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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger for an examination of training methods, including:

• The best age to begin training
• Proper uses of positive and negative re-inforcements of training
• Avoidance of aversive training methods

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In you are in the market for information on horse stocks, join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn about:

• The type of restraint provided by horse stocks
• The surroundings needed for proper use of horse stocks
• Physical restraint alternatives to stocks for horses

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them to learn to identify:

• Four essentials for proper animal restraint
• The attitude of handlers who will restain animals
• The value of a good release technique for eliminating future fear of restraint

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger will be glad to describe for you:

• Snake poles
• Snake shields, tongs, and squeeze boxes
• Transparent tube restraint of snakes

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like you to join them for a revew of dangers in handling male small ruminants, including:

• Aggressive behaviors of rams and buck goats
• Proper management of aggressive rams
• Response to attacks by aggressive rams and buck goats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn about some of the disadvantages of:

• Buried wire electric fencing
• GPS electric collars
• Tethering to restrict a dog's range of movements

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger will tell you about:

• Useful knots for horse handlers
• Useful hitches for horse handlers
• How to learn to tie knots and hitches for horse handling

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger tackle cat handling, including:

• Differentiating non-aggressive cats from aggressive cats
• Proper approach and capture of non-aggressive cats
• Capture of aggressive cats

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Dr; Chastain and Ginger do not like to hog animal handling information. Join them to learn more about:

• International recognized 5 Freedoms of domesticated animals
• Natural environments and behaviors of swine
• A beta-adrenergic growth stimulant used to promote growth in U.S. swine

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Planning to haul horses in a trailer? Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger for information on:

• Transport requirements for horse trailers and tow vehicles
• Trailer training requirements for horses
• Checklists for annual trailer inspections and prior to all trips

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them as they explain:

• Adverse effects on cattle from poor handling methods and poor handling facilities
• Training cattle to be handled
• Some unique problems of corporate dairy farming

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger have information for you on:

• Flat, slip, and retractable leashes for dogs
• Flat, rolled, slip, and martingale collars for dogs
• Roles for chest harnesses for dogs

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger talk about:

• Factors that promote the attempted escape of horses or livestock
• Liabilities associated with escaped large animals
• Key tactics in responding to escaped horses or livestock

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger hope you will join them in reviewing:

• Which diseases are transmitted from cats to humans
• The risks of acquiring diseases from cats
• Prevention measures against acquiring a disease from cats

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain safer trail riding, including:

• Accessories and tack for safer trail riding
• Trail riding etiquette
• Avoidance of creating a "barn sour" horse

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger today to learn what typhoid has in common with backyard chickens, including:

• What is salmonellosis and why are backyard poultry associated with it?
• What are the signs and symptoms of salmonellosis?
• How to avoid salmonellosis from backyard poultry.

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger in the review of lizard handling, including:

• Small lizard handling compared to large lizard handling
• Defensive tactics with tails
• Signs of agitation in lizards

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Reasons to cast a cow
• Risks to cows when they are cast
• Methods of casting cows

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn more about:

• The evolution of today's animal welfare
• Profit motivations for promoting some types of animal welfare
• Course of diminished knowledge and skills of animal handling

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Saddle up with Dr. Chastain and Ginger so they can tell you about:

• Aspects of leather quality
• Cleaning and conditioniing leather tack
• Mildew and leather tack storage

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Dr. Chastain's and Ginger's topics for this week are:

• Hazardous snakes to handle
• Routine handling captive-bred pet snakes
• Feeding time influence on handling snakes

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them as they explain:

• Assessment of livestock containment quality
• Effects of containment on behavior
• Stress to livestock from improper containment

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they describe sleep in horses, including:

• Types of sleep in horses
• Normal sleep requirements in horses
• Causes of sleep-deprivation in horses

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe how knowing how to catch pigs and hogs affects how pigs are raised, including:

• Preparation to catch pigs and hogs
• Catching pigs in an indoor, large volume environments compared to in small farm outdoor environments
• Use of hog snout snares and snubbing ropes

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Learn to help puppies learn with Dr. Chastain and Ginger, including:

• Preparing puppies for socialization classes
• Expectations for meaningful puppy classes
• Proper puppy exposures to other animals and to children

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Follow along with Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they explain the:

• Definition of ponying
• Benefits of ponying a horse
• Techniques to avoid risks of ponying horses

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn about:

• Recommendations for bird cage size
• Hazardous materials to avoid for bird cage construction
• Better shape for bird cages

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Normal behaviors of guinea pigs
• Catching and restraining guinea pigs
• Gender determinations of guinea pigs

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Interested in cattle restraint? Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger in a review of:

• Construction of a rope halter for cattle
• Proper application of a rope halter with a lead rope
• Tying a cow's head in a chute with a rope halter

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to learn more about horses':

• Non-leverage bits
• Leverage bits
• Specialty bits

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger hope you will join them as they describe:

• Housing considerations for all small mammal pets
• Rodent housing requirements
• Rabbit housing requirements

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger go over:

• Advantages of pastures turn-outs for horses
• Advantages of barns and stables for horses
• Reasonable combinations of pasture time and stall confinement

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger hope you will not be stubborn about learning more on handling mules, including:

• Behaviors of mules
• Comparison of mules to hinnies
• Work ability of mules

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they review:

• The overall risk of zoonotic diseases of birds in humans
• Systemic, digestive, respiratory, skin, and nervous system diseases of humans transmitted by birds
• Sanitary measures to prevent the transmission of disease from birds to humans

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger cover:

• Injuries to handlers from aggressive cats
• Reasons for cat aggression
• Capture and restraint of aggressive cats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they investigate African Pygmy Hedgehogs, including:

1. Socializing hedgehogs as pets
2. Restrictions in the U.S. on owning hedgehogs
3. Risk of skin irritation from handling hedgehogs

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like you to learn more about:

• Growth of dog daycares
• Risks for dogs in dog daycares
• Proactive efforts to protect dogs in daycares

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger will tell you about:

• Defenses of cattle
• Cattle breed differences in ability to be handled
• Keys to safer handling of cattle

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe:

• The incidence of zoonoses
• Zoonotic risks
• Preventive measures for zoonoses

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like to briefly capture your attention this week to tell you about:

• Approaching a strange dog
• Capture of a dog in an enclosure
• Recovering an escaped dog

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger share some thoughts on:

• Costs of horse ownership
• Annual care required for a horse
• Benefits of horse ownership

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them to learn more about:

• Herding and leading characteristics of sheep
• Sheep herding precautions
• Sheep herding dogs

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger hope that you will join them while they describe:

• Natural behaviors of donkeys
• Proper handling of donkeys
• Uses of donkeys

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like to help you learn:

• Unique risks of cat bites
• Assessing the risk of being bitten by a cat
• How to avoid cat bites

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to review:

• Construction and uses of lariats
• Parts of a lariat loop
• Lariat hondas

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Test your knowledge of gerbils this week with Dr. Chastain and Ginger, including:

• Natural behavior of gerbils
• Cautions in handling gerbils
• Seizures in gerbils

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Calm down and join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they comment on:

• Effects of anxiety on learning
• Motivations for prescribing anti-anxiety drugs for animals
• When chemical restraint is warranted

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them in reviewing:

• How twitches work
• Long-handled nose twitches
• Other, less common twitches used on horses

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger offer advice on:

• Cages for cats
• Cage contents for cats
• Outdoor fences and tunnels for cats

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to learn more about:

• Pre-handling of animals considerations
• Pre-restraint of animals considerations
• Environment, personnel, and duration of handling effects on animals

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn more about horse fencing, including:

• Horse fence materials
• Fences for stallions
• Fences for foals

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger while they chew on the topic of dog bites, including:

• Diversity of dog breeds
• Characteristics of breed groups
• Dog breeds and bites

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they explain virtual fencing, including:

• What is virtual fencing?
• The potential benefits of virtual fencing
• Possible disadvantages of virtual fencing

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger are glad to bring you information on:

• Socializing calves for being handled
• Capturing a calf
• Restraint methods for calves

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about:

• The initial socialization of nursing and weanling puppies
• Puppy classes
• Puppy first interactions with other animals and children

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Western and English saddles
• Parts of a saddle
• Saddle attachments

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger if you are interested in cats, particularly:

• Tricolor cats
• Orange male cats
• Orange cats in history

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If you are interested in reptiles, join Dr. Chastain and Ginger for a review of:

• Typical behaviors of turtles, snakes, and lizards
• How reptiles sense their environment
• Reptiles means of defense

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them to learn about:

• Primary facilities needed to handle cattle
• Recommended cattle handling equipment
• Optional facilities for handling cattle

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe:

• Natural behavior of hamsters
• Housing for hamsters
• Handling of hamsters

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger while they explain:

• Carrying a cat in your arms
• Transporting a cat in a crate
• Moving a cat by vehicles and by air

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like you to join them to learn more about:

• Common INappropriate greetings for a strange dog
• How to invite a strange dog to approach you
• Greetings and approaches for Service Dogs

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they review:

• Hazards of head-shyness in horses
• Causes of head-shyness
• How to prevent common causes for head-shyness

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger are ready to tell you about:

• Housing needs for chickens
• Assessments of the quality of poultry housing
• Special housing needs for turkeys, ducks, and geese

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about predators of pets and other animals, including:

• Predators of pets and livestock in the U.S.
• Coyote behavior
• Deterrents against coyotes and other predators

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger for explanations on:

• Sense of smell in small companion animals
• Aromatherapy for handling animals
• Managing odors that adversely affect handling of animals

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger will guide you in how to handle lizards, including:

• Lizard handling hazards
• Handling techniques for small lizards
• Precautions for handling large lizards

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them for a description of equine longeing, including:

• What is longeing?
• What are the benefits of longeing?
• How is longeing properly performed?

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This week Dr Chastain and Ginger will alert you to dangers in handling total confinement hogs, including:

• Damage to hearing
• Respiratory impairment
• Bite wounds

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If you like pet rabbits, join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to hear about:

• Behaviors of ancestors of the modern domestic rabbit
• Daily grooming behaviors of pet rabbits
• Territorial and maternal aggression of pet rabbits

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger delve into:

• Physical characteristics of prey animals and predator animals
• Hunting tactics of predator animals and defense techniques of prey animals
• Animal perceptions of humans as predators or as prey

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger will help you understand:

• Assessment of cattle welfare
• Injuries from poor handling facilities
• Handling methods adverse to the health and safety of cattle

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger in reviewing cats'

• Clarity of vision: acuity
• Perception of motion
• Ability to see in darkness

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger offer more tips on safer horseback riding, such as:

• How to check and maintain riding tack
• Safer riding attire
  • Helmets
  • Boots
  • Shirts and jackets

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Interested in horseback riding? Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn some safety tips, such as:

• Partnership with the horse
• Cautious confidence in yourself
• Pairing with a horse that matches your riding skill and ability

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about:

• Anxiety: detrimental to development or a learning facilitator?
• Safety and efficacy of anti-anxiety nutraceuticals and drugs
• Justifiable reasons for the use of chemical restraints

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger explore:

• Approaches to catching sheep compared to goats
• Restraints to avoid with sheep and goats
• Proper use of crooks and neck straps or chains with sheep and with goats

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Flock together with Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about:

• Precautions needed prior to handling birds
• Handling training as part of socializing young birds
• Handling techniques for different sized birds

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like you to join them to learn more about:

• Effective voice commands for handling animals
• Animal detection of body language
• Proper use of touch to control an animal's movements

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger provide advice on:

• Desirable characteristics of a good barn cat
• Health care requirements of barn cats
• Daily care of barn cats

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger while they explain:

• The size of international wildlife trafficking criminal activity
• Collateral effects of illegal wildlife trafficking
• How to combat illegal wildlife trafficking

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Causes of barn fires
• Prevention of barn fires
• Evacuation of horses from a burning barn

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe knives for horsemen, including:

• Need for an ever present knife when working with horses
• Qualities of a useful everyday carry knife
• Facilitating access to an everyday carry pocket knife

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger investigates:

• Uses of dog crates
• Types of dog crates
• Proper sizing of a crate for a dog

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join their review of:

• Horse bit purpose
• Metals used in bits
• Types of bits

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger tell about:

• Captive-bred reptile diseases transmitted to humans
• Reptile pets and children
• Prevention of reptile disease transmission

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger review:

• Proper construction of outdoor dog runs
• Essential aspects of dog houses
• Reasons against tethering dogs

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to explore the:

• Benefits of good animal handling
• Causes of good animal handling attrition
• Reliable sources of information on animal handling

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Come along with Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they talk about packing with camelids, including:

• Advantages of packing with llamas
• Limitations of packing with alpacas and llamas
• Equipment for packing with llamas

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them as they describe alpaca and llama:

• Manual restraint
• Catch pens, stocks, and halters and lead ropes
• Handling of their young (crias)

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they assist in the understanding of camelids, including:

• Uses of camelids
• Differentiating alpacas and llamas
• Camelid behaviors

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to hear about animal hearing, including:

• Desired sound intensity when handling animals
• Sound frequency range of animals compared to humans
• Bidirectional hearing in animals

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger expand on their description of capture and release of horses, including:

• Capturing horses in stalls
• Removing a horse from a herd of horses
• Releasing horses safely

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In this first of two parts episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger will tell you about:

• Teaching a horse to be caught
• Proper application and use of halters
• The use of advance and retreat to catch a loose horse

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn more about:

• Mesh wire fencing for dogs
• Invisible fences
• Tethering as an alternative to fencing

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger cover the topics of:

• How different types of birds have different behaviors
• Basic bird handling techniques

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger review:

• How zoonotic diseases are transmitted
• Relative susceptibility of humans to zoonoses
• Prevention of zoonotic disease transmission

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe proper:

• Handing of non-aggressive cats
• Handling of aggressive cats
• Basic equipment for handling cats

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to become shocked on how good electric fencing can be as they review electric fencing:

• Advantages
• Components
• Maintenance required

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to come learn more about senior dogs':

• Home care
• Dietary care
• Medical care

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them as they review:

• Advantages and purposes of longeing horses
• Free and long line longeing
• Common longeing mistakes

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger in a tour of poultry housings, including:

• Conventional chicken cages
• Enriched housing for chickens
• Free range and backyard housing for chickens

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger discuss the:

• History of pet ferrets
• Congenital deafness in some ferrets
• Unique behaviors of ferrets

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Handling risks for rabbits
• Safer methods for handling rabbits

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they review:

• Handling snakes without special equipment
• Using hooks, shields, boxes, poles, tongs, and tubes to handle snakes

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger go over:

• The history of caged birds as pets
• Popular caged bird pets
• Normal behavior of caged pet birds

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Come along with Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they give advice on:

• Preparing cattle for transport
• Loading cattle in trailers
• Federal requirements when transporting cattle

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger provide guidance in how to become a good animal handler, including:

• The study and observation required of a good animal handler
• Constant practice of animal handling to prevent loss of skills
• Ten keys to becoming a good animal handler

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Come join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they check off some tips on:

• Desirable trail riding mental attitude
• Trail riding etiquette
• Safety precautions for trail riding

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger will cover:

• Cages and catteries for cats
• Cat crates
• Fences and tunnels for cats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they review:

• Donkey evolution and domestication
• Donkeys as sentinels for dangers to property or animals
• How to better handle donkeys

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Gather with Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn about:

• Leading and herding flocks of sheep
• Sheep herding dogs
• Sheep sorting and moving panels

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger will help you understand:

• How your dog can hurt your lawn
• How your lawn can hurt your dog

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Ginger and Dr. Chastain invite you to join them for descriptions of proper horse:

• Tying by a lead rope
• Tying with cross ties
• Tying in a horse trailer

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger warn present and future dog owners about:

• Type of dogs with the most potential for inflicting injuries
• Dog owner legal responsibilities
• Possible lawsuits for injuries to other people by your dog

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger provide guidance on:

• Types of dog collars
• Types of dog harnesses
• Whether a collar or harness is best for your dog

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to gain a better understanding of:

• Wild horse history
• Practical benefits of adopting and training previously wild horses

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Physical characteristics of hamsters
• Natural behavior of hamsters
• How to handle hamsters

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to learn more about:

• Cattle defenses and offenses
• Breed and gender aggression in cattle
• Potential dangers of cattle handling facilities

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn about:

• Baylisascaris worm infestations in U.S. raccoons
• Possible effects of Baylisascaris in infested humans
• Treatment and prevention of Baylisascaris

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger will explain:

• Vision in predator animals
• Vision in prey, grazing animals
• Night vision in animals

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they review:

• History of the horse
• Horses' contributions to civilizations
• How controlling the use of horses was a military tactic

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger will tell you about:

• Rabbit cages
• Rabbit hutches
• Indoor rabbits

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them for a description of:

• Goat behavior when confined
• Special considerations for goat fencing
• Pens for newborn goats

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe:

• Socializing a puppy
• Puppy classes
• Basic commands to teach a puppy

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they explore:

• Waivers of responsibility to protect others around animals that could cause injury
• Animals considered inherently dangerous
• Legal consequences of animal abuse

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about horse safety, including:

• Anticipating horse behavior
• Common dangerous behaviors of horses
• Approaches to managing bad behaviors in horses

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe cat containments, such as:

• Cages and catteries
• Crates
• Fences and tunnels

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain how to catch and handle chickens, including:

• Capture of chickens
• Restraint and handling of chickens
• Removal and replacement of chickens in cages

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to appreciate the value of:

• The natural behavior of pet rabbits
• Proper approaching and catching of pet rabbits
• How to handle pet rabbits

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger would like to alert you to:

• Common injuries from dogs cats, cattle, and horses
• Causes of animal handler injuries
• Animal injuries to veterinary health professionals

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger review:

• Signs of zoonoses in cats
• Risk factors for zoonoses in cats
• Preventive measures against cat zoonoses

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them in discussing:

• Types of lariats and their uses
• Catching cattle with a tossed loop
• Catching horses with a Hoolihan throw

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about:

• Consequences of large animal escapes
• Prevention of large animal escapes
• Response to large animal escapes

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger explore the behaviors of pet ferrets, including:

• The domestication of ferrets
• Play behaviors of ferrets
• Ferret special senses

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe the natural behavior of poultry, including chickens, turkeys, guineafowl, geese, and ducks.

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger provide advice on dog:

• Leashes
• Collars
• Harnesses

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Why to cast a cow
• Two methods of casting cows
• Risks of casting a cow

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Dr. Chastain and Abby wish to share their favorite quotes about dogs and horses with you this week.

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to hear about:

• Distractions as a means of animal handling
• The value of an animal's respect for humans

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe:

• Preparations for catching and handling companion birds
• Holding techniques for small, medium, and large caged birds

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Don't be stubborn, join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn more about donkeys and mules, including:

• Differences between donkeys and their hybrids, mules and hinnies
• Physical abilities of mules compared to horses
• Mule behavior compared to horses

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger talk about:

• Proper containments for snakes
• Appropriate climate inside of snake enclosures
• Needed maintenance of snake enclosures

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger talk about:

• Common causes for barn fires
• Preparation for extinquishing barn fires
• Evacuation of horses during barn fires

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them to learn:

• The various roles of animal handlers, trainers, and behaviorists
• Training methods for animal handlers, trainers, and behaviorists
• The value of certification as an animal behaviorist, trainer, or handler

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• How to transport cattle
• How to transport small ruminants
• Livestock transportation regulations for interstate travel in the U.S.

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger are anxious to tell you about:

• Restraint of dogs in cars and trucks
• Preparing dogs for car rides
• Care of dogs traveling by car or in truck cabs

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger to learn:

• How horses are cast in stalls
• The safest method to help a horse cast in a stall
• Monitoring a horse recovering from being cast

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger will assist your understanding of:

• Dog houses and outdoor runs
• Fences for dogs
• Tethering dogs

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger will lead you through:

• The natural behavior of swine
• Effects on swine from commercial indoor pork production on concrete
• Alternatives to indoor pork production on concrete

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Dr. Chastain and Genger explain the differences in animals':

• Field of view
• Pupil shape and light accommodation
• Depth of field perception
• Acuity and detection of motion
• Color differentiation and night vision

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn more about:

• Capturing foals
• Restraining foals standing and in lateral recumbency
• Trailering foals

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Learn how to meet unfamilar dogs from Dr. Chastain and Ginger, including:

• Eight mistakes people make in meeting dogs
• Better ways of meeting unfamiliar dogs

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe:

• Behaviors common to sheep and goats
• Behaviors typical of sheep
• Behaviors typical of goats

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe:

• Behaviors common to all reptiles
• Chelonian (turtle and tortoise), snake, and lizard behaviors

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to join them while they explain:

• Basic handling techniques for cats
• Special equipment for handling less tractable cats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week in reviewing 10 dangerous habits while riding horseback.

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe zoonotic disease prevention on farms and ranches, including:

• High risk sources of zoonotic diseases from farm and ranch animals
• Animal handlers at high risk to acquire zoonotic diseases
• Proper sanitation, vaccinations, and personal protective equipment against zoonoses

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Catch Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn more about:

• Proper construction and uses of cattle squeeze chutes
• Types of headgates and their advantages

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Dr. Chastain and Abby invite you to come learn more about:

• Selecting and using a leash
• Types of dog collars
• Benefits of a chest harness

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• Dangerous habits while tacking up and mounting horses

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby tell about:

• Need for readily accessible and affordable, nonsurgical means for creating infertility in cats
• Anti-Mullerian hormone effects on fertility

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Dr. Chastain and Abby's topics for this week are dangerous stable habits.

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abbly to learn more about:

• Injections of medications in reptiles
• Oral administration of medications to reptiles

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about cats':

• Body language
• Vocalizations
• Behavior modification caused by odors

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• Quick release hitches
• Unacceptable tying
• Escape artist horses
• Cross tying

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby explore poultry

• Battery cages
• Enriched housing
• Barn or aviary
• Free range and backyard housing

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby in a review of the:

• Shared behaviors of all reptiles
• Behaviors common to turtles, lizards, and snakes

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Abby to learn more about:

• Training methods for predatory animals
• Training methods for prey animals
• Misuse of treats in training large animals

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby as they explain:

• The need for head protection when around horses
• Ratings for equestrian helmets
• How to fit an equestrian helmet

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby will alert you to:

• Risks of losing genetic diversity in livestock production
• Why genetic diversity in livestock is being lost

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week in exploring the topics of:

• Risks of being bitten by a dog in the U.S.
• How to avoid bites from strange dogs

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• What is an attractive nuisance?
• Animals and situations that can come to be attractive nuisances.
• How to minimize the risk of an attractive nuisance lawsuit.

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Dr. Chastain and Abby invite you to join them in reviewing large animal ropes, including:

• Natural fiber ropes
• Synthetic fiber ropes
• Construction of ropes

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about bad manners in horses, including:

• Nipping
• Biting
• Kicking
• Disrespectful positioning of hindquarters
• Striking or pawing
• Dragging a handler when being led
• Rearing

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week for more information on:

• General requirements for reptile enclosures
• Proper enclosures for snakes
• Proper enclosures for lizards

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby will cover the topics of:

• Preparations to move cattle on foot or by horseback
• Training dairy heifers to be herded
• Desensitizing cattle to chutes and headgates

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby will explain:

• Breed behavior and selection of new dogs into your family
• Traits of common dog breed groups
• Specific traits among dog breeds intended to work livestock

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn more about:

• Materials for horse fencing
• Fence layouts
• Fence heights
• Gates
• Special needs for fencing foals and stallions
• Introducing a horse to a new pen or pasture

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby go over animal vision, including:

• Field of view
• Depth perception
• Visual acuity
• Perception of motion
• Color differentiation and night vision

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Don't rat out on us.  Join Dr. Chastain and Abby to learn more about:

• Rodent cage construction
• Contents of rodent cages
• Containment needs for rats, mice, guinea pigs, gerbils, and hamsters

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby give advice on:

• Care for a debilitated pet
• Time for euthanasia
• Options for the diposition of the pet's body

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe how to:

• Capture a foal
• Lead a foal
• Restrain a foal
• Transport a foal in a trailer

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This week, cat lovers, Dr. Chastain and Abby, will tell you about:

• Cat cafes' effects on cat stress levels
• Cat cafes' environment for disease transmission
• Cat cafes' efforts to adopt out homeless cats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to hear about:

• Improper attire when handling animals
• Proper small animal handling attire
• Proper large animal handling attire

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby compare sheep and goat behaviors, including:

• Behaviors common to sheep and goats
• Characteristic behaviors of sheep
• Characteristic behaviors of goats

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby are unrestrained in explaining:

• When chemical restraint is essential to handling some dogs and cats
• Benefits of most traditional physical restraint methods
• Potential disadvantages of anti-anxiety drugs

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Dr. Chastain and Abby would like to tell you about:

• Quality leather
• Maintaining leather
• Storage of leather

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby to learn more about:

• Sow confinement during gestation and nursing
• California's Proposition 12
• Transparency in handling animals effect on animal welfare

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about bits for horses, including;

• Basic types of bits
• English riding bits
• Western riding bits

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Dr. Chastain and Abby's topics this week are:

• Whete to locate a bird cage in the house
• The preferred size and construction of a bird cage
• Proper inanimate contents of a bird cage.

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe longeing of horses:

• Benefits
• Equipment
• Technique

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Dogs' exposure to marijuana
• Signs of marijuana poisoning in dogs
• Cannabidiol treatment of anxiety in dogs

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby will

• Compare herding to  driving cattle
• Explain training cattle to be herded

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby give advice on defense against dog bites, including:

• Incidence of serious dog bites
• Preventive steps for dog bites
• Proactive defenses compared to reactive defenses against dog bites

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Dr. Chastain and Abby would like you to join them in talking about:

• Common behaviors of Bearded Dragons
• Salmonellosis transmission to humans by Bearded Dragons

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby provide warnings about:

• Common poisonous trees for livestock and horses
• Predisposing conditions for tree poisoning
• Large animal species at higher risk for tree poisoning

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Socialize with Dr. Chastain and Abby as they explain:

• Preparation of puppies for socialization
• Puppy classes
• Preparation of children for handling puppies
• Exposure of puppies to other species of animals
• Commercially bred puppies

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby will give advice on:

• Proper saddles and reins for children who ride horses
• What helmets, shirts, pants, and boots a child should wear to ride horses

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In this week's episode Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Benefits of a barn cat
• Adjustment period for a new barn cat
• Routine care of a barn cat

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby reveal the differences in the:

• Behavior of donkeys compared to horses
• Physical characteristics of horse hybrids: mules and hinnies
• Behavior characteristics of mules and hinnies

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Dr. Chastain, Abby, and Todd, the cat invite you to hear about:

• The risk of Cat Scratch Disease
• The risk of relinquishing housecats
• Declawing options

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Preparations for a stay-in-place disaster if you own horses
• Plans for evacuating horses in times of disasters

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby unravel tethering dogs, including:

• Risks to dogs that are tethered
• Risks to people who tether dogs

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Don't stall around, join Dr. Chastain and Abby to learn more about:

• Natural behaviors of horses vs. stall confinement
• Potential problems of stall confinement
• Cast in a stall rescue

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby explain the risk of handling reptiles, including:

• Salmonellosis symptoms and signs
• Reptile carriers of salmonellosis
• Effectiveness of the federal ban on the sale of baby turtles

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Calm down with Dr. Chastain and Abby and learn about:

• Regulations on nutraceuticals and other dietary supplements
• How to assess the efficacy and safety of nutraceuticals
• Means of preventing or managing anxiety in dogs and horses

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby provide advice on handling ram sheep, including:

• Inherent behavior of rams
• Innocent play that can cause rams to become aggressive
• Methods to avert or survive a charge by a ram

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby explore the benefits of dog crates, including;

• Dog crates for housebreaking puppies, calming adult dogs, and transport during emergencies
• Selecting a dog crate
• Crate training

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Recognition of venomous snakes
• Medical uses of snake venoms

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Dr. Chastain's and Abby's topics for this week are warm weather risks to dogs, including:

• Heat exhaustion
• Heatstroke

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Mount up with Dr. Chastain and Abby to learn about:

• Dangers of being hung-up in a stirrup and dragged by a horse
• Appropriate footwear for Western and English riding

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby will tell you about:

• Variations in dog breeds' behaviors
• Breed behavior as a criterion for selecting a pet

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Prepare to ride this week with Dr. Chastain and Abby by learning about the:

• History of saddles
• Parts of a saddle
• Types of Western saddles
• Types of English saddles

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby explain dog muzzles, including:

• When muzzles are needed
• Types of muzzles
• When muzzles are not appropriate
• Emergency muzzles
• Training dogs to accept a muzzle

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby warn about:

• African Swine Fever signs of disease
• The current global spread of African Swine Fever
• Current control measures for African Swine Fever

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby do not monkey around and talk about monkepox, including:

• Monkeypox in humans
• Monkeypox in animals
• How to prevent monkeypox

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby explain puppy mill problems, including:

• Descriptions of puppy mills and their inspections
• Locations for most puppy mills
• Puppy problems associated with puppy mills
• Characteristics of responsible dog breeders

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about tying horses, including:

• Hitches and knots for tying horses
• Lead ropes
• How to tie horses wearing bridles with split reins, romal reins, or mecate reins

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Blue-green algae poisoning, including:
  • Causes
  • Signs
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
• Other dangers of drinking or swimming in stagnant water

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby compare growing practices for beef cattle, including:

• Feedlots compared to grass-fed cattle
• Consolidation of beef processing in the U.S.
• Certification of grass-fed cattle

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby warn about a deadly virus outbreak in rabbits, including:

• Signs of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RDH) in domestic and wild rabbits
• The diagnosis of RHD
• Control of RHD

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• What is avian influenza?
• The potential for transmission of avian influenza to humans
• Risks to human health

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby discuss horses that:

• Rear
• Buck
• Jump sideways
• Bolt
• Repeatedly trip and stumble
• Move while being mounted

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Dr. Chastain and Abby welcome you to a audio presentation on:

• Types of kitty litter
• Considerations for litter boxes

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby explore the risks of:

• Being bitten while kissing a dog
• Acquiring an infectious disease from kissing a dog

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Dr. Chastain and Abby do a self-assessment on the podcast and project the future direction of Better Animal Handling, including:

• Listeners favorite topics
• Listeners favorite species
• Most interested countries and cities
• Future direction of the podcast

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Dr. Chastain's and Abby's topics for this week are:

• Ostrich and emu handling techniques
• Administering injectable and oral medications to poultry

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby invite you to join them to learn about:

• Catching and handling:
  • Chickens
  • Guinea fowl
  • Turkeys
  • Ducks
  • Geese

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Keeping poultry and handlers safer during poultry handling
• Poultry zoonoses
• Recommended sanitary practices for poultry handlers

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby discuss:

• Birds that have been domesticated or tamed for food and fiber
• How well maintained birds should act and be handled
• The potential adverse effects of excessive confinement on poultry

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Pig and hog restraints for the administration of medications
• Handling of Asian Pot-Bellied Pigs
• Transportation of swine

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In this week's episode Dr. Chastain and Abby describe how to:

• Train pigs for moving
• Use canes, poles, panels, rope harnesses, cans and lifting and carrying to move pigs and hogs

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week in the description of:

• How to catch pigs and hogs
• Handling equipment and facilities for swine

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Diseases of swine that can be transmitted to handlers
• Recommended sanitary practices when handling swine

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn more about:

• Safety measures for hog handlers
• Safety measures for hogs when handled

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• The domestication of swine and their introduction to the Americas
• Natural behavior of swine and behavior of swine subjected to intense confinement

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Dr. Chastain and Abby invite you to join them this week to discuss:

• Handling camelids for common medical procedures
• Transporting small ruminants

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Basic equipment and facilities for handling South American camelids
• Handling crias
• Packing with llamas

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• The domestication of South American camelids
• Natural behavior of camelids
• Catching and manually restraining camelids

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby explain how to:

• Restrain kid goats and adult goats
• Administer medications to goats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Approaching and catching goats
• Handling facilities for goats
• Moving and sorting goats

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Physical restraint of sheep and lambs
• Administration of injectable and oral medications to sheep

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• Approaching and catching sheep
• Moving groups of sheep
• Handling methods for sheep

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby delve into small ruminant diseases, such as:

• Key zoonotic diseases of small ruminants
• Sanitary practices when handling small ruminants

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby present safety practices for handling small ruminants, including:

• Handler safety measures for working with small ruminants
• Small ruminant safety when being handled
• Control of predators of small ruminants

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby for a discussion on:

• Domestication of sheep, goats, and camelids (llamas and alpacas)
• Natural behavior of sheep, goats, and camelids

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby go over the handling aspects of:

• Administering injections to cattle
• Giving oral medications to cattle
• Treating the feet of cattle
• Treating a cow's mammary gland
• Transporting cattle

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby describe handling of downed cattle, including:

• Getting a downed cow to stand
• Lifting a downed cow
• Moving a downed cow

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Topics that Dr. Chastain and Abby will cover this week are:

• Stanchions and tying posts
• Improvised chutes
• Ropes and snubbing posts
• Chest twitch
• Casting methods
• Restraint of the tail
• Lifting feet
• Anti-kicking methods

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Dr. Chastain and Abby's topics for this week are cattle:

• Rope halters
• Nose leads
• Nose rings

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Collecting and handling tools for cattle
• Sorting and separation priorities

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe ways to move cattle, including:

• Calling and leading
• Driving
• Herding
• Moving large herds
• Moving bulls

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about cattle facility:

• Weighing scales
• Palpation cages
• Tilt tables and calf tilt tables
• Sheds over working areas
• Concrete flooring
• Man-gates and man-passes
• Dip tanks

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby continues a description of essential cattle handling facilities, including:

• Body and head restraints
• Chutes with ramps for loading and unloading cattle for travel

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Primary facilities for handling cattle
• Cattle pens
• Bud boxes
• Alleyways

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn how to:

• Catch cattle and calves
• Flank a calf
• Train cattle to be handled

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby review:

• Key diseases that can be transmitted from cattle to humans
• Sanitary practices to prevent transmission of infectious diseases from cattle

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby speak on the topics of:

• Handling facilities for cattle
• Handling methods adverse to good care and safety of cattle

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Keys to safer handling of cattle
• Handling risks related to breed, gender, and handling facilities
• Defense strategies against being injured by cattle

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby will explain:

• Domestication of cattle
• Types of cattle
• Purposes of cattle
• Natural behavior of cattle

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Don't be stubborn, join Dr. Chastain and Abby to learn about:

• Handling of donkeys, mules, and hinnies
• Backpacking with donkeys and mules

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week for more information on:

• Domestication of donkeys
• Breeding for mules and hinnies
• Natural behavior of donkeys and mules

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Hauling horses in trailers
• Unloading horses from trailers
• Pre-trip checks and trailer maintenance
• Air travel for horses

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby give advice on:

• Transporting horses by trailers
• Loading horses into trailers

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby will lead you through the use of:

• Twitches
  • Long-handled and other nose twitches
  • Skin twitch
  • Ear twitch
• Hobbles
  • Front leg
  • One leg
  • Picket
  • Side
  • Breeding
  • Scotch
• Morrals

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby hope you will join them this week in their description of:

• Safe use of rectal thermometers in horses
• Administering medications by mouth to horses
• Medicating the eyes of horses

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about horse:

• Fly masks
• Blankets
• Stall and stock restraints
• Being cast in a stall
• Cradles
• Side sticks
• Grazing and cribbing muzzles
• Cribbing collars
• Bibs
• Neck straps

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby explain several methods of moving horses this week, including:

• Leading horses
• Longeing horses
• Using long lines
• Mechical hot walkers
• Moving groups of horses while horseback

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby will tell you about:

• Proper tying of horses by a lead rope or cross tying
• Restraint techniques using distractions
• How to lift a horse's front foot and how to lift a rear foot

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby invite you to join them in reviewing horse harnesses, including:

• Parts of a horse harness
• Steps in harnessing horses
• Harness horse bridles
• Harness horse team members

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby describe horseback riding:

• Bridles
• Hackamores
• Reins
• Bits
• Spurs
• Riding whips

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby for this week's episode the types and uses of:

• Halters
• Lead ropes
• Saddles

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• Safer working with horses in stalls
• Catching horses in pastures
• Trapping horses
• Releasing horses safely
• Capture of foals and stallions

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover general considerations in approaching and catching horses, including:

• Head control and haltering
• Walking behind horses
• Key elements of capture
• Dangers of using food for capture

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby present:

• Zoonotic diseases of horses
• How to prevent transmission of zoonotic diseases of horses

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Tack up and join Dr. Chastain and Abby to hear about etiquette and safety aspects of:

• Trail riding
• Arena riding

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby share their recommendations on:

• Proper mounting saddle horses
• Position in the saddle
• Means of control in the saddle
• Proper dismounting

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby would like you to join them in a review of:

• Correct saddling procedures
• Non-stressful bridling

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week for a discussion on how to ride horses more safely by:

• Proper rider attitude
• Riding a safer horse
• Assessing the horse's disposition
• Checking and maintaining riding tack
• Dressing appropriately

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Desensitization of horses for their future safety
• Senses for safety
• Vocalizations for safety

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week for a discussion on bad manners in horses, including:

• Nipping and biting
• Kicking
• Striking and pawing
• Pulling a handler when being led
• Rearing

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• Leadership with horses
• Behavior effects due to environmental changes
• Mental health of horses
• Body language of horses
• The importance of horses respecting a handler's personal space

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Dr. Chastain and Abby would like you to join them in reviewing the natural behaviors of horses, including:

• Horse mental and physical health needs
• Roles of herd members
• Breed differences in temperament
• Horse communications

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week as they visit:

• Horses in history
• Mankind's massive debt to the horse

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain the use of a lariat for animal handlers, including:

• Types of lariats
• Parts of a lariat loop
• The Thrown Loop and Hoolihan Loop
• A loop on a stick

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby invite you to join them to learn about:

• Knots (overhand, blood, figure 8, square, honda, and bowline)
• Sheet bends
• Hitches (quick release, highwayman's, clove, and picket line) as well as half hitches

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• How to stabilize the ends of ropes
• Cleaning and storing ropes
• Factors affecting leather quality and care
• Safety in handling ropes

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Terms used for ropes
• Rope construction
• Parts of an animal handling rope

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the advantages and disadvantages of close confinement production of farm animals, including:

• Battery cages for chickens
• Veal crates for calves
• Gestation crates for sows

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain poultry containments, including:

• Conventional cages
• Enriched housing
• Barns or Aviaries
• Free range

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby review barn fire hazards, including:

• Causes of barn fires
• Prevention of barn fires
• Responses to a barn fire

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby will cover:

• Safe, effective shelters for sheep, goats, and South American camelids
• Humane shelters for swine

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Dr. Chastain and Abby would like you to join them for this week's episode that includes:

• Proper shelters for horses
• Necessary shelters for cattle

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby present:

• Proper containments for small ruminants
  • Sheep
  • Goats
  • South American camelids (llamas and alpacas)
• Effective, humane enclosures for swine

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain enclosures for horses and cattle, such as:

• Special considerations for horse fencing
• Proper construction of cattle fencing

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby compare fence materials for livestock and horses, including:

• Wire strand or barbed wire
• Electric
• Wire mesh
• Rail or pipe
• Plank/board
• Steel panel
• Types of fence posts

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• Recognizing improper fencing
• How fences work
• Considerations for new enclosures
• Safety and routine care of enclosures
• Proper gates

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby as they begin the journey into the handling of horses and livestock.  Their topics for this week are:

• Confinement and behavior
• Containment and stress
• Containment and liability
• Responses for escaped horses or livestock

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby will tell you about:

• Approaching, catching, and handling small and large lizards
• How to transport chelonians, lizards, and snakes

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• Catching and handling turtles and tortoises
• Approaching, catching, and handling snakes
• Special equipment for handling snakes

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• Keeping reptiles safe when being handled
• Zoonotic diseases of reptiles
• Sanitary practices for handling reptiles

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain safety measures for handlers of:

• Chelonians (turtles and tortoises)
• Snakes
• Lizards

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby explore:

• Proper care of reptiles
• History of companion reptiles
• Natural behavior of reptiles

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Dr. Chastain and Abby welcome you to join them in discussing:

• Handling of different size companion birds
• Requirements to handle birds of prey
• How to release birds into cages
• Special equipment and procedures for handling companion birds

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to hear about:

• How to approach and catch companion birds
• Routine handling of companion birds

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This week's episode brings Dr. Chastain and Abby to:

• Diseases transmitted from companion birds to humans
• Sanitary practices when handling birds

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• History of Companion Birds
• Bird Behavior

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Join Dr. Chastain and Abby this week to learn about:

• Ferret behavior
• Approaching and catching ferrets
• Handling ferrets

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• The natural behavior and proper handling of hedgehogs
• Rabbit behavior and how to handle rabbits

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• The behavior and handling of chinchillas
• Degus behavior and how to handle them
• Handling sugar gliders and their natural behavior

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:the behavior and methods of catching and handling:

• Hamsters
• Gerbils
• Guinea pigs

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Behavior and handling of mice
• Behavior and handling of rats

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby review zoonotic diseases of small mammals (pocket pets), including:

• Systemic, respiratory, digestive, skin, and vector-borne diseases of small mammals
• Sanitary practices needed when handling small mammals

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby tell about the domestication and behavior of small mammals other than dogs and cats.  Topics include:

• Domestication of small mammals, aka "pocket pets"
• Natural behavior of small mammals
• Handler and small mammal safety during handling

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Dr. Chastain and Abby explain transporting cats in this episode, including:

• Travel regulations
• Car travel
• Air travel

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the use of:

• Cat restraint bags
• Cat muzzles
• Gloves with gauntlets
• Loops on flexible rods
• Nets
• Capture tongs
• Cage shields
• Squeeze cages
• Head movement-limiting devices
• Pinch-induced behavior inhibition

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about:

• Carrying cats
• Using cat crates
• Inserting cats in cages
• Removing cats from cages
• Trimming cat nails

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe:

• How to approach and catch cats
• Routine handling and handling equipment for cats

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• Diseases transmitted from cats to humans
• Preventive measures for transmittable diseases of cats

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the domestication and behavior of cats, including:

• The history of domesticating cats
• Natural behavior of cats
• Safety measures for cat handlers
• Promoting safety for cats to be handled

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby discuss the topics of:

• Traveling with dogs by car or truck
• Air travel for dogs

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In this week's episode, Abby and Dr. Chastain explain:

• Head collars
• Compression jackets
• Capture poles
• Leather gloves with gauntlets
• Head movement limiting devices
• Shock collars
• Vibrating, spraying, and ultrsonic collars
• Blindfold caps
• Mobility assistance devices

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• How to walk dogs
• Weight limits on lifting and carrying dogs
• Placement and removal of dogs in cages and runs
• How to trim a dog's nails

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the proper use of:

• Leashes, including
  • Slip leashes
  • Snap leashes and retractable leashes
• Collars, including
  • Flat and rolled collars
  • Choke (attention) collars
  • Martingale and prong collars
• Chest harnesses
• Towels and blankets
• Tables and table covers
• Muzzles, including
  • Commercial muzzles
  • Gauze muzzles
  • Makeshift muzzles

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain how to approach and catch dogs.  Topics include:

• How to approach and catch companion and working dogs
• How to approach service dogs

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This week, Abby and Dr. Chastain describe the diseases that can be transmitted from dogs to humans and how to prevent them, Topics include:

• Diseases that can be transmitted from healthy-appearing dogs to humans
• Preventing zoonotic diseases from dogs
• Preventing the spread of disease among dogs

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby explore causes and prevention of dog bites, including:

• Dog breeds and incidence of biting
• Steps to avoid dog bites
• Actions that provoke dog bites
• Teaching children to avoid dog bites
• Adult handler management of dog attachs
• Factors that lead dogs to bite dogs

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover the topics of:

• Socialization of puppies
• Rules for child-dog interactions
• Problems with commercial breeding of dogs
• Incidence of dog bites in the U.S.

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain dog:

• Domestication
• Body language
• Vocal communications
• Diverse behavior by breed

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby go over the containment needs for:

• Chelonians (turtles and tortoises)
• Snakes
• Lizards

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the general requirements for reptile enclosure:

• Construction
• Substrates (bedding materials)
• Humidity
• Preferred optimal temperature zones
• Light
• Water
• Cleaning

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about companion bird:

• Cages
  • shape
  • location
  • size
  • construction materials
  • bars
  • perches
  • substrate
  • cleaning
  • enrichments
• Aviaries
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the essential requirements for:

• Pet rabbit containments
• European ferret containments

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the behaviors and physical needs of various small mammals for different containments.

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This week, Abby and Dr. Chastain discuss the topics of:

• General containment requirements of small mammals
• Basic containment needs for rodents
• Containments for rats and mice
• Containments for Guinea pigs

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover:

• Cat cages and catteries
• Cat crates
• Cat fences and exercise tunnels

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe and explain dog containments, including:

• Dog cages
• Crates
• Runs
• Houses
• Fences
• Tethering
• Entering and exiting dog enclosures

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This episode with Dr. Chastain and Abby deals with:

• Small animal containment general requirements
• Confinement and behavior
• Ethics and liabilities of animal containments
• Recovering escaped small animals

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby discuss:

• Psychological health and stereotypic behavior
• Nutraceuticals for behavior modification
• Animal behavior specialists

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Species differences in aggressiveness and avoidance
• Training methods for animals

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This week's episode is about forms of aggression, including:

• Maternal
• Pain-related
• Predatory
• Territorial and possessive
• Fear-induced
• Intermate
• Dominance

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about how vision differs among animals and the effects on their behavior.  Topics include:

• Field of vision
• Pupil shape
• Depth perception
• Acuity
• Color differentiation
• Night vision

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain the relationship between animal behavior and:

• Hearing
• Touch
• Body heat

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover:

• Critical socialization periods with humans
• Flight zones and points of balance to move animals
• The sense of smell and behavior

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Prey and predator behavior
• Social dominance
• Causes of irreparable handling resistance

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This week's topics are:

• How better animal handling makes one a better person
• Chemical restraint
• Five steps to becoming an animal handler
• Ten keys to how to better handle animals

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In this episode, your hosts will explain:

• Disease transmission among animals by handlers
• Ethics of animal handling
• Legal concerns

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• What are zoonoses?
• How to prevent transmission of zoonoses

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Topics for this week's episode by Dr. Chastain and Abby are:

• Handling Considerations
  • Pre-handling
  • Pre-restraint
  • Effects on animals
  • Surroundings and conditions
  • Personnel
  • Duration
• Risks of Injury

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Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the animal handling importance of:

• Safety first
• Distraction versus pain for restraint
• Animals' respect for handlers
• Appropriate attire for handling animals

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This week Dr. C.B. Chastain and Abby describe:

• Handler affection for animals
• Proper animal handler attitude
• The power of patience
• The use of voice, touch, and body language

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Dr. C.B. Chastain with support from his over-achiever cattle dog, Abby, explains the sequence of domesticating different species of animals, the decline in the knowledge of proper animal handling, and the types of animal handlers.

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com