34: The Human-Animal Connection - Evaluating Our Relationships with Chris Jenkins, Marni Wood, and Justin Garner, The ABMA Board of Directors

This episode continues the learning of Behavior Month 2023 with special guests from The ABMA Board of Directors; Chris Jenkins, Marni Wood, and Justin Garner. The panel of guests discuss this week's theme for Behavior Month 2023: The Human-Animal Connection. The panel talks about the importance of having strong, trusting relationships with animals and tackles the questions: how do we evaluate our relationships with animals and what makes for a "good" or a "bad" relationship? The panel also offers advice on how to grow a relationship through changing our own actions. Stayed tuned for a "Training Tale" from podcast host, Shane, about how his relationship with a red river hog paid off during a unique situation. For questions or suggestions about the podcast email [email protected] and to reach any of our panel of guests you can email [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] Let's talk some training! 4:35 Introduction to Chris Jenkins, Justin Garner, and Marni Wood  8:40 Human-Animal Relationships from an academic lens  10:25 Building human-animal relationships in a modern setting  16:25 What defines/how do you measure a “good” relationship  20:15 What would cause you to define a relationship as “bad” 27:35 When and when not to take away from your trust account  31:40 If the relationship needs improved, how do we strengthen it  35:25 What can we, the human learner, change in our behavior 41:15 Reading animal body language  43:50 Advice for building a stronger, better relationship  51:00 The future role of human-animal relationships in welfare science  52:50 “Training Tales”