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Southern California
Consultant for best-selling book "101 Dog Tricks" by Kyra Sundance
Southern California
Independently contracted as a studio animal trainer by various animal companies including "Serengeti Ranch / A2Z Animals", "Animal Savvy", "Working Wildlife", "Bow Wow Productions", "Critters of the Cinema", "Amazing Animal Actors" and others.
Extensive work at animal facilities has included cleaning, enrichment, meal prep, feeding, training, handling, presenting and caring for exotic and domestic animals including chimps, big cats, birds of prey, reptiles, hoofstock, monkeys, pelicans, wolves, dogs, & cats.
Working individually, & as part of a team, training & handling animals for movies, television, commercials, print & live projects.
Southern California
Moorpark College's Exotic Animal Training & Management Program
Part of a team responsible for the care, maintenance and feeding of a variety of animal species from around the world including: primates, large & small carnivores, exotic hoofstock, birds of prey, exotic birds, rodents, reptiles & domestics.
Hands-on experience in animal nutrition, veterinary care, captive animal enrichment and routine facility maintenance, as well as presenting animals and creating educational programs for the public.
BC, Canada
Responsible for the care, maintenance & feeding of a variety of animals including: lions, tigers, cougars, jaguars, bears, wolves, foxes, raccoons, hawks, owls, ravens, reptiles and domestics.
Some training of horses and small exotic animals. Assisted trainers on studio jobs.
BC, Canada
Tasks included giving public tours of the zoo, assisted in educational workshops for children, did behavioral observation studies on new animals, minor clerical work, cleaning of property and enclosures. Some animal handling including camels & caribou.
BC, Canada
Taught weekly group classes of Puppy Preschool, Basic Obedience & Advanced Obedience using gentle, positive methods. Taught promotional dog-trick classes and gave dog trick demonstrations.
BC, Canada
Involved in caring for a variety of barnyard animals (horses, dogs, llamas, goats, waterfowl) as well as schooling horses, basic training of dogs, helping during riding lessons, fundraising & web design.
BC, Canada
Assisted with the care, feeding and raising of orphaned wild mammals to be re-released (raccoons, squirrels, opossums, coyotes, deer).
BC, Canada
Feeding, cleaning and caring for a variety of animals (birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, rodents, ferrets, prairie dogs). Helping with educational displays and presentations. Training & handling dogs for TV, theatre, commercials and print.
BC, Canada
Working with boarded & facility dogs in areas of obedience, agility, scent detection, behavioral problem solving and tricks.
BC, Canada
Focused on Hunter and Jumper disciplines but also gained experience in Western & Bareback riding. Showed horses up to "A" circuit level in Canada and U.S. Schooled and trained lesson horses and private horses. Helped with feeding, turn-out and care of 75 privately owned horses.
BC, Canada
Maintained cleanliness of hospital and kennels. Responsible for feeding, exercising, bathing, grooming & some medicating of animals including dogs, cats, birds and ferrets. Assisted Veterinarian and other staff in a variety of procedures. Performed lab tests and developed x-rays.
