Training With Kayce

Training With Kayce

Explore animal training and living our best lives with animals

Episodes

August 13, 2025 18 mins

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. 

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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 interested in what you think and in ...

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August 14, 2024 70 mins

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, All rights reserved; Syn Alia Trai...

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July 21, 2024 101 mins

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

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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?

3) escaping the limitations of lur...

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July 4, 2024 45 mins

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?

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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.com/courses/1-2-3-4-boom-pet-short-...

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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: https://training-with-kayce.newzenler...

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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.

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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 animals usually become self-managing.  Th...

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April 9, 2024 28 mins

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

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Two great conferences: 

International Marine Animal Trainers Association:  imataconference.org

 

Animal Behavior Management Alliance theabma.org   ,  click  conference  tab on top of page

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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.

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February 27, 2024 61 mins

The fascinating story of Teresa's journey to SATS

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February 22, 2024 52 mins

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.youtube.com/watch?v=c9L965aRiDo&...

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February 16, 2024 41 mins

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.

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February 13, 2024 41 mins

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.

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February 5, 2024 68 mins

In this episode we hear Kayce looking at intelligence.

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January 25, 2024 19 mins

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, when we designate ourselves in paren...

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January 23, 2024 42 mins

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

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January 16, 2024 44 mins

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.

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