What is an animal, and what is animal training? My response to the elephant comments on the "history channel"

"The horse has so docile a nature, That he would always rather do Right than wrong, if he can only be taught to distinguish one from the other.” This quote, by Scottish author George Melville(1821-1878) who penned many wonderful books about fox hunting and who was a Captain in the Coldstream Guards, and later a Major in the Turkish Calvary is spoken from experience. The clip above with an incompetent rider illustrates what he meant.



The clip above reminds us, that often times animals can distinguish right from wrong, better then a humans ignorance can.



The clip above reminds us of an animals incredible tolerance for incompetence, and ignorance which leads to abuse. Of all the animals I have dealt with in my life, the only species with this incredible tolerance is an Arabian horse, and an elephant.