Episode 364 Chirag Patel Pt 1 Your Backstage Pass to a Multi Species Conversation

About this episode

A conversation with Chirag Patel about ethical and science-based animal behavior management and training.

This is part 1 of a conversation with Chirag Patel. Chirag is based in London where consults on the ethical and science-based practice of behavior management and training for animals housed in domestic, zoo, and laboratory environments. Chirag earned his BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Sciences from the Royal Veterinary College in London and a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Animal Behavior from the University of Lincoln, UK. He is also a certified parrot behavior consultant (CPBC) with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Currently, Chirag is studying for a MSc in Applied Behavior Analysis. Chirag is a member of the Clicker Expo faculty which is where I first met him. The Clicker Expo is the reason behind this conversation. For several years now Chirag and several other faculty members have done a presentation that they call The Backstage Pass. Basically each trainer picks a dog/handler team from the audience and works with that team on stage towards a stated goal behavior. Each team works with the trainer for a few minutes at a time, then there’s a discussion of the why’s and wherefores of the methods used. It’s an interesting presentation. You…

People in this episode

Guest: Chirag Patel

Topics covered

• animal behavior
• training
• ethics
• multi-species communication

Keywords

• behavior management
• training methods
• Clicker Expo
• animal training

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Clicker Expo

Books & works: Your Backstage Pass to a Multi Species Conversation, Hons, a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Animal Behavior, The Backstage Pass

Places: London

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