This episode Kelli Meyers, ZooTampa at Lowry Park, discusses The 10 Modern Principles of Shaping as created by Karen Pryor and how they have evolved from "The 10 Laws of Shaping". Kelli breaks down each principle and gives advice on how to best implement and think about each of the principles. The 10 principles can be found below in the timestamps for this episode. Stay tuned in for Kelli's "Training Tale" about how she had to get really creative with her body positioning (hint: it included floating in the middle of the habitat) to help teach a sea lion a "clapping" behavior. For questions or suggestions about the podcast email abc@theabma.org and to reach Kelli you can email kelligolota@gmail.com Let's talk some training and banter about behavior!

1:40 Introduction to Kelli Meyers 

4:30 Introduction to the 10 modern principles of shaping 

6:50 Principle 1: Be prepared before you start 

10:35 Principle 2: Ensure success at each step 

12:25 Principle 3: Train one criterion at a time

14:10 Principle 4: Relax criteria when something changes

15:40 Principle 5: If one door close, find another 

18:55 Principle 6: Keep training sessions continuous 

20:20 Principle 7: Go back to “kindergarten” if necessary, take a step back and then move forward

21:45 Principle 8: Keep your attention on your learner 

25:50 Principle 9: Stay ahead of your learner 

26:45 Principle 10: Quit while you’re ahead 

33:20 “Training Tales”