Be a Better Keeper

Improve your skills in observation and objectivity so you can be respected and trusted by your leadership and take impeccable care of your animals!

In this free course we'll highlight seven essential skills for animal care professionals. We all want our leaders to listen to us, to take what we have to say seriously, to implement the changes we request, and to believe us when we say there’s something wrong with our animals. We want trust and respect, right?

This series will take you through some tips that will help earn the respect of your leadership so that you have the potential to make suggestions that will allow for change.

  • Labels and describing behavior
  • Understanding the we're training all the times
  • Know what information to share with leadership
  • Focusing on the facts
  • Understanding the zoo as a business
  • Assume best intent
  • Understanding what's within your circle of influence



Your Instructor


LynnLee Schmidt
LynnLee Schmidt

My dream is to help trainers find and live their "happy" so they can tackle new problems, improve the lives of their animals, and captivate guests so they can save the world one person at a time.


Course Curriculum


  Labels
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  You are training all the time
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  Help your leaders
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  Be the Scientist
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  The zoo is a business
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  Assume Best Intent
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  Circle of Influence
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  What's Next?
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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