Tag: Kate Mornement

Training

Animal training: what’s going on?

Post author By Human Animal Science
Post date April 28, 2014
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Animal training

Kate Mornement is an animal behaviourist who engages in regular ongoing professional development.

When it means interacting with beluga whales, exotic parrots, lions and gorgeous puppies, why wouldn’t she?

Tim and Mia talk to Kate to find out more about the application of learning theory across this wide range of animals, and what’s really going on in animal training.

Podcast

Links

Kate Mornement - Animal training - What's really going on? — Kate Mornement

Pets Behaving Badly website

Further reading

Chance, P. (2013). Learning and behavior. Cengage Learning. Amazon Australia | Amazon US

McGreevy, P., & Boakes, R. (2011). Carrots and sticks: Principles of animal training. Darlington Press. Amazon

Pryor, K. (1999). Dont shoot the dog. Bantam. Amazon Australia | Amazon US

Ramirez, K. (1999) Animal training: successful animal management through positive reinforcement. Chicago: Shedd Aquarium. Amazon

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A duty of care: shelter dog rehoming assessments + science

Post author By Human Animal Science
Post date November 12, 2013
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shelter dog rehoming assessments

In this episode, Kate Mornement, PhD candidate from the Anthrozoology Research Group and Monash University, talks to Mia and Tim about her research exploring the science of shelter dog assessments for rehoming suitability.

Shelter dog rehoming is a topic with significant outcomes for everyone: our communities, shelter staff, and of course – the dogs.

Podcast

How many dogs are in shelters in Australia?

In Australia we do not have a national system for tracking the number of dogs in animal shelters or municipal council pounds.

An estimated 200,000 or more dogs enter a pound or shelter annually in Australia, and many of these dogs (approximately one in three) are euthanised.

Links

What Do Current and Potential Australian Dog Owners Believe about Shelter Practices and Shelter Dogs? (2012) Anthrozoos 25 (4): 457-473

A Review of Behavioral Assessment Protocols Used by Australian Animal Shelters to Determine the Adoption Suitability of Dogs (2010) Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 13(4): 314-329

Development of the Behavioural Assessment for Re-homing K9′s (B.A.R.K.) Protocol (2014) Applied Animal Behaviour Science 151: 75-83.

Image credit: Flickr/DustinQuasar

Tags animal, anthrozoology, Anthrozoology Research Group, assessment, Behavior, behaviour, Canine, Dog, human-animal interaction, Kate Mornement, Monash University, rehoming, research, shelter, strange situation, suitability, test, welfare