Animal trainers

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(12-23-2018, 02:32 PM)Kathlee111 Wrote: I definately learned the most about myself and also discovered new skills when I was put to the test.Te video you shared is a great example of how this can happen. Good point!  I can go more into detail later, and give some examples.  I wanted to start answering the questions I was asked,  to give a bit more of my  background  and describe my cats first, I did have lions and tigers both. 
When I started my work with Wayne he had 6 lionesses and 3 tigers ( bengal, all female) I added 2 Siberians ( male Saigon and female Leia) and later, Tsavo, male lion.  I was hands on with all of the cats I added as cubs as well as with Bombay, one of the bengal tigers who was 4 when i began going into her enclosure with her . I could go in with all the cats ( except one lioness) but Wayne had to be with me, and i only trained the cats i was hands on with. I fed/ cleaned and cared for all of them,  and did narration for Wayne for his show when I wasnt working my own cats. Wayne had a traveling act, mostly educational, and he had been in Circus Vargas for over 15 years before that. I also spent time learning from Ron Whitfield, both at Six Flags in Vallejo and at his ranch where he housed his lions and tigers. (He is  absolutely one of the best animal trainers in the world, in my opinion. He is incredible)Wayne was equally remarkable and I was very lucky to learn from them. I dont like to answer questions about them to respect their privacy, but I can certainly talk about what they taught me, which was a lot! And there was always something to learn every day when you work with big cats. They are full of surprises. More later, to be continued, I know I have many of the above questions still to answer

  Did you trained other animals such as elephants and bears or not ? I'm interested Reply