Nicole Zuehl Handley is an experienced wild and domestic animal trainer with more than 30 years of professional experience working across film, television, live events, and private animal training. She is known for her positive reinforcement–based training methods, pairing advanced training techniques with exceptional animal husbandry and a deep commitment to the health and safety of the animals. Her extensive hands-on experience reflects both her technical skill and her natural ability to understand and connect with animal behavior.

Nicole is the founder and owner of AAA-Animals. She grew up around animals her entire life, so it was only natural that she would become an animal trainer. Over the course of her career, Nicole has traveled with animals around the world.

Throughout her career, Nicole has worked as an animal action coordinator for motion picture, television, and live productions, helping create safe, seamless, and humane animal performances while supporting production teams every step of the way. She is also known for her fun-loving, positive approach with people on set, helping create a collaborative and comfortable working environment.

Nicole believes animal training is a lifestyle, not a career, and is built on creating a strong bond and relationship with every animal she works with as well as her team. Her lifelong love of animals is at the heart of everything she does. She takes pride in creating environments where animals can learn, perform, and thrive while maintaining the highest standards of care, safety.

MOTION PICTURE
GOLDEN REVENGE
UGLY BENNY
LITTLE RASCALS
MAN CREATED DOG
MONSTER MUTT
FROZEN
THE SEARCH FRO SANTA PAWS (CANADA)
SANTA BUDDIES (CANADA)
SNOW FLAKE
HOOKING UP HANGING OUT FALLING IN LOVE
SPACE BUDDIES (CANADA)
BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA (MEXICO)
SUPER HERO
RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION (MEXICO)
UNDERDOG
SIN CITY
IN THE MIX-USHER
SANTAS SLAY
DYING FOR DOLLY
K-TOWN
WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS
LEGACY II
THE GIVING TREE SOCRATES FORTLOW
TABLE FOR ONE
JUNGLE BOOK II (SRI LANKA)
GO
THE PASS
THE POST MAN
RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
JUDGE AND JURY
MY BROTHER THE PIG
ELEPHANT EYE (COSTA RICA)
PALESTINE CIRCUS (ISRAEL)
VELOCITY OF GARY
THAT THING YOU DO
SMITHSONIAN INST.(IMAX)
BABY HUEY’S GREAT EASTER ADV.
‘TIL THERE WAS YOU
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