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“The animal that I have worked with the most is beef cattle, so that's my favorite animal, but I like all animals.”

Quote by Temple Grandin

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Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science and an autism advocate. Born on August 29, 1947, she has made significant contributions to the understanding of autism and animal welfare through her groundbreaking research. Grandin's innovative designs, such as the 'hug box,' have improved livestock handling practices. She is also an author and speaker, sharing her experiences and insights on autism and animal welfare with the world. more

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“I studied a lot of animal behavior and one of the things I find really interesting is the whole idea that animals are sensory based thinkers and I wrote about this in my book, Animals in Translation. That an animal's memory is not in words, they've got to be in pictures - it's very detailed so let's say the animal gets afraid of something - they'll get afraid of something that they're looking at or hearing, the moment the bad thing happens.”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“An animal’s memory is not in words, they’ve got to be in pictures – it’s very detailed so let’s say the animal gets afraid of something. Like, for example you beat the dog up and they're looking at you and your Nike shoes or any sneaker or anything like a Nike, he's likely to be afraid of that - so anything without that Nike wingtip, he's likely to be fine. If you think about it, that's a different picture, than a Nike type shoe. Its specific because its sensory based.”

Ifs Thinking Different Dog Example Fine Type Beats Shoes Sensory Sneakers Nike Nike Shoe

Author:Temple Grandin

“Whereas an elephant that was scared to death that diesel powered equipment, equipment that ran on a gas engine, was just fine. Because somebody had attacked it with construction equipment. But if it had a diesel engine, it was bad.”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“A real common problem with a lot of animals is that guys are bad, hate to say it, but they will tune into some big feature like the glasses, maybe the beard, baseball hats, you know some unique feature like that. And they'll generalize like, "Okay! All people with baseball hats or black rimmed glasses are bad."”

People Knows Real Problem Bigs Guy Hate Black Animal Common Unique Okay Baseball Glasses Features Hats Tunes Beard That Guy

Author:Temple Grandin

“You get these fear memories that are hard to undo.”

Author:Temple Grandin

“The reason why feral kitties are hard to tame is because they have missed socialization the period - you need to be touching and petting those kittens when they are real young.”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“You can tame feral cats, but you are never gonna get them like a cat that's been socialized at a very young age.”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“You got barn cats and you want to make them tamed, you need to get them as kittens.”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other dogs. They are a real good natured. They’re also real calm and sometimes when working with autistic children that’s probably more popular dog breed - now there are different ways to use service animals.”

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Author:Temple Grandin

“There are three basic ways [to use a dog to work with autistic children], one is just to be companion person and I'm thinking now more of autistic kids not somebody in a wheelchair or the dog belongs to a therapist and then it's used as an ice breaker to get the kid talking and get the kid interacting.”

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Author:Temple Grandin