Buckles Blog: George Keller #8

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Bill Horne presenting the act after Mr. Keller's sudden death in 1960.

Anonymous said...: I can really see the difference in the way the animals seem to present themselves. The one in the back looks bored to tears. It looks better to me to see all eyes on the trainer from all the animals in the arena. That was one of the things I always insist on while working with any animal.We all have our different ways.; 09 January, 2007 08:27
Anonymous said...: Richard Reynolds says - -

That seems to be a problem with leopards in the big cage. They often act indifferently. Gunther had the problem with his big leopard act.; 09 January, 2007 15:15
Anonymous said...: Leopards are notorious for laying down on seats. The cure I've found is to make the seats so small the leopards will fall off if they don't pay attention.; 10 January, 2007 14:12
Anonymous said...: Darryl, If I noticed a leopard starting to get fidgity, I would pop the whip close enought to get its attention. The way they were trained to rest on the arm rest of the arena kept them comfortable long enough to do the act. This is where all the whip cracking work/practice came in handy and paid off.; 12 January, 2007 06:49

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