Ken Ramirez Training & Consulting - About Ken

Ken Ramirez Training & Consulting: Bio In October 2014, Ken Ramirez began his role as Executive Vice-President and Chief Training Officer of Karen Pryor Clicker Training where he helps oversee the vision, development and implementation of training education programs for the organization. This role aligns with Ken's philosophy of helping to bring positive reinforcement training to all corners of the animal training world. Ken previously served as the Executive Vice-President of animal care and animal training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, where he developed and supervised animal care and animal health programs, staff training and development as well as public presentation programs for the entire animal collection of more than 32,000 animals. He worked at Shedd for nearly 26 years. A 50+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ramirez is a biologist and animal behaviorist who served nine years at Marineworld of Texas. He also was a trainer and coordinator at Ocean Safari in South Padre Island, Texas, as well as acting as a consultant to many zoo and aquarium programs throughout the world. He began his training career working with guide dogs for the visually impaired and has maintained a close affiliation to pet training throughout his career. He hosted two successful seasons of the pet training television series Talk to the Animals that compared pet training to the important work done with training and caring for animals in zoological facilities. He has also recently worked closely with several search and rescue dog organizations, service dog groups, as well as with bomb and narcotic dogs. Since 2005, Ken has brought his experience as a trainer of many cognitive projects with marine mammals and primates to the dog arena. Most notable has been his work with modifier cues, adduction, matching to sample, mimicry, and counting. The latter two projects: teaching dogs to mimic or imitate other dogs; and to learn the concept of counting are in the process of being prepared for scientific publication. Both of these projects have documented cognitive abilities in dogs that have not been previously well documented or understood. Ramirez has been active in several professional organizations, including the International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association (IMATA), of which he is a past president. Ken has been actively involved in the creation of a certification process for animal trainers in zoological settings. He has been on the faculty of Karen Pryor’s Clicker Expos since 2005. Ramirez has written for numerous scientific publications and authored countless popular

articles. He authored the book ANIMAL TRAINING: Successful Animal Management through Positive Reinforcement , published in 1999. More recently, in 2020 Ken published The Eye of the Trainer: Animal Training, Transformation, and Trust. Visit the company web-sites to learn more about some of the organizations with which Ken works. Learn more about Ken Ramirez Training & Consulting: Our principles Our philosophy Publications Affiliated Web-sites Contact Us For answers to your questions or to find out more about available services, please send us an email . Follow Ken on Twitter @KenKPCT and Instagram ken_ramirez_kpct News & Events KAREN PRYOR CLICKER TRAINING Ken is the Executive Vice President and Chief Training Officer of Karen Pryor Clicker Training (KPCT). As part of his role with KPCT he will continue to do seminars and lectures around the world. Check the Karen Pryor Clicker Training website for his full schedule of events. The Butterfly Project One of the highlights of Ken's Spring/Summer 2015 was a unique butterfly project - training 10,000 butterflies while he was in London. Read the details on the KPCT website or click here . The Ranch is at rest from October through March. Classes begin again in April 2026 - Dates are posted for 2026! The Ranch is a 13-acre ranch in the Seattle-Tacoma area that serves as the Karen Pryor Natiional Training Center. Classes started in September of 2017. The first two years were a great success, then in 2020 the Covid-19 Pandemic hit and the Ranch closed temporarily. We reopened to half cappacity in 2021 and moved to full capacity in 2022. In 2023 and 2024 the facilities were refurbished with many new upgrades. For more information visit the Karen Pryor Clicker Training website: The Ranch . Print | Sitemap © Ken Ramirez Training & Consulting Login Logout | Edit page