How Exotic Animals Made Me a Better Trainer
Early experiences with exotic animals influenced me a lot as a trainer and I can trace many valuable lessons back…
Behavior Chains – Untangling the Confusion
Behavior chains seem pretty straightforward: it’s when an animal does a series of behaviors in a row, like links in…
Training Multiple Alpacas at Once
During a recent Dive Deep: an Advanced Training Course, Ken Ramirez demonstrated training five alpacas at once. Watch as he…
Dive Deep: Advanced Training Course
Is Dive Deep: An Advanced Training Course at The Ranch right for you? Here Ken Ramirez shares his thoughts on…
Salsa, the Untrainable Alpaca
Salsa, the Untrainable AlpacaAlpacas at The RanchI have always enjoyed alpacas and appreciated their gentle nature. About 16 months ago,…
Something Borrowed, Something True: 8 of My Favorite Animal Training Sayings
Something Borrowed, Something True: 8 of My Favorite SayingsThere are plenty of maxims, adages, and popular sayings in the training…
Animal Training Recipes, Rules, and Principles
Animal Training Recipes, Rules, and PrinciplesAs a lecturer and coach, my ultimate goal is to teach principles, rather than “recipes”…
Marlin Meets Tulip – A Systematic Introduction
Marlin Meets Tulip – A Systematic IntroductionBy Ken RamirezIn my years working in the zoological world, I have introduced aggressive…
Tulip Joins the Ranch
TULIP JOINS THE RANCHMAREMMA SHEEPDOGSAs 2017 came to a close, I acquired a two-year-old female Maremma sheepdog named Tulip. The…
Training by Any Other Name
TRAINING BY ANY OTHER NAMEALWAYS TRAININGOften, I find myself sharing my belief that training is not a luxury, but an…
Not My Grandfather’s Ranch
I grew up on a ranch in Southern New Mexico, a 6000-acre ranch sprawled across desert terrain at the base…