How Do I Become an Animal Trainer?

[FutureOrkidTrainer]

I can't wait to become a trainer, it's been my dream to work with killer whales since I was 9 :) <3

[TheRoxySkier]

i would scoop up crap with my bare hands for free if i could become a trainer! :'( i wish i could :'(

[kittykattbabaii]

its been my dream since i was 6 to become and orca trainer, but as i live in england that dream of working with these animals will mean i'll have to move over to the states as they dont have places like seaworld here anymore :(

[KingsProduction50]

@kittykattbabaii one country that should NOT have aquariums with dolphins and whales is japan because they EAT them

[kittykattbabaii]

@KingsProduction50 AGREED!

[KingsProduction50]

@kittykattbabaii all the whales and dolphins in japanese aquariums should be sent to US aquariums.

[Keiko8383]

This was my dream, too. I wish I had decided to go for it instead of thinking it was too much for me. I hate public speaking and I was told they didn't make much money. Now, looking back, it would have been worth it. If this is what you want to do, go for it. Even if you think you can't do it now, you can always work up to it. Practice really does make you better at just about anything. If this is your love, take the steps to do it. Don't let anyone tell you it's not practical. Enjoy your job.

[Believe13at]

My dream job!!! i am currently a swimmer and runner going into my senior year at high school. I plan on attending the exotic animal training and management program at moorpark college. I know for a fact that my dream will come true... I just have to always keep working towards it. I feel that there is no job more rewarding than interacting and playing with the top predator of the sea. I hope all who dream of this job keep working hard and that all your dreams come true.

[hannahhazlehurst]

this is my dream job!! the first time i went to seaworld when i was four 1/2 i said to my mum and dad i want to do that!! but now i need to become an american citerzen, i need to take drama lessons to boost my confidence just a bit more, and alhough i'm a strong and confident swimmer i need to improve on my diving :L:L because at the moment there more like belly flops than dives :L

[txhorselovingirl]

omg i met the guy talking in the video! his name is chuck! he is such a nice guy! he works at SWSA with the belugas now. Hes in the azul show. I got to meet him when we went to work the the pacific white sided dolphins and belugas!

[gabbygirly444]

I Am Tring To Be An Marine biologist! Then Moving onto be a dolphin trainer! :). I swam with dolphins in the keys an djust by that i knew what i wanted to be, its an amazing experience that some kids wont even notice until they see it with their own eyes!.

[KittyCat1279]

Ahh, I've been to the Career Camp four years in a row, I lovee SeaWorld and it's been my dream since I was ten to be a dolphin trainer. <3 Just generally working at SeaWorld with the animals, I love them all, even the Sharks in the Sharks Deep Dive that we got to swim with at the camp!(:

[joemcelderryfan1]

i really wanna be a killer whale trainer i have ever since i visited sea world wen i was 10

im nearly 15 now

the only thing is im from ireland so id have 2 move to orlando :( but its worth it

[laurensmalter]

I'd really like to do this, atleast try it out, I didn't go to college, but then again, I don't believe you can learn to understand an animal by studying from books. I look good, I can act, I'm a great swimmer and i've worked with animals and helped train them (African Elephant, Camels, Macaws) It would suck if you need a college degree for this, training animals is all about feeling and respect, respect the animal and you get SO much back in return..

[KittyCat1279]

@laurensmalter I went to the SeaWorld Career Camp, and they do accept people who aren't college graduates if they are bubbly, and do exceedingly well on the swim test.They do LIKE to see that you have a 4 year degree, they will take all kinds of majors but they especially like a major in marine biology or psychology. Job openings are very rare too, it's good to work at the park maybe in the education program because if you already are with SeaWorld, they like to do hiring within the parks.

[sophie8739]

good luck to all of you ;)

its my dream to be an orca trainer too, im pretty sure i can.. hmm :) maybe

[manderinz]

I have wanted to be an orca trainer since i was three! im a pretty good swimmer for a tall and skinny thirteen year old (; hope my dreams come true! I will try!

[keiko44]

haha, funny the end. :D i would like to be an orca trainer. :))) but i can't speak XD because i would speak the English more better... but now i'm learning hard!:) everything else is OK. but the swimming isn't the perfect, but in this summer or the next, i will swim everyday. :D

[taytayrocks101]

im so excited to be an orca trainerrr!!!! :D

[TheKrazy9292]

This has been my dream job since I was eight, and I hope to make it a reality! SeaWorld San Antonio, here I come!

[124yuppers]

I would much rather help save them in the wild, then play with the deprived animals in seaworld.

[ot4kidz]

I'll pass on this one.I would love to watch the animal in the ocean instead.

[MalteseLover11]

So, the freestyle is 220 feet, but about 110 of that 220 feet is underwater? So it's not 2 seperate swim tests?

[sazmullium]

@MalteseLover11 the swim test is 250 ft in exactly 2:20secs then you have to swim 100 ft under water with only one breath allowed once you have taken the first dive under water, then swimming to the bottom getting hte weight once you have done that they will put you straight into a microphone test after that they will make you carry two 50 pound buckets and make you run up a hill and down again, pass all that only then do you get an interview,

[liv2603]

I love whales <33 i love swimming to !

[kiddo3027]

I have to admit. The music in the video is kinda catchy.

[Orcalover555]

YEAH! I STILL want to become an Orcatrainer! I LOVEdiving and swiming and Ive NO allergies of whatever!

[XTwilightandTruaX]

Wow!

I cannot wait.

Number one reason I am on a travel swim and dive team are the faces of whales and dolphins who love you to bits. : D Straight A student, (planning to stay that way) and continuing to persue my dream to become a killer whale trainer, throw whatever you want at me, animal training is hard, life is harder....

I WILL be a killer whale trainer. I hope it comes true for any one eles also. : D

Fish spines in your fingers, I am fine with that. Scrubbing alege, I am down ~.0

[2cute24get11]

Yeah i know and understand all the requirements of training killer whales, dolphins, and belugas, and I still want to!

[Animalabusesucks1990]

good for for u. Be careful.

[Scubagal2917]

@XTwilightandTruaX my feelings exactly exept with dolphins :D

[wushustuntman]

hey does how much they get paid 40,000 dollars yeah that somthing they dont tell you

[orcinus74]

so what.

money isn't everything.

[Goblet0fire]

Is that Chuck Cureau?

[oceanlover022]

I think his name is chuck. He is on an animal show on Discovery Kids and is a trainer at Sea World San Antonio. He was there when I went.

[Goblet0fire]

ahh yes, that's chuck cureau. He trains Belugas and he was a host on a Discovery Kids Show.

[futureorcatrainer500]

This is a great video. Very informative!

[olle8804]

Hope you ppl open your eyes about keeping this lovely beautiful animals in captivity. Have you seen how that was moved to this swiming pools? capture still is going on over the world.

[Sardinegirl]

when i get older my dream is to become an orca trainer

[futureorcatrainer500]

That was a really cool video!

[Kaliamammamia]

great video, not like Sea World needs more people wanting to become trainers though.

[RingneckDoveFan]

Exactly, I wish they never posted this. Now there will be a less chance of us people who want to be trainers. Because some stupid bimbo who watches this would probably just decide he wants to be a trainer.

[Katscaveproductions]

Well, that stupid bimbo wouldn't get the job if they wern't qualified. The more competition, the better. They pick the best candidate.

[Goblet0fire]

bimbo? lol

[Goblet0fire]

yeah, knowing a lot of the competition are stupid bimbos who dont meet the requirements it makes it seem a lot easier to get the job.

[Katscaveproductions]

Actually, that's not true. The reason it's so hard to get the job is that there are many GOOD applicants who go to college, are good swimmers ETC who do not get the jib.

[Goblet0fire]

ok well thats depressing..i was just assuming anyway

[kiddo3027]

I think finding an empty slot is just as hard as meeting the requriements.

[Goblet0fire]

completely true

[OrcaDreams123]

Exactly, "Oh that looks fun, I'm going to to THAT" with a killer whale. Hmmm? Whats wrong with this pictue?

[RingneckDoveFan]

can't be freakin obese, ***

[Kaliamammamia]

I wouldn't say that.