Meet Erick
 Erick has been training animals professionally for over fifteen years. He got his start at age 15 volunteering at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, at age 17 he started assisting at their Wildlife Wonders Program, handling and training a wide variety of wild and exotic animals. From there Erick spent 4 years at the Los Angeles Zoo's World of Birds Show training free flight birds  and presenting entertaining and educational programs for thousands of guests. He further honed his skills in animal training through other educational and entertainment venues' such as, Wildlife on Wheels, World Bird Sanctuary at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Mystic Aquarium, and more.
Since 2003 Erick has been working in the field of nuisance bird abatement and active harassment as a falconer  and dog trainer for several bird abatement companies; including Blue Sky Falconry Services, World Bird Sanctuary's B.A.S.H program, and now with Natural Solutions Wildlife Enterprises. He has managed and maintained favorable bird populations at various landfills in southern and Northern California, Air force bases, and multiple Resorts, Golf Courses, and resorts in the Coachella Valley.
Erick is an avid naturalist, and has been studying reptiles and other animals from a very early age. His interest in rattlesnakes began very early on. To his mothers dismay he regularly invited these animals in to his home from the age of twelve. He is very educated as to the behavior, toxicity, and natural histories of our native rattlesnakes. He takes extra care in his care and training to make sure all animals are humanely maintained, and no undue stress is put on the snakes or dogs during training. 
 The variety of animals he has worked with or trained, spans the entire spectrum, and it is this experience that has given him such a keen eye and understanding of behavior. Which in turn has allowed him to snake train dogs effectively with as gentle a correction as possible for several years. An astute behaviorist and a compassionate animal lover, Erick looks forward to providing you and your dog another level of security when exploring the world we share with all of nature.
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Meet Andy
Born and raised in Southern Florida, Andy was privied to a strong outdoor lifestyle. His interest in animals and  particularly birds started from the day he opened his eyes. Andy was raised with dogs and helped his father train and introduce the first Australian Shepard intoSouth Eastern Guide Dogs as service dogs. He grew up on the water and was a commercial and sport fisherman. 
He attended college at the University of Southern Florida, in Tampa, FL. Soon after moving to Tampa, he took a job working at Lowry Park Zoo's guest services department. With his love of birds, he naturally gravitated to the zoo's bird show and soon spent most of his free time volunteering. 
Here he further honed his understanding of training birds. He soon was offered a position with World Bird Sanctuary as a Naturalist/Trainer at the bird Show at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. It is here that he met Erick and their friendship started.
Andy quickly made his way up to assistant supervisor for the bird show at Busch Gardens, until the end of World Bird Sanctuary's contract at Busch Gardens Tampa. After the end of his contract he elected to continue his studies. In 2004 Andy moved out to California to work as an abatement falconer with Erick. He then returned to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Charlie in 2004, to help rebuild the homes of his friends, family, and many others.
 In late 2005 Andy returned to California to start up a bird control company with Erick. Together they have started Natural Solutions Wildlife Enterprises. Andy has managed nuisance bird populations through falconry and trained dogs, at several landfills across the country, as well as an air force base, and multiple resort and golf courses throughout the Coachella Valley.
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