About Gary Wilkes:

Gary Wilkes is an internationally acclaimed  behaviorist, trainer, author, columnist, teacher and lecturer. He offers a wide variety  of animal related services, including behavior  modification,  training and  behavioral instruction for animal care professionals, pet owners and professional  trainers. He currently provides  behavior services in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area by  veterinary referral and is the architect of the highly successful Coyote rehabilitation project at the Phoenix Zoo. Wilkes is  most noted as the founder of "Click and  Treat^(R) Training", the first practical  and humane application of operant conditioning for dogs – and the hottest  trend in modern dog training. Wilkes has earned respect for his abilities  in both the "real world" of dog training and the scientific world of behavior  analysis. He has a unique ability to simplify complex principles into easily  applied methods.

Educated at Oregon State and Arizona State Universities, Wilkes is a member of, and has lectured  to the Association for  Behavior Analysis - an international professional organization of  experimental psychologists. He is the recipient of the  association's 1995 award for "Effective Presentation of  Behavior Analysis in the Mass Media". He was featured in an episode of Scientific American Frontiers hosted by Alan Alda for his work with the MIT Media lab with artificial intelligence.  Wilkes taught at the Ethology Instituted in Hong, Denmark to graduate level students in animal behavior and is currently an associate professor of animal behavior at the Morrison School of Agri-Business at Arizona State University.

 Wilkes also gives training seminars and lectures, internationally, on behavior modification and  training for obedience trainers, assistance dog handlers, Search and Rescue groups and pet owners.  He is a popular speaker at university psychology departments such as  MIT, Temple University,  Arizona State University and the University of North Texas. Wilkes is a regularly invited speaker  for professional and service organizations such as the  American, Canadian and UK Associations of Pet  Dog Trainers, the Delta Society, Service Dogs International and Pet Sitters International. A  former humane society  shelter manager, Wilkes continues to work with animal welfare issues as a member emeritus of the board of directors of the Arizona Humane Society.

 Click Picture for the Scientific American story at PBS