Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals

Don’t miss it! Dr. Rosales to present a 2-day seminar in Missouri

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:52:28 +0000

ORCA advisor Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz will present a two-day seminar about animal training and behavior in St. Louis, Missouri. This event is being hosted by HALO (Human-Animal Learning Opportunities) and is a great opportunity to refine and deepen your understanding of clicker training. If you’ve ever attended one of Dr. Rosales-Ruiz’s seminars or lectures, you [...]

Five go to sea!

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:36:54 +0000

Would you like to go on a cruise with some of the world’s top animal trainers? ORCA advisor Dr. Jesús Rosales Ruiz, along with several of our Art and Science of Animal Training Conference speakers, Kay Laurence, Alexandra Kurland, and Ken Ramirez, will be embarking on a seven night cruise in April 2014. And the best [...]

Our 2013 Conference was a huge success!

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:11:29 +0000

A BIG thanks to all who attended and to our wonderful speakers for making this year’s conference the best yet. We’ve added links to our site to two websites that have comprehensive notes from each of the seven talks. You can find these notes and reviews on this page. Also, as the conference grows in [...]

An author event with Dr. Susan Schneider

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:28:02 +0000

A big thanks to everyone who came on Saturday for the 5th Annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Once again, we had a fantastic conference and heard wonderful presentations from Dr. Susan Schneider, Bob Bailey, Ken Ramirez, Alexandr Kurland, Kay Laurence, Steve White, and Phung Luu. If you are in the Dallas area, [...]

Beyond Successive Approximations:ORCA’s first shaping workshop

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:51:58 +0000

Over Memorial Day weekend 2012, five ORCA members and ORCA advisor Jesús Rosales-Ruiz conducted a six-hour workshop on shaping at the 38th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). The workshop, Beyond successive approximations: Useful shaping strategies and tactics to improve your teaching, taught attendees techniques for shaping behaviors quickly and successfully, [...]

Early registration ends soon!

admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:48:41 +0000

Early registration for the 2013 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference will close in just a few days on January 15. For the best price, register now! January 15 will also be the last day to order a conference t-shirt. Everyone loves this year’s great design and the shirts have really been selling fast. [...]

Bob Bailey’s talk announced!

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:27:39 +0000

We want to thank all of you who submitted suggestions for Bob Bailey’s talk. We received many great suggestions and Bob had a hard time picking just one. So, he’s decided to incorporate several of his favorite suggestions into his talk. Here’s what Bob will be talking about at our 2013 conference: What did Bailey [...]

The Science of Consequences

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:35:27 +0000

Susan Schneider’s new book, The Science of Consequences, has just been released! Several ORCA members have purchased copies of the book and are reading it currently. Here is a short description of the book,from the book’s website: Actions have consequences–and being able to learn from them revolutionized life on earth. It comes in quite handy [...]

Join us this Saturday at Barktoberfest!

admin — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:37:35 +0000

This Saturday, October 6, ORCA members will be participating in the Denton Humane Society’s Barktoberfest! Barktoberfest 11:00 am – 2:00 pm North Lakes Park Denton, Texas Bring your pets, family, and friends, there will be lots of fun for all. Events include a costume contest, rescue dog parade, weenie eating contest, dancing with your dog, [...]

Heard Museum celebrates 45th Anniversary

admin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:58:41 +0000

This weekend, the Heard Museum, in McKinney, Texas, is proud to celebrate their 45th Anniversary! The Heard Museum is a natural science museum that strives to motivate visitors to care enough about the natural world to take interest in restoring and preserving the earth’s ecosystems.They will be having a special anniversary celebration on Sunday, September [...]

Get Up & Give! North Texas

admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:55:11 +0000

For about the past year, ORCA students have been volunteering with our local city shelter, the Denton Animal Shelter. This has been a great partnership — ORCA students have learned a lot and we’ve been able to help increase adoptions at the shelter. The Denton Animal Shelter Foundation is a separate non-profit organization that exists [...]

Save the date!

admin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:45:04 +0000

ORCA is Proud to Announce The 5th Annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 University of North Texas, Denton, Texas More details to follow – details will also be posted on the conference section of the ORCA website: http://orgs.unt.edu/orca/conference/ Hope to see you in February! Please sign up for the ORCA [...]

Live Tweeting Details for the 2012 Art & Science of Animal Training Conference.

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:27:06 +0000

We are less than a week away from the 2012 Art & Science of Animal Training Conference. We are very excited about this year’s conference, as it is sure to be memorable experience. To chronicle this year’s event ORCA will be living tweeting the entirety of the conference. Live tweeting is to engage on Twitter [...]

ORCA Tweets

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:41:47 +0000

We are excited to announce that you can now follow us on Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/orcaunt ). We will be posting ORCA updates, news, and general training tips. We hope you will be interested in joining the discussion. Additionally, we will be live tweeting the Art & Science of Animal Training Conference. During the conference you [...]

ORCA Love at the New ORCA Store!!!

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:39 +0000

We are excited to announce the new ORCA Store You can get hoodies,shirts, and hats,or maybe your canine friend wants to show his love for ORCA with a doggie shirt. If you want an ORCA baby bib just ask and we’ll design one. Today (2/14/12) only you can get 14% off your purchase with the [...]

2012 Art & Science of Animal Training Conference T-Shirts Now Available

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:58 +0000

We are excited to announce that for the first time that registrants for the 2012 Art & Science of Animal Training Conference may purchase a limited edition T-Shirt. There are only 2 days left to to order