34: The Human-Animal Connection - Evaluating Our Relationships with Chris Jenkins, Marni Wood, and Justin Garner, The ABMA Board of Directors

This episode continues the learning of Behavior Month 2023 with special guests from The ABMA Board of Directors; Chris Jenkins, Marni Wood, and Justin Garner. The panel of guests discuss this week's theme for Behavior Month 2023: The Human-Animal Connection. The panel talks about the importance of having strong, trusting relationships with animals and tackles the questions: how do we evaluate our relationships with animals and what makes for a "good" or a "bad" relationship? The panel also offers advice on how to grow a relationship through changing our own actions. Stayed tuned for a "Training Tale" from podcast host, Shane, about how his relationship with a red river hog paid off during a unique situation. For questions or suggestions about the podcast email abc@theabma.org and to reach any of our panel of guests you can email directorchris@theabma.org, directormarni@theabma.org, and directorjustin@theabma.org Let's talk some training!
4:35 Introduction to Chris Jenkins, Justin Garner, and Marni Wood 
8:40 Human-Animal Relationships from an academic lens 
10:25 Building human-animal relationships in a modern setting 
16:25 What defines/how do you measure a “good” relationship 
20:15 What would cause you to define a relationship as “bad”
27:35 When and when not to take away from your trust account 
31:40 If the relationship needs improved, how do we strengthen it 
35:25 What can we, the human learner, change in our behavior
41:15 Reading animal body language 
43:50 Advice for building a stronger, better relationship 
51:00 The future role of human-animal relationships in welfare science 
52:50 “Training Tales”