	US 7,331,310 B1
	Domestic animal training method
Ken Sersland, 3949 New Highway 96 West, Franklin, Tenn. 37064 (US); and Gary Hedden, 3949 New Highway 96 West, Franklin, Tenn. 37064 (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/58,756.
Int. Cl. A01K 37/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 119—712

17 Claims

1. An animal training method comprising: in the presence of a fixed microphone, a moving microphone, and at least one microphone placed near an ear of a live animal with the at least one microphone placed near an ear of a live animal, providing a sound source near the animal;

using the fixed microphone to record a first layer of the sound source;

using the moving microphone to record a second layer of the sound source, said second layer experiencing a Doppler shift relative to the first layer;

using the at least one microphone to record a third layer with output from the at least one microphone is transmitted to a receiver before being provided as the third layer;

mixing the third layer with the first and second layers to form a mixed track;

recording a final track derived from the mixed track on a storage device; and

playing the final track from the storage device in the presence of an animal to be trained for the purpose of desensitizing the animal to the sound source with the animal to be trained being a similar type of animal as the live animal.