Renki Teeters, Wolfgang Leaps at Wolf Park

The behaviors were ones the wolves came up with on their own. We put them on cue by the "mark and capture" method where the animal is rewarded for a behavior that the trainer likes, and then the animal is taught what the trainer calls the behavior and that the animal will be rewarded for offering the behavior when the trainer asks for it by name or gesture.

Reinforcing behaviors like this offers a pleasant way of the wolves of combining environmental enrichment and increasing safety for humans by giving the wolves a number of behaviors to perform on cue. It can be used to interrupt or distract a wolf that is about to perform an undesirable behavior involving humans, so it can be a great help in interacting safely with the wolves.

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[kingkenny76]

I wish I can go there but I'm in Ireland and that's far away plz someone help me!

[nomia716]

@ailie101 their not their pets. the wolves are in a sanctuary

[ailie101]

wolves should not be kept as pets. they should be protected in the wild or in a reservation center like yellowstone. they are not meant to be trained and domesticated...

[raphmaster23]

@thisgirlis1ofdguys i would love to find out how tall the lady is to actually know

[thisgirlis1ofdguys]

Good lordy! I've never seen a wolf in comparison to a human in real life before and boy are they huge! The heads are just massive!

[kazouchdesleu]

vos vidéos sont fantastiques!! Merci du partage

[sexygirlluvsanime]

i love wolves i have begged for a pet wolf sice i was lil cuz my consin had one

[babigerldaisy3]

i aboslutly LOVE wolves im only 13 but i mean.... it would be awsome to go to wolf park i want to so badley and if i did go i wish i could jus like spend the night wit the wolves :D i would do that but they prob wont let pplz to that lmao i mean i prob could get along :) im like half dog/wolf lmao but im human like i can howl and bark and i yawn like them to its automatic lol o and when i get hurt i also automatically whine like them too!!! ikr its weird but i love it :D amazing creatures the r

[genie1971]

I took a seminar on behavior and management of captive wolves at this park. The people that taught this seminar were very knowledgeable and experienced in all that pertained to wolves and hybrids and all kinds of animals and issues for that matter. They taught us about biology, behavior interpretation, and we met the pack. They also have a store that you can access online; they have books on wolves and hybrids. I would recommend getting an ethogram-it helps out a lot.

[Guitarluv11]

wolvesare my favorite animal and i am only 17 and only a senior in high school but i have already taken classes on small animal science and training and behavior of all k9's and other animals. i dont know but i especially love wolves. i would die to be able to intern at a place like wolf park, and actually get to experiance what the wolf mind really is. wow. Bekka