From: IN%"cla.kesler@mysunrise.ch" 1-JUN-2006 08:15:59.20 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: fat stores Hello all! I've read somewhere that Meerkats don't possess any fat stores. Is this com= mon in mongooses? Greetings Clara _____________________________________________________________ NEU: Ihre Photos online verwalten, mit anderen teilen und die besten Bilder= gleich entwickeln lassen - GRATIS f=FCr den 1. Monat (exkl. Entwicklung) www.sunrise.ch/photoalbum From: IN%"cla.kesler@mysunrise.ch" 1-JUN-2006 08:24:34.62 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: slender mongooses Hello all! Does anyome know if the overlapping territories of male / female slender mo= ngooses cause any problems?? Greetings Clara _____________________________________________________________ NEU: Ihre Photos online verwalten, mit anderen teilen und die besten Bilder= gleich entwickeln lassen - GRATIS f=FCr den 1. Monat (exkl. Entwicklung) www.sunrise.ch/photoalbum From: IN%"cla.kesler@mysunrise.ch" 1-JUN-2006 08:51:55.14 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: fat stores Hello all! I've read somewhere that meerkats don't possess any fat stores. Is this com= mon in mongooses? Greetings Clara _____________________________________________________________ NEU: Ihre Photos online verwalten, mit anderen teilen und die besten Bilder= gleich entwickeln lassen - GRATIS f=FCr den 1. Monat (exkl. Entwicklung) www.sunrise.ch/photoalbum From: IN%"s.berry@elsevier.com" "Berry, Suzanne (ELSLON)" 2-JUN-2006 04:11:13.88 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "'Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca'" CC: Subj: Three more behaviour events in the UK Hello Please find below details of three more behaviour events in the UK. Tickets only available in advance. I run the website www.learningaboutanimals.co.uk. The aim is to promote interest in the welfare and behaviour of animals by holding various events throughout the year and to thus bridge the gap between scientists/professionals and the public. Best wishes, Suzanne www.learningaboutanimals.co.uk ============ ' The Myths of Human/Canine Dominance Exposed': A morning with Barry Eaton Date: Saturday 17th June 2006. Venue: New Haw Community Centre, Surrey (just off Junction 11 of the M25). Time: 9.45am-1.30pm 9.45-10.00 Registration 10.00-12.30 Renowned dog trainer Barry Eaton will expose the myths of human/canine dominance. There will be a tea/coffee break in the middle of this session. 12.30-12.50 Tales from a dog rescue centre (speaker to be confirmed). 12.50-1.30 Questions for the speaker. 1.30- Free raffle results and departure. Barry Eaton is affiliated with the Association of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training (COAPE) and has a Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour and Training (Dip. CABT NOCN). He is a member of the APDT and only uses reward-based motivational techniques in training. He is the author of two books: How to train a deaf dog based on his experiences training his own deaf dog ("Hear, Hear!") and reconsidering how a dog perceives its role in the human 'pack' ("Dominance: Fact or Fiction?"). Tickets £12.00 only available in advance. £8 if you volunteer or work for an animal-related charity. Please give details of your connection to a charity to qualify for this reduced ticket price. Send cheque payable to 'Learning About Animals' to Suzanne Rogers, Learning About Animals, 14 Alexandra Road, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2PE. Please enclose your contact details (e-mail ideally to save trees) so I can send confirmation and directions. ======= T houghts on Horsemanship with Ben Hart Date: Friday 14th July (evening) Time: 7pm for a 7.15pm start Venue: Chertsey, Surrey (just off Junction 11 of M25, easy access of M3). Directions to be sent with the tickets Cost: £7.50 (or £5 for members of the Natural Horse Group) Ben Hart of Hart's Horsemanship ( http://www.hartshorsemanship.com ) will be discussing aspects of horsemanship in a light-hearted and informal way: looking at equine training through the science of behaviour. A fun evening with plenty of time for questions. Based on mutual trust between equine and human, using common sense and honesty to encourage people to follow their own path, he promotes no single method, relying instead on the balance of art and science to develop a long-term approach to equine training and behaviour. This event is co-organised with "Learning about animals" and all profits will go to the equine charity TAWS. Please see http://www.learningaboutanimals.co.uk for more details or see the attached flyer (if you're feeling very splendid you could print it out and put it on your yard notice board!). Send cheque payable to 'Natural Horse Group' to Suzanne Rogers, Learning About Animals, 14 Alexandra Road, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2PE. Please enclose your contact details (e-mail ideally to save trees) so I can send confirmation and directions. =========== Feline behaviour morning with APBC member Francesca Riccomini Date: November 11th 2006 (Saturday morning) Venue: New Haw Community Centre, Surrey (just off Junction 11 of the M25). TO BE CONFIRMED. Time: 9.45am-1.30pm 9.45-10.00 Registration 10.00-12.00 Renowned companion animal behaviourist, Francesca Riccomini will discuss how cats have evolved and explain how an understanding of cat behaviour can help us to provide appropriate environments for domestic cats. There will be short tea/coffee break in the middle of this session. 12.30-12.50 Tales from a cat rescue centre (speaker to be confirmed). 12.50-1.30 Questions for the speakers. 1.30- Free raffle results and departure. Tickets £15.00 only available in advance. £8 if you volunteer or work for an animal-related charity. Please give details of your connection to a charity to qualify for this reduced ticket price. Send cheque payable to 'Learning About Animals' to Suzanne Rogers, Learning About Animals, 14 Alexandra Road, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2PE. Please enclose your contact details (e-mail ideally to save trees) so I can send confirmation and directions. From: IN%"the_space_cowgirl@hotmail.com" "Becky O'Neill" 2-JUN-2006 15:20:26.41 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: Training Wild Canids I am a Zoology major at idaho Statue University. For the summer I have been helping out at my local zoo. We have recently adopted two Coyote pups and I was looking for information regarding behavior and training. Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 From: IN%"cla.kesler@mysunrise.ch" 3-JUN-2006 11:02:44.29 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: activity Hi all! Does someone know or has any information concerning the mongooses activity = during the winter? Does someone know or has any information concerning the behaviour and lifes= tyle of the yellow mongoose? Greetings Clara _____________________________________________________________ NEU: Ihre Photos online verwalten, mit anderen teilen und die besten Bilder= gleich entwickeln lassen - GRATIS f=FCr den 1. Monat (exkl. Entwicklung) www.sunrise.ch/photoalbum From: IN%"SBowers@rfmd.com" "Sue Bowers" 3-JUN-2006 13:11:02.92 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: FW: re:Training Wild Canids ________________________________ From: Sue Bowers Sent: Sat 6/3/2006 2:50 PM To: Applied-ethology@skyway.usask.ca Subject: FW: Training Wild Canids Hi Becky, I don't have extensive experience with coyotes, per se (we have two high % coydogs and used to have a foster that was reported to be--and acted--wolf/coy/dog, but all were rescues not obtained as pups) but, have a fair amount of background with wolfX's. We raised 3 "98%" animals from infancy, and they are fairly well trained. Most of animal training is simply about having an animal who is responsive, and who looks to their human for direction and approval. Positive reinforcement will get you far! I highly recommend the writings of people like Karen Pryor, Ian Dunbar, and Suzanne Clothier. Of course, understanding canine body language is also going to be critical. Wild canids, IMO, tend to be even more interactive and communicative than their domestic conterparts. They EXPECT you to understand them, whereas a domestic may cut you more slack. ;) I keep my notes/suggestions on canine training here: http://www.geocities.com/wolfdogproject/training1.html and honestly, I do the same whether the animal is wolf or dog. Aim high, but be prepared to accommodate less in the case of more reactive or timid animals. Our wolfX 98's will Sit, lie down, walk nicely on leash, they know what "No" or "Ahhh!" means (and respond to it), will get off the bed/couch when told, take their meat and treats nicely, DON'T take my food or other things when I am out in their yard, load into their crates or the truck, Shoo (leave me in peace when I am trying to lie in their yard and read a book, or perhaps pick up poo), let me cut up their deer carcasses in there if I need to, and so on. They are pretty well behaved kids. ;-) I am not sure is this is the sort of 'training' you are hoping to accomplish...or something else? I don't expect a lot of 'parlor tricks' from my guys, but I do demand reasonable manners. One of the biggest things you will want to make sure you instill in your pups, especially if they are bottle babies, is self-control. You need them to be able to tolerate restraint and collar handling, to have excellent bite inhibition, to be able to keep themselves from doing anything they please (such as tearing food or items from your hands). Some self-control notes here: http://www.geocities.com/wolfdogproject/selfcontrol.html Again, geared for dogs, but applicable to wild canids as well. I am also a HUGE fan of a good "No Free Lunch" program...especially for wolf/wolfX, coys, and primitive or working breeds. Even something as simple as making them Sit every night for their dinner goes a long way(!) and there is no excuse for *not* doing this with any animal. Any canine/human relationship runs on just a handful of basic things, IMO. Once again, written for dogs- http://www.geocities.com/wolfdogproject/safedogs but take from it what you will. You may also want to check out the book "Shasta and Rogue", by Robert Lee Behme. He and his family raised two coyote pups as family members. There's not a lot of technical detail, but it is an enjoyable read for someone interested in the human/coyote bond. :) Of course, each animal is an individual...our younger rescue coy Leroy has a temperment that could easily have had him as a housepet, had I gotten him young enough to introduce to the cats. He is still a bit more reactive than your average dog, but he recovers much more quickly than a wolf or higher content wolfX. The older coy is the "toughest dawg on the block", I've never seen a canine quite like him. ;-) He'd had a strange life, though, before he came here. Hope that helps you some. :-) ~Sue! ----------------------------------------- From: Becky O'Neill [mailto:the_space_cowgirl@hotmail.com > ] Sent: Fri 6/2/2006 5:20 PM To: Applied-ethology@skyway.usask.ca Subject: Training Wild Canids I am a Zoology major at idaho Statue University. For the summer I have been helping out at my local zoo. We have recently adopted two Coyote pups and I was looking for information regarding behavior and training. Thanks. From: IN%"gpquinlan@adelphia.net" "George Phillip Quinlan" 6-JUN-2006 08:04:02.42 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied-ethology" CC: Subj: Tamworth Pigs Housing This is a personal request for assistance about housing Tamworth Pigs. We are planning on getting two Tamworth Pigs to forage a wooded area around my home in Maine. They will be piglets when they arrive in July and the purpose is for food. We will be raising them using organic feed as well. We are researching everyday but I was hoping someone here maybe able to share some hints we may not find in books or on line. At this time we are planning on using hot wire around the area they will be foraging. They will have access to a sunny area where the woods run along an open training field I use. It will follow that field towards the house close enough to have fresh water available at all times and easy to reach feeding station. The woods is a combination of soft and hardwood with low blueberry bushes filling any area they can. The water table is about 3-4 feet below the surface ( in some areas) during the spring and wet season and drops during the later summer. We chose them because of their hardiness and foraging habits. I have future plans for the area latter and do not worry about then taking out the smaller trees and stumps. Actually we are counting on this. I will be using a smaller (10' X 10' ) dog kennel for night time penning until they are large enough to take care themselves, but still offer a shelter so they will get use to it later in the season. I understand that using a hot wire isn't the best to use for a gate since I understand that they will avoid it when we need to move them. Any suggestions for a sturdy gate system? Any tips would be appreciated, as well as any warnings ! Thank you in advance. George Phillip Quinlan "We have to understand we are not the only beings on this planet with personalities and minds" Jane Goodall All About Dogs Behavior & Training Center Cat Mousam Rd Kennebunk Me 04043 From: IN%"gpquinlan@adelphia.net" "George Phillip Quinlan" 8-JUN-2006 07:50:20.71 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied-ethology" CC: Subj: My Pigs Thank you Thank all of you that have written back with information on Tamworth Pigs. My wife and I appreciate you taking time from your busy schedule to share your thoughts. We are comforted knowing we are on the right track to raise them safe and humanely. Know that they will have plenty of wooded area for shade, open area for sun and if ambitious enough more than enough to wallow in. George & Victoria Quinlan George Phillip Quinlan All About Dogs Behavior & Training Center Cat Mousam Rd Kennebunk Me 207-985-6700 www.allaboutdogstraining.com If you talk to the animals, they will talk to you, and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them, And what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys. Chief Dan George From: IN%"tywatkins@gmail.com" "ty watkins" 9-JUN-2006 13:35:14.98 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: collecting observations data I'm new to the listserv and am looking for assistance in finding a good software package for observational data collection. My grant doesn't provide enough $$$ for 'The Observer' software package - although it would be ideal. I've heard that you can write a program which incorporates your ethogram in to Palm Pilot software formats (Palm OS). This can then be downloaded into a PC - maybe into Excel for frequency and duration analysis. If anyone knows of someone who might be able to write this kind of program, or could recommend similar software for a reasonable amount of money, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks, Tammy Watkins Ph.D. Candidate University of Georgia From: IN%"k9.college_napier@xtra.co.nz" 9-JUN-2006 13:54:03.90 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" CC: Subj: RE: collecting observations data > I'm new to the listserv and am looking for assistance in finding a > good software package for observational data collection. Hi Ty, Have a look at this package. http://www.jwatcher.ucla.edu/ Regards John L. New Zealand.