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She is a soughtafter speaker at conferences and seminars across the country. Ken s experience includes work with guide dogs, search and rescue dogs, standard pet training and many exotic animals. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ken will be joined by scotti harvey and her 6week old icelandic sheepdog puppies to discuss raising puppies and demonstrate ageappropriate training. Successful animal management through positive reinforcement. There he helps to oversee the vision, development, and implementation of training education programs for the organization. Ken ramirez on the benefits of animal training im still catching up after my east coast book tour, so i thought id link you to another great post by animal expert mary hunter, who blogs at. Ken ramirez video on demand by karen pryor clicker training. But as you said, you always have your voice and i choose to use my. Join ken ramirez, kpcts chief training officer, for a free hourlong virtual event live from the ranch on thursday, may 14 at 12. Smart reinforcement training for service, working and. A trainer and consultant for nearly 40 years, ken is highly active in animal conservation worldwide.
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Ken ramirez is the executive vicepresident evp and chief training officer of karen pryor clicker training kpct. Ken ramirez, will be speaking at the convergence of human and animal training and technology conference in july 2019. Ken ramirez wrote and edited this book as a training manual for his staff and for students of his graduate course on animal training. Each time i had doubts, however, i found myself in seminars and consultations answering the same questions again and againquestions ive addressed before in essays and articles that. May 28, 2019 ken ramirez, will be speaking at the convergence of human and animal training and technology conference in july 2019. Organised around critical skills essential to successful animal training, this.