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Training for Professionals
Complete A-Z coverage of training, with the knowledge you can put into practice right away.
The Ranch Experience
Learn by doing in this one-of-a-kind, five-day immersive experience.
Dive Deep
Geek out and explore a variety of advanced animal training topics across contexts and disciplines.
Weekend Seminars
Options Vary!
Guest at The Ranch
Co-presented by Ken Ramirez and special guests.
Live from The Ranch
Free, virtual, monthly broadcast.Ready to Join Us?
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Small and Mighty
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Get to Know Ken Ramirez
Ken Ramirez is the EVP and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, co-leading the company with Aaron Clayton. Ken oversees the vision for, and development of, training education programs.
A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ken is a biologist and behaviorist who has supervised the development care and training of more than 40,000 species. He has worked with organizations across the globe to improve animal training, program effectiveness, and animal health and welfare. Ken’s diverse body of contributions includes designing and implementing conservation projects for elephant protection and spearheading projects to train everything from komodo dragons to butterflies. Ken’s extensive canine work includes working with trainers, organizations, and federal and state agencies on training procedures for topics including aggression, search-and-rescue, and scent detection.
Ken has written/edited two successful books, taught at a major university, hosted two successful seasons of the television series Talk to the Animals, and was EVP of animal care and training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. When he’s not doing cool stuff with animals and people, you might find Ken at a NY theater or at any movie screening.
Where The Magic Happens! The Ranch in Graham, WA
Located in the Seattle/Tacoma area in Washington, The Ranch offers both hands-on and classroom educational experiences year-round and serves as the training innovation hub for Karen Pryor Clicker Training and Karen Pryor Academy.
One of the most distinctive features of the learning experiences at The Ranch is the involvement of resident animals. These animals are part of the education experience and the immersive nature of the programming. Resident ranch animals that students may work with (program-dependent) include goats, miniature donkeys, dogs, and more.
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