS r...

Have a new puppy? Kayce's back with her new series Puppy Prep! Today, she discusses the essentials of raising a puppy with timelines in SATS. How to start with a young pup and turn them into a confident and cooperative adult dog. 

Every new pup has to go through their first vet visit. It can be a stressful experience but with SATS we can lower that stress to zero! It can take as little as two minutes to prepare your pup for an injection. Find out how on today's podcast with Kayce Cover.

Join Kayce as she introduces Lew, a new professional who is dedicated to mastering SATS and helping Kayce to get the word out. Today, they welcome listeners back after a long time away and then discuss the value of SATS in a world that often underestimates the intelligence of animals. 

APE BT: 5 things to keep in mind when approaching animals for the first time - all animals 1) Approach 2) Perceptional appropriateness 3) Energy 4) Body language 5) Touch Hmmm... a bit rambling, tonight. That happens to me sometimes around 3 am, but I am wanting to start this conversation and I'll be honing this as we tease it out a bit. Please join the conversation and add to the comments. I am i...

No matter how you train, at some point you need to move an animal from the protected training area to the real world, whether that is on exhibit, in the show ring, or on the street. At that point, you need to consider your safety back up equipment (and skills!), and make sure that all are protected. This is crucial when you work with dangerous dogs (or other animals).   Copyright 2024 Kayce Cover,...

2024 7 18  Scott Thomas, Marcia Davey, Kayce Cover  discussing training issues, history and technique   This will happen again next month, 2nd Thursday of the month:   Thursday, August 15, 2024 EDT US   Be there or be square. https://training-with-kayce.newzenler.com/live-webinar/what-is-the-state-of-our-art-let-s-start-the-discussion/register

Perception Modification is an amazing process, which empowers trainers to solve many of the most difficult training issues with a single protocol, in a matter of hours - or sometimes even minutes! But Perception Modification is the tip iof the iceberg. Here's a checklist: Are you - 1) effectively using dopamine to reinforce the behavior goal? 2) reliably getting buy in leading to self-management?...

Let's explore the use, and need, for punishment in animal training, highlighting its role, and definition, in operant conditioning. Let's talk about the rules of engagement, and the imperative of being judicious, correct, and fair, in applying this tool. And how are trainers supposed to learn these things if 'punisher' is a four letter word?

Talking about Perception Modification - the need, development, and nature of this work. And let's talk about changing the life of animals who are afraid of fireworks.  Change  your animals understanding, change his life and empower him to cope and thrive.  Tonight's boring fireworks video:    https://youtu.be/itpM67N47Bo Special price to help you get-it-done: https://training-with-kayce.newzenler....

Let's talk Perception Modification and the breakthroughs it brings - such as the story of world-class criminal, Mishka, who found her passion in SAR work and was certified in two months, turbocharged by SATS! Join us for a three-day live class where you can bring animals for hands-on training sessions. This is a live teaching and coaching event.  Recording stops at 22:04. Link to Monday event: htt...

Come explore this with me at 3-4:30 pm, Mon Jun 17, 2024.  This is a LIVE interactive seminar and we will cover as much actual method as we can in the time we have. Register This is for pro trainers who help people and their animals with the most difficult behavior problems, and for owners who have such a pet and NEED hellp.  We do this with no devices (not even FOOD!), no coercion, and the animal...

When we start teaching puppies, there are 2 cautions and 3 subjects I recommend. Cautions: 1) exposure to stress and disease 2) puberty and fear periods Subjects 1) Name & Explain, a running narrative of the dog's life 2) Body parts, directions, duration, types of touch 3) Conditioned Relaxation and mental states

Two great conferences:  International Marine Animal Trainers Association:  imataconference.org   Animal Behavior Management Alliance theabma.org   ,  click  conference  tab on top of page

Whilst doing the last podcast, Teresa Bowman and I got talking about some animal issues and how well - meaning people are supporting groups that are dedicated to removing animals from our lives.  Here is a bit about Lolita, extremists and animals in court.

The fascinating story of Teresa's journey to SATS

Johnna Pratt joins Kayce to discuss teaching prodigy, Veronica Lynn and prodigy-to-be, Ashley Elizabeth, and SATS!   There is a wealth of video there - check them all out!   Video links:  Join Johnna and I watching Ashley and Veronica   My Grammys home from church!!!!!!!!:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyOamZJSYgQ   Ashley Elizabeth Pet Bull's training Journal: Ashley's story:    https://www....

Teresa is a fan who is passionate about animal training.  Her comments have been very encouraging and I wanted to learn what brought her to the podcast, her goals are with animal training, and who she is.  I found this conversation fascinating.  It was a privilege to talk with Teresa.  Please  join us.

Kim and I talk about how animals blossom with SATS, and what needs to happen for more people to TRY this.  Please give your opinion in the comments.

In this episode we hear Kayce looking at intelligence.

Some of the best animal people I know are happy to call themselves pet parents - they love their animals, they care for them, and their animals are family. But I think there is much more to this. I think that the nuance is important. Just as we can miss the moon if the rocket path is off by half a degree, in our desire to be the best partners to animals, I think we miss a really important point, w...

I think integrity needs to underwrite all activities with animals.  Please join me to hear why, and how it protects us.

It takes WORK to stay safe with animals. Here are 11 points to points to consider, to keep you safe when working with dangerous animals. And ALL animals can be dangerous.