42: The 10 Modern Principles of Shaping with Kelli Meyers, ZooTampa at Lowry Park

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 [email protected] and to reach Kelli you can email [email protected] 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”