Hillary Hankey

Bird of Prey Training

What Creance Work Is Really Teaching You (and how to start asking better questions)

For many apprentice falconers and early-career professionals, creance work can feel deceptively simple. The bird…

Hillary HankeyJanuary 1, 2026

On the Ranch

A Defining Year of Transition

For more than a decade, our work began as a mission-driven LLC, guided first and…

Hillary HankeyDecember 28, 2025

Animal Training

Building Assent and Voluntary Participation: Beyond “Control”

When we talk about giving animals "control" in training, we stumble into vague territory. Control…

Hillary HankeyDecember 12, 2025

Conservation

Get hands on with falcon conservation in San Diego County

If you've ever spotted a small, colorful raptor perched on a wire along a country…

Hillary HankeyDecember 12, 2025

Animal Training

When Differential Reinforcement Fails: A Constructional Approach to Vulture Weighing

Every trainer has faced it: a behavior that should work on paper but falls apart…

Hillary HankeyDecember 5, 2025

Animal Training

Troubleshooting Fear and Aggression: A Constructional Approach

Is fear an action or an emotion? It's a question worth sitting with. Because how…

Hillary HankeyNovember 21, 2025

Conservation

Meet Our Palm Cockatoos

Palm cockatoos are in trouble. In Australia, fewer than 2,000 remain in the wild. They're…

Hillary HankeyNovember 18, 2025

Animal Training

Understanding Degrees of Freedom: The Power of True Choice

Choice and control are buzzy words in animal training right now. But what do we…

Hillary HankeyNovember 17, 2025

On the Ranch

Why Our Owls Are Getting Louder (And Other Fall Surprises)

November in Southern California doesn't look like fall in most places. Our trees stay green,…

Hillary HankeyNovember 17, 2025

Animal Training

The Missing Piece in Your Training Plan: Why Clear Criteria Changes Everything

If you've ever found yourself stuck in a training session thinking "why isn't this working?",…

Hillary HankeyNovember 7, 2025

What Creance Work Is Really Teaching You (and how to start asking better questions)

A Defining Year of Transition

Building Assent and Voluntary Participation: Beyond “Control”

Get hands on with falcon conservation in San Diego County

When Differential Reinforcement Fails: A Constructional Approach to Vulture Weighing

Troubleshooting Fear and Aggression: A Constructional Approach

Meet Our Palm Cockatoos

Understanding Degrees of Freedom: The Power of True Choice

Why Our Owls Are Getting Louder (And Other Fall Surprises)

The Missing Piece in Your Training Plan: Why Clear Criteria Changes Everything

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