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Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers | 
| Author: Amy Sutherland
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 224199
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.2
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.0888023
ASIN: B000NNX1XC
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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A rare and absolutely enchanting look inside the Harvard of wild animal wranglers
As is obvious to anyone who has read her most e-mailed New York Times article of 2006, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage, Amy Sutherland knows a thing or two about animals. In Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, she takes readers behind the gates of Moorpark Community College, where students are taught such skills as how to train a hyena to pirouette and coax a tiger to open wide for a vet exam. As she follows the faculty, student body, and four- footed teaching aides at Moorparks Exotic Animal Training and Management program, Sutherland produces a true walk on the wild side, filled with wonder, comedy, occasional heartache, and transcendent beauty.
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 Off the beaten path July 3, 2008
Who knew an ordinary woman could be so dedicated to understanding wild animals she would dedicate years to to sustaining them in a desert and risk everything to save them from a firey death?
No, this is not a cute book but if you are a serious animal lover or you ever imagined you might run away to join the circus ti put your head in the lion's mouth, this book will keep you good company.
Excellent Behind the Scenes Look December 4, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having always been interested in working with animals, I just had to pick up this book. The author takes you through one full year at the two year animal training school. You follow several first years and second years through their trials and triumphs and even get a peek at the Have Trunk Elephant ranch in CA (when one student goes on a short internship there). I would recommend this book to any adult who is interested in a career with animals. There is plenty of crazy and interesting animal behavior described to keep you interested (the EATM zoo keeps a wide variety of wild animals) and the students were very gracious in sharing their stories with the author. My only complaint is that there are sometimes too many details on the private lives of the students (several of which don't live very conservative or moral lifestyles). Because of that I wouldn't recommend this book for children but instead for older teen or adult readers.
 Good, interesting behind-the-scenes September 11, 2007
This book was interesting. I picked it up because I got to know a group of Navy dolphin trainers, and I wanted to learn more about training.
I found the first-person narration style tedious. And I kept losing track of who was training which animals... a list at the back of the book, by trainer name, matched up to trainee, and with other pertinent info would have really helped. The next time I read it, I'll write one in the back of the book as I go along.
Best part about this book was that it pointed me to Karen Pryor's "Don't Shoot the Dog" -- a 5-star read if there ever was one.
Great Read!! June 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great read and exactly what every inspiring animal trainer should read.
a reality check for animal lovers May 7, 2007
I bought this book after reading the author's article in the New York Times using the techniques she learned in the school on her husband. It was so funny I had to buy the book. I didn't give it five stars simply because it is very long and some of the subject matter gets difficult to read, but I would recommend this book to anyone who knows that owning and training animals on a professional level is more about hard bitten reality than love centered euphoria. As someone who has owned and trained horses for many years I saw similaries and learned a few things, too. Good read.
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