Training Huckleberry The Beaver

Huckleberry the beaver is getting more practice with target training. Now he's learning how to Stand Up and Turn in a circle. Watch a training session with Jessi and see what goes right and what goes wrong.
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[@bubbajenkins123]

Yay Huckleberry! He’s doing so great! Although I do miss his crying that he did when he was a baby!

[@animalwondersmontana]

Thank goodness we have a video so we can always go back and indulge in the cuteness ❤

[@Sharkey007x]

@@animalwondersmontana aww, does he not do that at all anymore? And wow he has gotten so big!

[@synonymous1079]

"So, how do you eat your corn? Typewriter? Rotary?" Huckleberry: *InHaLaTiOn*

[@Ravenzpeak]

I love how he reaches out and guides her hand to his mouth..."Food goes here" - LOL! tfs 💖

[@Beryllahawk]

He is quite the handsome boy! I chuckled the most at his taking the corn from you. "Corn on the cob? You mean corn AND the cob!"

[@tamervin]

A beaver eating corn on the cob is the best thing you will see today!😍

[@uuekene]

Corn seemed to be the highest valued treat.

[@katiebelle1293]

Such a smart boy ❤️

[@rachelroad5019]

He has made such wonderful improvement ♥️. Your dedication to your animals warms my heart.

[@Kamdais]

I'm so proud of his progress with the training! It will help him with medical exams and so much more! I've watched every Huckleberry video since you first got him and I've treasured every single one. Thank you for sharing such a unique experience with your viewers.

[@gartengeflugel924]

He is so damn cute! I love how every motion he does is kinda slow-mo and he's so super calm most of the time

[@turdl38]

he's gotten so big! still cute though.

[@jeanettamcginley5038]

My dog heard the clicker and immediately turned and looked to me for a reward. Oops!

[@animalwondersmontana]

😂

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

Lol same with my cat. Gotta go get some headphones.

[@eustacia03]

That's he best!

[@J36gE]

😂😂😂😂

[@rebekahbridges-tervydis5054]

It’s funny. Huckleberry and I train the same way. He gets a click when he hits the target, followed by treats. I get a treat the moment this channel shows up in my you tube feed. So great!

[@sherriebuck8752]

Aww he jumped slightly at the clicker.. Since he has such keen hearing maybe there is a softer noise to be used. He is ABSOLUTELY adorable. I have never in my life seen such a close up view of a beaver.

[@Mr72Dolphins]

She has food, but she keeps touching me with a green lollipop and clicks my ears off.

[@raraavis7782]

10 66 Humans are weird 😉 They probably use a fairly sensitive microphone though, to capture all the little sounds the animals make...maybe that makes the sound of the clicker sound sharper than it is. I‘ve wondered about it as well, but I‘ve never seen the animals flinch or try to get away from it.

[@jocelynecupcake]

I read this in a beaver voice LOL Like one of the beavers form Angry Beavers

[@farenorenda]

What an adorable absolute unit he's become!

[@nirvanasanctuary7691]

He's looking so well. That sheen on his coat is so lovely. He's obviously thriving with you. Love him :)

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

They always look like an old man looking for something LOL

[@chrisseabolt94]

I’m glad to see that you’re putting a great emphasis on target training! In future episodes you feature this training it might be quite worthwhile to emphasize that many common actions, like a dog giving high five are also targeting exercises; Worthwhile to emphasize the targeting doesn’t have to be nose/beak/tongue to a target stick, but it could be a paw to hand or butt to floor. Would really help to elucidate the value of this kind of training brings. I think you and bird tricks really have begun a great job in showcasing this underrated trick.

[@OfficiallyLydiasLife]

I could just watch Huckleberry eat 🤣😂 Omg he is so adorable!!!

[@TrekkieBrie]

It's Huck! 💕 My favorite special lil beaver.

[@VoIcanoman]

Man he's getting big. And what, that's only...half-size? Less than half? He looks to be in the 25-30 lb range (maybe not quite that, it's hard to tell with all the fur), and I've seen adult beavers in the wild who are in the 60 lb range (although average weight is probably not quite that high). And he's bloody adorable too. Definitely my favorite of the Animal Wonders Montana ambassadors (although Chili Pepper, Kizmit and of course, Kemosabe are also AMAZING). What good fortune for Huck that he got taken in by this incredible woman and her organization. And I suspect he's going to do a great job of educating people about his species and the MASSIVE role they play in a healthy ecosystem. People here sometimes view beavers as pests who flood roads and property in their never-ending quest to disrupt the drainage of water...it bears remembering that WE'RE the pests, the ones who are having a large and mostly adverse impact on the world. The beavers are just doing their job. They're one of the most important species in North America, living in EVERY US State except Hawaii, and every Canadian province/territory. Without beavers, so many other species would be threatened, since the aquatic habitat beavers create is key to the survival of dozens of other plant and animal species. As such, they are considered a keystone species, critical to the preservation of high biodiversity throughout their range. And they're charismatic as hell! It's no accident that here in Canada they're our national animal! Industrious, intelligent and important to most North American ecosystems, beavers are a super interesting animal.

[@asdn96]

It is amazing what goats can do

[@Thumpr110]

Especially goats that small

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Goodness he’s adorable!!!

[@wwaxwork]

I do this with all my dogs. Such a handy & easy to teach trick/way to communicate. I use to fingers held out like a "pistol" just because I always have them with me, and it's great if you're out & your dog is getting stressed by something you can distract it by saying hey touch this look over here, not the scary person/dog. Or if I'm trying to tell them hey get off that chair I can use target training to steer them off. It's so handy, it's great to see you use it with other animals.

[@kitnarpyed4575]

Hi, I loved the video and Huckleberry (as per usual), also congratulations on 300 episodes! On a different note, last night one of my cockatiels had a night fright and a blood feather under the wing, luckily we had styptic powder on hand and were able to calm her down and stop the bleeding, she’s doing fine now. My point is that we had to access under the wing and regular towelling methods didn’t apply, we had to improvise and there is always a worry wether they can breath or not when you aren’t properly restraining them. Do you have any tips on what to do in a situation like this, not this one in particular but a situation where standard methods don’t apply, particularly urgent ones, they really don’t have a lot of blood to lose. Thanks in advance! On another different note, how’s Cas doing? I hope he’s making a great recovery!

[@tysonredgard3626]

He’s gotten so big. Such a good boy

[@KMO325]

I'm glad to see him doing better.

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

He’s doing so well!

[@ashtyn5842]

Huckleberry has grown sooo much

[@rekindle7602]

Huckleberry is doing so well! What kind of treats does he like?

[@animalwondersmontana]

He likes apple and pear the most, but yam and corn are also very yummy.

Everyone should love a beaver!

[@aerdnnaxela]

Love the update! Just curious - Were the rewards for the Home For Huckleberry campaign ever mailed out?

[@susanne5803]

You said Huckleberry would grow considerably. But it's a whole other thing to see how big he is! Thank you very much for sharing, Jessi! 🤗

[@denisemorgan8045]

Good job Jessi. Huckleberry done great.

[@theeuda]

Hucks, you the... Animal.

[@rebornmomma129]

My bird is very mad that clicking is happening and he isn’t getting rewarded 😂😂

[@JD..........]

Thanks for sharing this stuff I wouldn’t normally see 👍

[@Aurelia2147]

This has inspired me to target train with my roommate. Everytime he washes a dish I'll click and give him a piece of Pizza. The jackpot will be a bottle of beer

[@jimsmith3971]

Go Huckleberry Go! I live in England and most nights in the Winter I snuggle up in my bed and pretend to be a Beaver living in my lodge that I've built.

[@katinfact]

He’s quite engaged for being a nocturnal animal awake during the day, and not just awake, but learning new things too! Yay Huckleberry 🎉🎊 Also, you remind me of Beth from the movie Open Season (2006)

[@eugenio5774]

huckleberry is SO adorable!!! look at him being all cute and fluffy and chubby **

[@bswtsp21]

Huck has gotten so big!

[@umuttdo]

Huckleberry grew up so much but still see him as a baby 😁

[@Indoraptoad]

YES

[@uborkadaniel3827]

Good job!

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

He's grown so much.

[@pencroftonum]

Huckleberry is so smart!!!

[@YourMsRightHere]

Awwwe little man looks like he doing really well. Hunk a Huck a burning love.

[@pleasejoe]

Finally!

[@TinyHandsWorking]

He is so good

[@elskabee]

he's so big now! also his living space is looking incredible!

[@billywhyte6693]

Ohhh 😮 .... more than anything.. he's a big beaver. That is no fun for him. Hanging around with you and eating treats is. Jess', the wee boy is who he is - he's not for shows & nosing targets to a clicker, is he?.. Much love ❤

[@LadyJ_88]

Poor little guy looks like the clicker startles him every time! Lol Would a quieter clicker be more pleasant/productive for him? Maybe I'm wrong & it sounds way louder in the vid then in person but it could be harder to keep him engaged because the treats aren't worth the scare :P Again, I'm basing this solely on what I saw in this video & have zero experience in this area so apologies if I'm talking directly from my anus 😂

[@Daniel-rd6st]

I also noticed him flinching a couple of times.

[@GodsTeeth]

This is so cool. I had no idea that the clicker was a thing. I just used my mouth to click. I trained a cat to fetch in two days! I didn't use food as a reward. It was petting. Is that a thing?

[@WaltRBuck]

Ah.. /sigh. I absolutely adore this little beaver. So freaking cute.. and his story... it's both happy and sad. But is turning out much more on the former.

[@findkip]

Rad animal! I been training my pigeon for two years to get some progress.

[@numbers9to0]

Wow, he is huge!

[@marim0y]

Awww he's doing so great. Good for him

[@MotherOfWednesday]

He is magnificent!

[@RandiPoitras]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Huckleberry!

[@seastarcrunchies]

Aw he's gotten so big! good job Huckleberry!

[@FoiledFeline]

Omg he is the cutest

[@grantpearson7931]

So cute good job huckleberry

[@Sophie_Woit]

´´he is very motivated by food´´ isn´t that me xD but he is smart tho & cute

[@grantpearson7931]

I love beavers

[@hollyodii5969]

Jackpot treats!!

[@theneepgodkinggar5626]

Every time we see him he is so much bigger and smarter your doing such a good job with him. I know there not your pets but after a tough day or if something is really bothering you do you ever just realax with any of the animals or ever just hang out with them for fun ? Or do you strictly look after them and train them for there benefit obviously you get something out of that as well.

[@BrokenPointeShoes]

What do you do if your dog is frightened by the sound of the clicker? My dog is very sensitive to sound and she had a fearful reaction the very first time I tried to use a clicker with her, wouldn't even eat the treat that should would normally.

[@filiurwish1858]

Huckleberry just. HOMFed that corn XD

[@redsnowpenguin]

Is that a small surprise-flinch at the sound of the clicker in the beginning?

[@animalwondersmontana]

He did! Good noticing. It's such a sharp noise that I don't blame him for being startled.

[@chaosfrogs]

Sometimes he seems to flinch when you use the clicker, even though he still goes for the reward. It made me think about how it is a pretty harsh noise. Do you ever have animals that can't get used to the clicker and what do you use instead?

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

Is it possible to target train a reptile which only eats occasionally?

[@raraavis7782]

Huckleberry 🥰

[@mita_hyljetta]

He has gotten so big!!!

[@greentearobin]

How much does he weigh?

[@Alibeeee]

He’s adorable😍

[@wolfferoni]

I love how he hesitated before chomping the whole ear of corn in his mouth

[@pancreasnostalgia]

I'd be interested to know how you'd train an animal that can't hear a clicker. What stimulus would you use instead?

[@jocelynecupcake]

He's grown up now and he kind of looks like Norbert from Angry Beavers... but cuter

[@PenitentHollow]

He's so cute!

[@miriam3848]

He has grown so muuuuuuch!!! @_@

[@VioletWhirlwind]

What do you do if your animal is afraid of the target? (ex: my dog is afraid of both sticks and balls...let alone the two together.)

[@quacknaround]

So cute!

[@darrellfarnsworth1697]

Which one likes the treats the most

[@jarnMod]

I have an urge to hug something watching him.

[@ediekoller1144]

Aww Huckleberry is a very sweet dude:)

[@alexspalding4945]

I love huckie boi

[@HelenaMikas]

First time have seen this .Does Huckleberry live alone (beaver wise) ?

[@pyrotheevilplatypus]

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[@oakstrong1]

Did anyone else notice how the beever clinched at the sound of the clicker when reaching up?

[@sarahsouthcott1163]

Do you see target training as a way to help improve Huckleberry's coordination? I remember you mentioned with swimming that he seems to respond well to practice :)

[@billygo6135]

that beaver is my favorite on your zoo (or reserve)

[@billygo6135]

hes fatty !!!!

[@Sharkey007x]

[@natalie654789]

His fur looks so shiny

[@trissyp.5244]

Does Huckleberry know I would sacrifice everything for him? 😍

[@whyme7181]

💞💞💞💞

[@Renvaar1989]

Beavers are bigger than I thought!

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

And they get quite a bit bigger! Part of the reason is that when you see them in the wild they are often 90% under water so you can only see their faces, so it’s easy to underestimate their sizes.

[@FlyKiwi]

Oh my gosh look at that beautiful little maaaaan!

[@joemello6467]

That’s cool great job! to a pretty lady :)

[@bear1568]

Ok...how many people were touching their noses when the clicker went off?

[@Zahri8Alang]

I wonder if conditioning is even ethical to use on people(especially children)