Are all practices open to the public? All published practice dates on dolphins.com/trainingcamp are open to fans. The team's practice on August 4 is reserved exclusively for Dolphins Season Ticket Members.

The dolphin is taught to touch a target such as a trainer's palm or a ball on the end of a pole (known as a target pole). Moving the target and bridging when the dolphin touches it pinpoints a critical location or point of the behavior.

It's time for a training session! Before embarking on missions, sea lions train for 2–5 years and dolphins train for 5–7 years. Trainers and animals build close attachments and deep trust. Navy animals learn through positive reinforcement.

Trainers have a unique hand signal for each trick they want the dolphin to perform. When the hand signal is given, the dolphin knows what the trainer wants it to do. Trainers also use whistles. A whistle tells the dolphin that it performed the desired behavior correctly.