Animal Behavior at Carroll University

05/20/2026

Have you been following the beagles rescued from Ridglan Farms? What a great joint effort among the animal shelters around Wisconsin! Happy to see some of our alumni helping with these efforts.

John Kolstad adopted Merle within an hour and a half of him being made available by the Wisconsin Humane Society.

04/24/2026

The Animal Behavior program was well-represented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Comparative Cognition in Montreal! The team was led by Dr. Josh Wolf and presented work on both amphipods and cichlid fish.

04/21/2026

Our Animal Behavior program professors don't just "talk the talk", they also "walk the walk."

You, too, can learn how to ethically and cooperatively change the behavior of animals through the Animal Behavior program at Carroll University.

Here is an example of one of Dr. Waite's dog training course students showing off her own training chops with foster dog, Levi: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DRMimW4Su/

04/16/2026

The Applied Animal Behavior Science, Training, and Research Lab still has just one spot left in their crate training study!

Do you have a dog in the Waukesha, WI area who could benefit from crate training? You might be eligible for our research study on doggie crate training! If you enroll, we will come to your home across several sessions and train your dog to go in and stay in their crate using a positive reinforcement training protocol.

In order to be eligible, your dog must:

• Live within 10 miles of Waukesha, WI and be > 6 months old
• Enthusiastically consume treats
• Not be aggressive toward humans
• Not have crate phobia
• Not already willingly and easily enter the crate when cued

Check your eligibility here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/gJcHuUuCDn or contact us at [email protected] for more information

Owners of dogs who finish the study will be compensated with a $20 gift card to Amazon or Petco.

Study Title: Development and Validation of an Efficient, Efficacious, Ethical Protocol to Crate Train Dogs
IRB #2025-045
PI: Dr. Mindy Waite

04/15/2026

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04/07/2026

One of our incredible students, Kaity Berry, is presenting her research on crate training dogs using reinforcement-based methods next Tuesday. Come see her results and earn more about how her protocol works!

These are the incredible things our undergraduate animal behavior students do at Carroll University!

03/28/2026

APPLY NOW! Start circa May 1. Candidates need prior birding experience & familiarity with/ songs & calls of western montane birds, a strong desire to learn more, & willingness to face the rigors of fieldwork w/ good humor. Additional training will be provided. More info here:https://birdpop.org/docs/jobs/Back-country_Point_Counts_in_Pacific_Northwest_National_Parks.pdf